Lonesome Land vs The selected works of T.S. Spivet: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Montana, Ranch life, Fiction
Lonesome Land
“In northern Montana there lies a great, lonely stretch of prairie land, gashed deep where flows the Missouri.”
Valeria had come to Montana to marry a cowboy named Manley, expecting a future full of companionship and bracing freedom, lodges with great fireplaces and bearskin rugs, manageable cattle and sleek horses, and dazzling…
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The selected works of T.S. Spivet
This brilliant, boundary-leaping debut novel traces 12-year-old genius map-maker T.S. Spivet's attempts to understand the ways of the world, taking T.S. on a journey from his family ranch just north of Divide, Montana,…
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Lonesome Land is the quickest read — about 3 hours vs 7 for The selected works of T.S. Spivet.
- Lonesome Land has the widest readership — 86 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Lonesome Land | The selected works of T.S. Spivet | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.6 (86) | — |
| Hardcover | 3.0 (1) | 3.7 (23) |
Reception
| Lonesome Land | The selected works of T.S. Spivet | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 86 | 23 |
| Editions | 13 | 6 |
| Citations | — | 49 |
| Pages | 200 | 400 |