The Silverado Squatters vs Wild: Which Should You Read?
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The Silverado Squatters
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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Wild
A powerful, blazingly honest memoir: the story of an eleven-hundred-mile solo hike that broke down a young woman reeling from catastrophe—and built her back up again. At twenty-two, Cheryl Strayed thought she'd lost…
The verdict
- Readers rate Wild highest: Wild 4.5 · The Silverado Squatters 3.5.
- The Silverado Squatters is the quickest read — about 2 hours vs 6 for Wild.
- Wild has the widest readership — 6420 ratings behind its score.
- Wild runs the darker storyline; The Silverado Squatters stays the lighter read.
How to choose
Want a one-evening read?
The Silverado Squatters
≈ 2h vs 6h for Wild
Just want the better-reviewed one?
Wild
4.5 vs 3.5 from readers
New to the genre?
The Silverado Squatters
Challenging vs Demanding for Wild
In the mood for something dark?
Wild
a darker storyline than The Silverado Squatters
Want something lighter?
The Silverado Squatters
an easier tone than Wild
Scores by source
| The Silverado Squatters | Wild | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.4 (330) | 3.9 (93) |
| Hardcover | — | 3.8 (2) |
| Google Books | — | 3.5 (73) |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (19) | 4.5 (6420) |
Reception
| The Silverado Squatters | Wild | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 330 | 6420 |
| Editions | 53 | 31 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 391 | 90 |
| Reading it now | 72 | 5 |
| Written reviews | 49 | 15 |
| Wikipedia attention | 221 | 753 |
| Pages | 112 | 336 |