The hanging tree vs The trail book: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: West, Westerns, Fiction
The hanging tree
Dorothy M. Johnson wrote dozens of highly acclaimed western stories and books in her long career. The stories in this book are her very best. They were ranked as four of the top five stories of the 20th century by the…
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The trail book
In the New York Museum of Natural History, two children discover displays that come to life and admit them into a series of exciting adventures that include talking animals and magical travels through the vast…
The verdict
- Readers rate The hanging tree highest: The hanging tree 4.2 · The trail book 3.8.
- The trail book is the quickest read — about 2 hours vs 5 for The hanging tree.
- The hanging tree has the widest readership — 577 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| The hanging tree | The trail book | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.2 (577) | 3.8 (6) |
| Hardcover | 3.5 (1) | — |
Reception
| The hanging tree | The trail book | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 577 | 6 |
| Editions | 9 | 60 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | — |
| Want to read | 322 | 25 |
| Reading it now | 8 | 5 |
| Written reviews | 55 | 2 |
| Wikipedia attention | 189 | — |
| Pages | 272 | 146 |