The Big Rock Candy Mountain vs The hanging tree: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: West, Westerns, Fiction

Cover of The Big Rock Candy Mountain

The Big Rock Candy Mountain Wallace Stegner · 1943 ★★★★☆ 4.2 563 pages · ≈ 10 h 26 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

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Cover of The hanging tree

The hanging tree Dorothy M. Johnson · 1957 ★★★★☆ 4.2 272 pages · ≈ 5 h 02 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

The verdict

Ratings are close: 4.2 vs 4.2 — either is a safe pick by score.
The hanging tree is the quicker read — about 5 hours vs 10 for The Big Rock Candy Mountain.
The hanging tree is the easier read (Moderate), The Big Rock Candy Mountain more demanding (Challenging).

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