Flint vs The Quick and the Dead: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Western, Westerns, Fiction
Flint
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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,…
The Quick and the Dead
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When Duncan McKaskel decided to move his family west, he knew he would face dangers, and he was prepared for them. He knew about the exhausting terrain, and he was expecting the punishing elements. What he worried about…
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The verdict
- Readers rate Flint highest: Flint 4.3 · The Quick and the Dead 4.0.
- Flint has the widest readership — 7699 ratings behind its score.
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Scores by source
| Flint | The Quick and the Dead | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.2 (7699) | 4.0 (7104) |
| Hardcover | 3.7 (6) | 3.8 (10) |
| Google Books | 3.5 (3) | — |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (523) | 4.5 (126) |
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Reception
| Flint | The Quick and the Dead | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 7699 | 7104 |
| Editions | 27 | 18 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Wikipedia attention | 15305 | 7124 |
| Pages | 183 | 185 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Flint or The Quick and the Dead?
Flint has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Flint 4.3/5, The Quick and the Dead 4.0/5).
Which is shorter to read: Flint or The Quick and the Dead?
Flint is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: Flint (183 pages, ≈ 3 h 23 m); The Quick and the Dead (185 pages, ≈ 3 h 26 m).
Which is harder to read: Flint or The Quick and the Dead?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Flint: Moderate; The Quick and the Dead: Moderate.