The Lemon TreeModern · Nonfiction, History, Middle East
The Lemon Tree
2006 · 320 pages · Nonfiction
40
Modern
★ 4.12 on Goodreads · 19K ratings
Critics' pick
≈ 8 hours to read · about 2 weeks at 30 minutes a day
Is it worth reading?
NBCC Award (Nonfiction) finalist (2006). 4.12★ from 19K Goodreads ratings.
By the numbers
40Must-Read Score
- Readers67 out of 100 · counts 40%+30
- Critics24 out of 100 · counts 32% (its stronger lane)+9
- Bestseller7 out of 100 · counts 14%+1
- Buzz0 out of 100 · counts 15%+0
Critics and Bestseller are two ways to earn a place: a book's stronger one counts more. Buzz rewards recent bestseller weeks and prizes, so older books start at zero.
Where it ranks
- #129 of the 154 history books we rank
- #373 of the 666 modern books we rank
- #832 of the 1,405 books we rank
Shortlisted
- NBCC Award (Nonfiction) finalist (2006)
Reads as
True story
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