Slaughterhouse-Five vs The Great Gatsby: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Drama, Fiction

Cover of Slaughterhouse-Five

Slaughterhouse-Five Kurt Vonnegut · 1956 ★★★★☆ 4.1 212 pages · ≈ 3 h 56 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

Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
Slaughterhouse-Five is the quickest read — about 3 hours vs 7 for The Great Gatsby.

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