Lonely Men vs The man from Broken Hills: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Sackett family, Western, Westerns, Fiction
Lonely Men
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In The Lonely Men, Louis L’Amour spins the tale of a man who must elude an Apache trap—only to discover that his greatest enemy might be very close to home. Tell Sackett had fought his share of Indians and managed to…
The man from Broken Hills
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The Sacketts were fierce fighting men from the hills of Tennessee. The Talons were French, but a life of piracy brought them to America. Milo was half Talon, half Sackett. He’d been riding the outlaw trail for three…
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The verdict
- Readers rate Lonely Men highest: Lonely Men 4.4 · The man from Broken Hills 4.2.
- The man from Broken Hills has the widest readership — 3754 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| Lonely Men | The man from Broken Hills | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 4.2 (3754) |
| Hardcover | 4.0 (3) | — |
| Google Books | 5.0 (1) | — |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (293) | — |
Reception
| Lonely Men | The man from Broken Hills | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 293 | 3754 |
| Editions | 25 | 19 |
| Want to read | — | 990 |
| Reading it now | — | 288 |
| Written reviews | — | 140 |
| Pages | 171 | 217 |
Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Lonely Men or The man from Broken Hills?
Lonely Men has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Lonely Men 4.4/5, The man from Broken Hills 4.2/5).
Which is shorter to read: Lonely Men or The man from Broken Hills?
Lonely Men is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: Lonely Men (171 pages, ≈ 3 h 10 m); The man from Broken Hills (217 pages, ≈ 4 h 01 m).
Which is harder to read: Lonely Men or The man from Broken Hills?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Lonely Men: Moderate; The man from Broken Hills: Moderate.