Bitter lemons vs Omoo: 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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Omoo
Melville's continuing adventures in the South Seas—now for the first time in Penguin ClassicsFollowing the commercial and critical success of Typee, Herman Melville continued his series of South Sea adventure-romances…
2 film adaptations
The verdict
- Readers rate Bitter lemons highest: Bitter lemons 3.8 · Omoo 3.5.
- Bitter lemons has the widest readership — 2983 ratings behind its score.
- Omoo has the bigger screen life — 2 adaptations on record.
Scores by source
| Bitter lemons | Omoo | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.8 (2983) | 3.5 (1168) |
| Hardcover | 4.0 (1) | 3.0 (2) |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (12) | 4.0 (39) |
Reception
| Bitter lemons | Omoo | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 2983 | 1168 |
| Editions | 48 | 93 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 2 |
| Want to read | 4368 | 1727 |
| Reading it now | 525 | 121 |
| Written reviews | 316 | 121 |
| Wikipedia attention | 685 | 2769 |
| Pages | 271 | 359 |