Sackett's Land vs The man from Broken Hills: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Sackett family, Westerns, Fiction
Sackett's Land
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After discovering six gold Roman coins buried in the mud of the Devil's Dyke, Barnabas Sackett enthusiastically invests in goods that he will offer for trade in America. But Sackett has a powerful enemy: Rupert…
The man from Broken Hills
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The Sacketts were fierce fighting men from the hills of Tennessee. The Talons were French, but a life of piracy brought them to America. Milo was half Talon, half Sackett. He’d been riding the outlaw trail for three…
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The verdict
- Readers rate Sackett's Land highest: Sackett's Land 4.4 · The man from Broken Hills 4.2.
- The man from Broken Hills has the widest readership — 3754 ratings behind its score.
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Scores by source
| Sackett's Land | The man from Broken Hills | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 4.2 (3754) |
| Hardcover | 3.7 (31) | — |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (572) | — |
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Reception
| Sackett's Land | The man from Broken Hills | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 572 | 3754 |
| Editions | 24 | 19 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | — |
| Want to read | — | 990 |
| Reading it now | — | 288 |
| Written reviews | — | 140 |
| Wikipedia attention | 1594 | — |
| Pages | 185 | 217 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Sackett's Land or The man from Broken Hills?
Sackett's Land has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Sackett's Land 4.4/5, The man from Broken Hills 4.2/5).
Which is shorter to read: Sackett's Land or The man from Broken Hills?
Sackett's Land is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: Sackett's Land (185 pages, ≈ 3 h 26 m); The man from Broken Hills (217 pages, ≈ 4 h 01 m).
Which is harder to read: Sackett's Land or The man from Broken Hills?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Sackett's Land: Moderate; The man from Broken Hills: Moderate.