Great Gatsby vs Tender Is the Night: Which Should You Read?

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Cover of Great Gatsby

Great Gatsby F. Scott Fitzgerald · 1951 ★★★★☆ 4.0 159 pages · ≈ 2 h 57 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

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Cover of Tender Is the Night

Tender Is the Night F. Scott Fitzgerald · 1933 ★★★★☆ 3.8 399 pages · ≈ 7 h 23 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate Great Gatsby higher: 4.0 vs 3.8 from 4689 votes.
Great Gatsby is the quicker read — about 2 hours vs 7 for Tender Is the Night.

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