Great Gatsby vs The Great Gatsby: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Mistresses, Traffic accidents, First loves, Rich people, Revenge, Classics
Great Gatsby
Poignantly and with subtle finesse, Fitzgerald tells the story of the dazzling upstart Jay Gatsby, who celebrates lavish parties on his estate in order to win back his lost love – a story about the power of great…
1 film adaptation
vs
The Great Gatsby
“In my younger and more vulnerable years my father gave me some advice that I've been turning over in my mind ever since.”
Here is a novel, glamorous, ironical, compassionate – a marvelous fusion into unity of the curious incongruities of the life of the period – which reveals a hero like no other – one who could live at no other time and…
1 film adaptation
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Great Gatsby is the quickest read — about 2 hours vs 7 for The Great Gatsby.
- The Great Gatsby has the widest readership — 6120259 ratings behind its score.
- The Great Gatsby runs the darker storyline; Great Gatsby stays the lighter read.
How to choose
Want a one-evening read?
Great Gatsby
≈ 2h vs 7h for The Great Gatsby
Want the crowd-tested pick?
The Great Gatsby
6120259 ratings vs 4786 for Great Gatsby
New to the genre?
The Great Gatsby
Moderate vs Challenging for Great Gatsby
In the mood for something dark?
The Great Gatsby
a darker storyline than Great Gatsby
Want something lighter?
Great Gatsby
an easier tone than The Great Gatsby
Scores by source
| Great Gatsby | The Great Gatsby | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 3.9 (6120259) |
| Hardcover | 3.7 (4786) | 4.5 (2) |
| Google Books | 5.0 (1) | 5.0 (1) |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (4689) | 4.5 (806) |
| LiveLib | — | 4.0 (5) |
Reception
| Great Gatsby | The Great Gatsby | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 4786 | 6120259 |
| Editions | 14 | 1179 |
| Citations | — | 24 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | — | 2127185 |
| Reading it now | — | 85180 |
| Written reviews | — | 138625 |
| Wikipedia attention | 77948 | 94574 |
| Pages | 159 | 431 |