Macbeth vs The Great Gatsby: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Drama, Fiction

Cover of Macbeth

Macbeth William Shakespeare · 1508 ★★★☆☆ 3.5 84 pages · ≈ 1 h 33 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 The Great Gatsby higher: 3.9 vs 3.5 from 6120259 votes.
Macbeth is the quicker read — about 1 hours vs 7 for The Great Gatsby.
The Great Gatsby is the easier read (Moderate), Macbeth more demanding (Challenging).

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