Bitter lemons vs Omoo: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Description and travel, Travel, Social life and customs

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Bitter lemons Lawrence Durrell · 1957 ★★★★☆ 3.8 271 pages · ≈ 5 h 01 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

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Cover of Omoo

Omoo Herman Melville · 1847 ★★★★☆ 3.5 359 pages · ≈ 6 h 39 m · Demanding Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate Bitter lemons higher: 3.8 vs 3.5 from 2983 votes.
Bitter lemons is the easier read (Moderate), Omoo more demanding (Demanding).

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