The Crucible vs The Great Gatsby: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Drama, Fiction
The Crucible
The Crucible is a 1953 play by American playwright Arthur Miller. It is a dramatized and partially fictionalized story of the Salem witch trials that took place in the Massachusetts Bay Colony during 1692–93. Miller…
1 film adaptation
vs
The Great Gatsby
“In my younger and more vulnerable years my father gave me some advice that I've been turning over in my mind ever since.”
Here is a novel, glamorous, ironical, compassionate – a marvelous fusion into unity of the curious incongruities of the life of the period – which reveals a hero like no other – one who could live at no other time and…
1 film adaptation
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- The Crucible is the quickest read — about 2 hours vs 7 for The Great Gatsby.
- The Great Gatsby has the widest readership — 6120259 ratings behind its score.
- The Great Gatsby runs the darker storyline; The Crucible stays the lighter read.
How to choose
Want a one-evening read?
The Crucible
≈ 2h vs 7h for The Great Gatsby
New to the genre?
The Great Gatsby
Moderate vs Demanding for The Crucible
In the mood for something dark?
The Great Gatsby
a darker storyline than The Crucible
Want something lighter?
The Crucible
an easier tone than The Great Gatsby
Scores by source
| The Crucible | The Great Gatsby | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 3.9 (6120259) |
| Hardcover | — | 4.5 (2) |
| Google Books | 5.0 (1) | 5.0 (1) |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (178) | 4.5 (806) |
| LiveLib | — | 4.0 (5) |
Reception
| The Crucible | The Great Gatsby | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 178 | 6120259 |
| Editions | 83 | 1179 |
| Citations | — | 24 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | — | 2127185 |
| Reading it now | — | 85180 |
| Written reviews | — | 138625 |
| Wikipedia attention | 1525 | 94574 |
| Pages | 152 | 431 |