Hondo vs Trail of the Apache and Other Stories: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Apache Indians, Western, Westerns, Fiction
Hondo
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Two men. One woman. A land that demanded courage - or death ... He was a man etched by the desert's howling winds, a big, broad-shouldered man who knew the ways of the Apache and ways of staying alive. She was a woman…
Trail of the Apache and Other Stories
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Destiny, restlessness, and greed moved the white man west, into lands occupied for centuries by a proud and noble people: Arapahoe, Navajo, Apache, Sioux. The bitter misunderstandings and brutal clashes of cultures that…
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The verdict
- Readers rate Hondo highest: Hondo 4.1 · Trail of the Apache and Other Stories 3.9.
- Hondo has the widest readership — 15350 ratings behind its score.
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Scores by source
| Hondo | Trail of the Apache and Other Stories | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.1 (15350) | — |
| Hardcover | 3.4 (16) | — |
| Google Books | 5.0 (2) | — |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (182) | 4.0 (9) |
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Reception
| Hondo | Trail of the Apache and Other Stories | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 15350 | 9 |
| Editions | 30 | 8 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 5105 | — |
| Pages | 169 | 208 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Hondo or Trail of the Apache and Other Stories?
Hondo has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Hondo 4.1/5, Trail of the Apache and Other Stories 3.9/5).
Which is shorter to read: Hondo or Trail of the Apache and Other Stories?
Hondo is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: Hondo (169 pages, ≈ 3 h 08 m); Trail of the Apache and Other Stories (208 pages, ≈ 3 h 51 m).
Which is harder to read: Hondo or Trail of the Apache and Other Stories?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Hondo: Moderate; Trail of the Apache and Other Stories: Moderate.