Le petit prince vs The Great Gatsby: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Drama, Fiction

Cover of Le petit prince

Le petit prince Antoine de Saint-Exupéry · 1943 ★★★★☆ 4.3 94 pages · ≈ 1 h 44 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

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Cover of The Great Gatsby

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

The verdict

Readers rate Le petit prince highest: Le petit prince 4.3 · The Great Gatsby 3.9.
Le petit prince is the quickest read — about 1 hours vs 7 for The Great Gatsby.

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