Bitter lemons vs Our Old Home: Which Should You Read?

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

Cover of Bitter lemons

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

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Cover of Our Old Home

Our Old Home Nathaniel Hawthorne · 1863 398 pages · ≈ 7 h 22 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

The verdict

Bitter lemons is the quicker read — about 5 hours vs 7 for Our Old Home.
Bitter lemons is the easier read (Moderate), Our Old Home more demanding (Challenging).

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