Chancy vs The burning hills: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Cowboys, Western, Westerns, Fiction
Chancy
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He was an orphan from the hills of Tennessee and he hadn’t eaten in three days. With the front of his stomach making friends with the back, he was in no position to let an opportunity slip by unnoticed. And when Chancy…
The burning hills
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L'Amour's protagonist, Trace Jordan, makes a hard but honest living. Unscrupulous thugs kill his partner and steal his horses. But crime doesn't pay for the villains of this fast-paced western drama. Not only does…
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The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Chancy has the widest readership — 3637 ratings behind its score.
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Scores by source
| Chancy | The burning hills | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.2 (3637) | — |
| Hardcover | 4.0 (1) | 2.7 (3) |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (124) | 4.5 (148) |
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Reception
| Chancy | The burning hills | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 3637 | 148 |
| Editions | 21 | 19 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Wikipedia attention | 225 | 503 |
| Pages | 165 | 153 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Chancy or The burning hills?
The burning hills has the higher combined reader rating across sources (The burning hills 4.4/5, Chancy 4.2/5).
Which is shorter to read: Chancy or The burning hills?
The burning hills is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: The burning hills (153 pages, ≈ 2 h 50 m); Chancy (165 pages, ≈ 3 h 03 m).
Which is harder to read: Chancy or The burning hills?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Chancy: Moderate; The burning hills: Moderate.