Mrs. Dalloway vs The Great Gatsby: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: First loves, Married women, Fiction

Cover of Mrs. Dalloway

Mrs. Dalloway Virginia Woolf · 1925 ★★★★☆ 3.8 240 pages · ≈ 4 h 27 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

Ratings are close: 3.8 vs 3.9 — either is a safe pick by score.
Mrs. Dalloway is the quicker read — about 4 hours vs 7 for The Great Gatsby.
The Great Gatsby is the easier read (Moderate), Mrs. Dalloway more demanding (Challenging).

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