Tender Is the Night vs The Beautiful and Damned: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: American Manuscripts, Facsimiles, Classics, Fiction

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

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Cover of The Beautiful and Damned

The Beautiful and Damned F. Scott Fitzgerald · 1920 ★★★★☆ 3.7 263 pages · ≈ 4 h 52 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

The verdict

Ratings are close: 3.8 vs 3.7 — either is a safe pick by score.
The Beautiful and Damned is the quicker read — about 4 hours vs 7 for Tender Is the Night.

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