Riders of the Purple Sage vs The Thundering Herd: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Western, Westerns, Romance, Fiction
Riders of the Purple Sage
Riders of the Purple Sage is a novel that tells the story of a woman by the name of Jane Withersteen and her battle to overcome persecution by members of her polygamous Mormon fundamentalist church. A leader of the…
1 film adaptation
vs
The Thundering Herd
Great classic western! Subject matter appropriate for ages 12 up. Description: Tom Doan joins the buffalo hunters going into the Southwest’s inhospitable Staked Plain. Seeing huge herds there, he thinks of getting rich…
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Riders of the Purple Sage has the widest readership — 15430 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| Riders of the Purple Sage | The Thundering Herd | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.8 (15430) | 3.9 (561) |
| Hardcover | 3.3 (29) | — |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (1099) | — |
Reception
| Riders of the Purple Sage | The Thundering Herd | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 15430 | 561 |
| Editions | 709 | 42 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 12101 | 233 |
| Reading it now | 2670 | 40 |
| Written reviews | 1702 | 20 |
| Wikipedia attention | 2933 | 282 |
| Pages | 319 | 421 |