Condensed novels vs The story of California: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Westerns, Social life and customs, Fiction
Condensed novels
The Dodds were dead. For twenty year they had slept under the green graves of Kittery churchyard. The townfolk still spoke of them kindly. The keeper of the alehouse, where David had smoked his pipe, regretted him…
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The story of California
Contents The Sign at Six (1912) The Gray Dawn (1915) The Mountains (1904) Blazed Trail Stories and Stories of the Wild Life (1899) The Adventures of Bobby Orde (1908) The Westerners (1901) The Call of the North The…
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Condensed novels is the quickest read — about 4 hours vs 8 for The story of California.
- Condensed novels has the widest readership — 5 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| Condensed novels | The story of California | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.6 (5) | 3.7 (3) |
Reception
| Condensed novels | The story of California | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 5 | 3 |
| Editions | 27 | 9 |
| Want to read | 11 | 3 |
| Reading it now | 4 | — |
| Pages | 219 | 437 |