The Land of Little Rain vs The Silverado Squatters: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Zamorano 80, California, Description and travel, Travel
The Land of Little Rain
“EAST away from the Sierras, south from Panamint and Amargosa, east and south many an acounted mile, is the Country of Lost Borders.”
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Mary Hunter Austin (1868-1934) moved with her family from Illinois to the desert on the edge of the San Joaquin Valley in 1888. In the next fifteen years she moved from one desert community to another, working on her…
The Silverado Squatters
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Robert Louis Stevenson (1850-1894) traveled to California in 1879 in pursuit of Fanny Van de Grift Osbourne, the Oakland woman with whom he had fallen in love in France. The two were married in the spring of 1880 and…
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The verdict
- Readers rate The Land of Little Rain highest: The Land of Little Rain 3.9 · The Silverado Squatters 3.5.
- The Land of Little Rain has the widest readership — 2123 ratings behind its score.
- The Land of Little Rain runs the darker storyline; The Silverado Squatters stays the lighter read.
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How to choose
Scores by source
| The Land of Little Rain | The Silverado Squatters | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.9 (2123) | 3.4 (330) |
| Hardcover | 4.2 (5) | — |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (5) | 4.0 (19) |
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Reception
| The Land of Little Rain | The Silverado Squatters | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 2123 | 330 |
| Editions | 127 | 53 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 4185 | 391 |
| Reading it now | 456 | 72 |
| Written reviews | 248 | 49 |
| Wikipedia attention | 335 | 221 |
| Pages | 66 | 112 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: The Land of Little Rain or The Silverado Squatters?
The Land of Little Rain has the higher combined reader rating across sources (The Land of Little Rain 3.9/5, The Silverado Squatters 3.5/5).
Which is shorter to read: The Land of Little Rain or The Silverado Squatters?
The Land of Little Rain is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: The Land of Little Rain (66 pages, ≈ 1 h 13 m); The Silverado Squatters (112 pages, ≈ 2 h 04 m).
Which is harder to read: The Land of Little Rain or The Silverado Squatters?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — The Land of Little Rain: Challenging; The Silverado Squatters: Challenging.