Flint vs Riders of the Purple Sage: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Western, Westerns, Fiction
Flint
He left the West at the age of seventeen, leaving behind a rootless past and a bloody trail of violence. In the East he became one of the wealthiest financiers in America--and one of the most feared and hated.Now,…
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Riders of the Purple Sage
Riders of the Purple Sage is a novel that tells the story of a woman by the name of Jane Withersteen and her battle to overcome persecution by members of her polygamous Mormon fundamentalist church. A leader of the…
The verdict
- Readers rate Flint highest: Flint 4.3 · Riders of the Purple Sage 3.8.
- Flint is the quickest read — about 3 hours vs 5 for Riders of the Purple Sage.
- Riders of the Purple Sage has the widest readership — 15430 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Flint | Riders of the Purple Sage | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.2 (7699) | 3.8 (15430) |
| Hardcover | 3.7 (6) | 3.3 (29) |
| Google Books | 3.5 (3) | — |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (523) | 4.5 (1099) |
Reception
| Flint | Riders of the Purple Sage | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 7699 | 15430 |
| Editions | 27 | 709 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | — | 12101 |
| Pages | 183 | 319 |