Out to Canaan vs These high, green hills: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Church membership, Episcopalians, Timothy Kavanagh, Mitford, North Carolina, Clergy
Out to Canaan
Get to know the lovable cast of characters that populate the small town of Mitford in this inspirational novel in Jan Karon's #1 New York Times bestselling series.Millions of readers have come home to Mitford, the…
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These high, green hills
Life in a small Southeastern mountain town, centered on its colorful Episcopal minister. He is Timothy Kavanagh, 63, a lifetime bachelor who finally takes the plunge and gets married to his vivacious neighbor, Cynthia.…
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- These high, green hills has the widest readership — 24954 ratings behind its score.
- Out to Canaan runs the darker storyline; These high, green hills stays the lighter read.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Out to Canaan | These high, green hills | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.1 (32) | 4.3 (24954) |
| Hardcover | 4.1 (12) | 4.1 (12) |
| Google Books | 4.5 (2) | — |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (140) | 4.5 (125) |
Reception
| Out to Canaan | These high, green hills | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 140 | 24954 |
| Editions | 5 | 11 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | — |
| Want to read | — | 4707 |
| Reading it now | — | 1034 |
| Written reviews | — | 1003 |
| Wikipedia attention | 72 | — |
| Pages | 342 | 333 |