Paper Towns vs The Great Gatsby: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Revenge, Young Adult, Romance, Fiction

Cover of Paper Towns

Paper Towns John Green · 2008 ★★★★☆ 3.7 334 pages · ≈ 6 h 11 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

Readers rate The Great Gatsby higher: 3.9 vs 3.7 from 6120259 votes.
Paper Towns is the easier read (Light), The Great Gatsby more demanding (Moderate).

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