Bitter lemons vs Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil: Which Should You Read?
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Bitter lemons
With the publication of Justine Lawrence Durrell became, almost overnight, one of the most talked about, widely acclaimed novelists of the decade. Now, in Bitter Lemons, his focus has shifted from the world of his…
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Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
“He was tall,about fifty, with darkly handsome, almost sinister features: a neatly trimmed mustache, hair turning silver at the temples, and eyes so black they were like the tinted windows of a sleek limousine-he could see out, but you couldn't see in.”
Read John Berendt's Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil in Large Print. All Random House Large Print editions are published in a 16-point typefaceShots rang out in Savannah's grandest mansion in the misty,early…
1 film adaptation
The verdict
- Readers rate Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil highest: Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil 4.4 · Bitter lemons 3.8.
- Bitter lemons is the quickest read — about 5 hours vs 7 for Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil.
- Bitter lemons has the widest readership — 2983 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Bitter lemons | Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.8 (2983) | — |
| Hardcover | 4.0 (1) | 3.8 (277) |
| Google Books | — | 4.5 (3) |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (12) | 4.5 (1196) |
Reception
| Bitter lemons | Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 2983 | 1196 |
| Editions | 48 | 27 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 4368 | — |
| Reading it now | 525 | — |
| Written reviews | 316 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 685 | 12849 |
| Pages | 271 | 388 |