Macbeth vs The Great Gatsby: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Drama, Fiction

Cover of Macbeth

Macbeth William Shakespeare · 1821 ★★★★☆ 4.4 238 pages · ≈ 4 h 24 m · Moderate 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 Macbeth highest: Macbeth 4.4 · The Great Gatsby 3.9.
Macbeth is the quickest read — about 4 hours vs 7 for The Great Gatsby.

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