Main-travelled roads vs The Red Pony: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: West, Westerns, Children's fiction, Fiction
Main-travelled roads
Raised on farms throughout the midwest, Hamlin Garland moved to Boston as a young man and became a writer. A visit with his family in the Dakota Territory resulted in a "depressing but eye-opening return to the places…
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The Red Pony
Tells story of a young boy and his life on his father's ranch. Ownership of a red pony teaches ten-year-old Jody about life and death.
The verdict
- Readers rate Main-travelled roads highest: Main-travelled roads 3.7 · The Red Pony 3.5.
- The Red Pony is the quickest read — about 2 hours vs 4 for Main-travelled roads.
- The Red Pony has the widest readership — 62536 ratings behind its score.
- The Red Pony runs the darker storyline; Main-travelled roads stays the lighter read.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Main-travelled roads | The Red Pony | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.7 (380) | 3.5 (62536) |
| Hardcover | 4.5 (2) | 4.1 (9) |
| Google Books | 5.0 (1) | 4.0 (3) |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (5) | 4.0 (18) |
Reception
| Main-travelled roads | The Red Pony | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 380 | 62536 |
| Editions | 100 | 109 |
| Citations | 31 | — |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 658 | 32638 |
| Pages | 258 | 130 |