The Long Valley vs Valley of Wild Horses: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Westerns, Fiction
The Long Valley
A collection of interconnected short stories, all set in the Salinas Valley in California. The book includes classic Steinbeck stories such as ‘The Vigilante’ and ‘The Red Pony’.
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Valley of Wild Horses
The tall young cowpuncher known as Panhandle Smith had roped, gambled and fought his way from Montana to New Mexico, but Marco was the most lawless place he had ever seen. And when Panhandle faced down Dick Hardman, he…
The verdict
- Readers rate Valley of Wild Horses highest: Valley of Wild Horses 4.1 · The Long Valley 3.9.
- The Long Valley has the widest readership — 6873 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| The Long Valley | Valley of Wild Horses | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.9 (6873) | 4.0 (2113) |
| Hardcover | 4.1 (13) | 3.0 (2) |
| Google Books | 4.0 (2) | — |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (20) | 4.5 (863) |
Reception
| The Long Valley | Valley of Wild Horses | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 6873 | 2113 |
| Editions | 64 | 126 |
| Citations | 20 | — |
| Film adaptations | 1 | — |
| Want to read | 7154 | 1171 |
| Reading it now | 357 | 400 |
| Written reviews | 618 | 102 |
| Wikipedia attention | 611 | — |
| Pages | 310 | 250 |