Half broke horses vs Valley of Wild Horses: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Westerns, Fiction
Half broke horses
It is 1970 in a small town in California. "Bean" Holladay is twelve and her sister, Liz, is fifteen when their artistic mother, Charlotte, takes off to find herself, leaving her girls enough money to last a month or…
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Valley of Wild Horses
From the moment Panhandle Smith rides into a New Mexico town, he finds it without law, except that offered by the unscrupulous Hardmans through their puppet marshal. But Pan has been looking for the Hardmans so he can…
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Half broke horses has the widest readership — 176206 ratings behind its score.
- Half broke horses runs the darker storyline; Valley of Wild Horses stays the lighter read.
How to choose
Want the crowd-tested pick?
Half broke horses
176206 ratings vs 2113 for Valley of Wild Horses
New to the genre?
Half broke horses
Moderate vs Challenging for Valley of Wild Horses
In the mood for something dark?
Half broke horses
a darker storyline than Valley of Wild Horses
Want something lighter?
Valley of Wild Horses
an easier tone than Half broke horses
Scores by source
| Half broke horses | Valley of Wild Horses | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.1 (176206) | 4.0 (2113) |
| Hardcover | 3.9 (66) | 3.0 (2) |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (1297) | 4.5 (863) |
Reception
| Half broke horses | Valley of Wild Horses | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 176206 | 2113 |
| Editions | 13 | 126 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | — |
| Want to read | 101981 | 1171 |
| Pages | 272 | 250 |