Jubal Sackett vs Lonely on the Mountain: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Sackett family, Western, Frontier and pioneer life, Fiction
Jubal Sackett
In Jubal Sackett, the second generation of Louis L'Amour's great American family pursues a destiny in the wilderness of a sprawling new land. Jubal Sackett's urge to explore drove him westward, and when a Natchez priest…
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Lonely on the Mountain
The rare letters Tell Sackett received always had trouble inside. And the terse note from his cousin Logan is no exception. Logan faces starvation or a hanging if Tell can’t drive a herd of cattle from Kansas to British…
The verdict
- Readers rate Jubal Sackett highest: Jubal Sackett 4.5 · Lonely on the Mountain 4.1.
- Lonely on the Mountain is the quickest read — about 3 hours vs 6 for Jubal Sackett.
- Lonely on the Mountain has the widest readership — 5120 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Jubal Sackett | Lonely on the Mountain | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 4.1 (5120) |
| Hardcover | 4.1 (17) | 3.8 (4) |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (491) | 4.5 (325) |
Reception
| Jubal Sackett | Lonely on the Mountain | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 491 | 5120 |
| Editions | 18 | 11 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | — | 1622 |
| Reading it now | — | 293 |
| Written reviews | — | 181 |
| Wikipedia attention | 1635 | — |
| Pages | 361 | 194 |