Lost Face (collection) vs The Great Gatsby: Which Should You Read?
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Lost Face (collection)
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A short story collection first published in 1910: Lost Face Trust To Build a Fire That Spot Flush of Gold The Passing of Marcus O'Brien The Wit of Porportuk
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.”
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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…
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The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Lost Face (collection) is the quickest read — about 1 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; Lost Face (collection) stays the lighter read.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Lost Face (collection) | The Great Gatsby | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 3.9 (6120259) |
| Hardcover | 4.0 (1) | 4.5 (2) |
| Google Books | — | 5.0 (1) |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (11) | 4.5 (806) |
| LiveLib | — | 4.0 (5) |
Reception
| Lost Face (collection) | The Great Gatsby | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 11 | 6120259 |
| Editions | 108 | 1179 |
| Citations | — | 24 |
| Film adaptations | — | 1 |
| Want to read | — | 2127185 |
| Reading it now | — | 85180 |
| Written reviews | — | 138625 |
| Wikipedia attention | — | 94574 |
| Pages | 104 | 431 |
Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Lost Face (collection) or The Great Gatsby?
The Great Gatsby has the higher combined reader rating across sources (The Great Gatsby 3.9/5, Lost Face (collection) 3.9/5).
Which is shorter to read: Lost Face (collection) or The Great Gatsby?
Lost Face (collection) is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: Lost Face (collection) (104 pages, ≈ 1 h 56 m); The Great Gatsby (431 pages, ≈ 7 h 59 m).
Which is harder to read: Lost Face (collection) or The Great Gatsby?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Lost Face (collection): Challenging; The Great Gatsby: Moderate.
Have both books been made into films?
Lost Face (collection): no film adaptation on record; The Great Gatsby: 5 film adaptations.