Hondo vs The Spirit of the Border: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Wars, Women pioneers, Westerns, Fiction

Cover of Hondo

Hondo Louis L'Amour · 1953 ★★★★☆ 4.1 169 pages · ≈ 3 h 08 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

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Cover of The Spirit of the Border

The Spirit of the Border Zane Grey · 1906 ★★★★☆ 4.0 246 pages · ≈ 4 h 33 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

The verdict

Ratings are close: 4.1 vs 4.0 — either is a safe pick by score.
Hondo is the easier read (Moderate), The Spirit of the Border more demanding (Challenging).

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