Head to head

Lonesome Dove vs The Crossing

Two titles, the same sources, side by side — number by number.

Ahead: Lonesome Dove, by 0.7 points

9.19.1 / 10

Lonesome DoveLarry McMurtry

9.1	Score	8.4
631	ratings	116
1985	First published	1994
945	Pages	432

8.48.4 / 10

The CrossingCormac McCarthy

Lonesome Dove scores 9.1 to 8.4, and on more ratings — 631 against 116. The gap is not an artefact of a small sample.