The haunted mesa vs Utah Blaine: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Western, Westerns, Fiction
The haunted mesa
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The Haunted Mesa begins near a mesa so forbidding neither Indian nor white man chooses to live in its shadow. Summoned to this dark desert plateau by the desperate letter of an old friend, internationally renowned…
Utah Blaine
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Colonel Utah Blaine, held captive by the Army of the Revolution, broke out of jail and headed north from Mexico with nothing but the clothes on his back. Then he found new trouble struggling at the end of a noose–and…
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The verdict
- Readers rate Utah Blaine highest: Utah Blaine 4.2 · The haunted mesa 3.8.
- Utah Blaine is the quickest read — about 3 hours vs 6 for The haunted mesa.
- The haunted mesa has the widest readership — 7582 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| The haunted mesa | Utah Blaine | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.8 (7582) | 4.1 (4328) |
| Hardcover | 4.0 (8) | 4.5 (4) |
| Google Books | 3.5 (3) | — |
| Apple Books | — | 4.5 (490) |
Reception
| The haunted mesa | Utah Blaine | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 7582 | 4328 |
| Editions | 15 | 21 |
| Film adaptations | — | 1 |
| Want to read | — | 917 |
| Reading it now | — | 429 |
| Written reviews | — | 202 |
| Wikipedia attention | — | 486 |
| Pages | 357 | 191 |
Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: The haunted mesa or Utah Blaine?
Utah Blaine has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Utah Blaine 4.2/5, The haunted mesa 3.8/5).
Which is shorter to read: The haunted mesa or Utah Blaine?
Utah Blaine is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: Utah Blaine (191 pages, ≈ 3 h 32 m); The haunted mesa (357 pages, ≈ 6 h 37 m).
Which is harder to read: The haunted mesa or Utah Blaine?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — The haunted mesa: Moderate; Utah Blaine: Moderate.