Looking for Alaska vs The Great Gatsby: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Traffic accidents, Young Adult, Fiction

Cover of Looking for Alaska

Looking for Alaska John Green · 2005 ★★★★☆ 4.0 304 pages · ≈ 5 h 38 m · Light 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

Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
Looking for Alaska is the quickest read — about 5 hours vs 7 for The Great Gatsby.

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