The burning hills vs Wolfville: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Cowboys, Ranch life, Westerns, Fiction
The burning hills
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L'Amour's protagonist, Trace Jordan, makes a hard but honest living. Unscrupulous thugs kill his partner and steal his horses. But crime doesn't pay for the villains of this fast-paced western drama. Not only does…
Wolfville
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The old fellow had lighted a cob pipe and tilted his chair back in a fashion which proclaimed a plan to be comfortable. He had begun to tolerate—even encourage—my society, although it was clear that as a tenderfoot he…
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The verdict
- Readers rate The burning hills highest: The burning hills 4.4 · Wolfville 3.6.
- The burning hills is the quickest read — about 2 hours vs 6 for Wolfville.
- The burning hills has the widest readership — 148 ratings behind its score.
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How to choose
Scores by source
| The burning hills | Wolfville | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 3.4 (17) |
| Hardcover | 2.7 (3) | — |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (148) | — |
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Reception
| The burning hills | Wolfville | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 148 | 17 |
| Editions | 19 | 17 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | — | 62 |
| Reading it now | — | 14 |
| Written reviews | — | 6 |
| Wikipedia attention | 503 | 2188 |
| Pages | 153 | 337 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: The burning hills or Wolfville?
The burning hills has the higher combined reader rating across sources (The burning hills 4.4/5, Wolfville 3.6/5).
Which is shorter to read: The burning hills or Wolfville?
The burning hills is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: The burning hills (153 pages, ≈ 2 h 50 m); Wolfville (337 pages, ≈ 6 h 14 m).
Which is harder to read: The burning hills or Wolfville?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — The burning hills: Moderate; Wolfville: Challenging.