Animal Farm vs The Great Gatsby: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Drama, Fiction

Animal Farm

Animal Farm George Orwell · 1945 ★★★★☆ 4.0 78 pages · ≈ 1 h 27 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

The Great Gatsby F. Scott Fitzgerald · 1920 ★★★★☆ 3.9 431 pages · ≈ 7 h 59 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

The verdict

Ratings are close: 4.0 vs 3.9 — either is a safe pick by score.
Animal Farm is the quicker read — about 1 hours vs 7 for The Great Gatsby.
The Great Gatsby is the easier read (Moderate), Animal Farm more demanding (Challenging).