Natchez Burning vs The Bone Tree: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Mississippi, Fathers and sons, Lawyers, Fiction
Natchez Burning
1 New York Times bestselling author Greg Iles continues the electrifying story of Natchez Burning with this second volume in an epic trilogy of blood and race, family and justice. Penn Cage is caught in the darkest…
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The Bone Tree
A follow-up to Natchez Burning finds Southern lawyer Penn Cage desperately struggling to protect his father from false charges and corrupt officers by confronting the puppet master behind the Double Eagles terrorist…
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Natchez Burning is the quickest read — about 2 hours vs 15 for The Bone Tree.
- Natchez Burning has the widest readership — 1399 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| Natchez Burning | The Bone Tree | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 4.5 (361) |
| Hardcover | 3.9 (51) | 4.2 (31) |
| Google Books | — | 5.0 (1) |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (1399) | 4.5 (1159) |
Reception
| Natchez Burning | The Bone Tree | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 1399 | 1159 |
| Editions | 14 | 17 |
| Want to read | — | 363 |
| Pages | 120 | 816 |