Forlorn River vs The Garden of Eden: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Horses, Westerns, Fiction
Forlorn River
Ben Ide is a failure in the horse trade because he loves horses more than money. A few bad deals have turned the world against him. His greatest adversary is his father, who thinks Ben good for nothing. Determined to…
1 film adaptation
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The Garden of Eden
The Max Brand Megapack assembles 20 classic Max Brand tales—novels and short stories—set primarily in the American West. For pure Old West adventure, it doesn't get better than this -- more than 3,300 pages of…
The verdict
- Readers rate Forlorn River highest: Forlorn River 4.2 · The Garden of Eden 3.7.
- The Garden of Eden is the quickest read — about 3 hours vs 6 for Forlorn River.
- The Garden of Eden has the widest readership — 24635 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Forlorn River | The Garden of Eden | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.2 (543) | 3.7 (24635) |
| Hardcover | 3.0 (1) | — |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (17) | — |
Reception
| Forlorn River | The Garden of Eden | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 543 | 24635 |
| Editions | 83 | 54 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 220 | 30514 |
| Reading it now | 99 | 1042 |
| Written reviews | 33 | 1911 |
| Wikipedia attention | 124 | 29256 |
| Pages | 356 | 210 |