Rivers West vs The Complete Western Stories of Elmore Leonard: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Western, Westerns, Fiction

Cover of Rivers West

Rivers West Louis L'Amour · 1974 ★★★★☆ 4.1 156 pages · ≈ 2 h 53 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

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Cover of The Complete Western Stories of Elmore Leonard

The Complete Western Stories of Elmore Leonard Elmore Leonard · 2004 ★★★★☆ 4.0 545 pages · ≈ 10 h 06 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

The verdict

Ratings are close: 4.1 vs 4.0 — either is a safe pick by score.
Rivers West is the quicker read — about 2 hours vs 10 for The Complete Western Stories of Elmore Leonard.

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