My Ántonia vs These Is My Words: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Women pioneers, Frontier and pioneer life, History, Fiction

My Ántonia Willa Cather · 1818 ★★★★☆ 3.9 106 pages · ≈ 1 h 58 m · Demanding

My Antonia, first published 1918, is one of Willa Cather's greatest works. It is the last novel in the Prairie trilogy, preceded by O Pioneers! and The Song of the Lark.My Antonia tells the stories of several immigrant…

Women immigrants Married women Westerns Classics

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These Is My Words Nancy E. Turner · 1998 ★★★★☆ 4.4 384 pages · ≈ 7 h 07 m · Moderate

Een jonge, avontuurlijke pioniersvrouw beschrijft in haar dagboeken hoe ze eind 19e eeuw per huifkar naar Arizona trekt en daar twintig jaar lang te maken krijgt met het harde leven in het Wilde Westen.

Diary fiction Historical Fiction

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The verdict

Readers rate These Is My Words highest: These Is My Words 4.4 · My Ántonia 3.9.
My Ántonia is the quickest read — about 1 hours vs 7 for These Is My Words.
My Ántonia has the widest readership — 151800 ratings behind its score.
These Is My Words runs the darker storyline; My Ántonia stays the lighter read.

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How to choose

Want a one-evening read? My Ántonia ≈ 1h vs 7h for These Is My Words Just want the better-reviewed one? These Is My Words 4.4 vs 3.9 from readers New to the genre? These Is My Words Moderate vs Demanding for My Ántonia In the mood for something dark? These Is My Words a darker storyline than My Ántonia Want something lighter? My Ántonia an easier tone than These Is My Words

Scores by source

	My Ántonia	These Is My Words
Goodreads	3.9 (151800)	4.4 (84604)
Hardcover	3.7 (140)	4.1 (24)
Apple Books	4.5 (176)	4.5 (656)
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Reception

	My Ántonia	These Is My Words
Ratings	151800	84604
Editions	832	12
Citations	14	—
Film adaptations	1	—
Want to read	68457	104989
Reading it now	—	2479
Written reviews	10878	12516
Wikipedia attention	9115	—
Pages	106	384
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Questions readers ask

Which is rated higher: My Ántonia or These Is My Words?

These Is My Words has the higher combined reader rating across sources (These Is My Words 4.4/5, My Ántonia 3.9/5).

Which is shorter to read: My Ántonia or These Is My Words?

My Ántonia is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: My Ántonia (106 pages, ≈ 1 h 58 m); These Is My Words (384 pages, ≈ 7 h 07 m).

Which is harder to read: My Ántonia or These Is My Words?

Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — My Ántonia: Demanding; These Is My Words: Moderate.