Pathfinder vs The Pathfinder: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Fiction
Pathfinder
The book begins with Rigg, a boy that has the strange ability to see the path of any living being, no matter how long ago it existed. He spends his time hunting with his father in the mountains, trapping for valuable…
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The Pathfinder
Vigorous, self-reliant, amazingly resourceful, and moral, Natty Bumppo is the prototype of the Western hero. A faultless arbiter of wilderness justice, he hates middle-class hypocrisy. But he finds his love divided…
The verdict
- Readers rate Pathfinder highest: Pathfinder 4.3 · The Pathfinder 3.9.
- Pathfinder is the quickest read — about 9 hours vs 11 for The Pathfinder.
- The Pathfinder has the widest readership — 5045 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Pathfinder | The Pathfinder | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.2 (56) | 3.9 (5045) |
| Hardcover | 3.9 (109) | 3.9 (9) |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (493) | — |
Reception
| Pathfinder | The Pathfinder | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 493 | 5045 |
| Editions | 11 | 427 |
| Citations | — | 1 |
| Film adaptations | — | 1 |
| Want to read | 165 | 4427 |
| Reading it now | — | 254 |
| Written reviews | — | 179 |
| Wikipedia attention | 917 | 849 |
| Pages | 512 | 622 |