Left Handed, a Navajo autobiography vs Listening Woman: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Navajo Indians, Indians of North America
Left Handed, a Navajo autobiography
With a simplicity as disarming as it is frank, Left Handed tells of his birth in the spring "when the cottonwood leaves were about the size of my thumbnail," of family chores such as guarding the sheep near the hogan,…
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Listening Woman
The blind shaman called Listening Woman speaks of witches and restless spirits, of supernatural evil unleashed. But Lieutenant Joe Leaphorn of the Navajo Tribal Police is sure the monster who savagely slaughtered an old…
The verdict
- Readers rate Listening Woman highest: Listening Woman 4.4 · Left Handed, a Navajo autobiography 3.7.
- Listening Woman has the widest readership — 360 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Left Handed, a Navajo autobiography | Listening Woman | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.7 (98) | — |
| Hardcover | — | 3.8 (21) |
| Google Books | — | 3.0 (2) |
| Apple Books | — | 4.5 (360) |
Reception
| Left Handed, a Navajo autobiography | Listening Woman | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 98 | 360 |
| Editions | 20 | 11 |
| Citations | 4 | — |
| Film adaptations | — | 1 |
| Wikipedia attention | — | 1327 |
| Pages | 378 | 336 |