The Great Gatsby vs The Outsiders: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Young Adult, Fiction

Cover of The Great Gatsby

The Great Gatsby F. Scott Fitzgerald · 1920 ★★★★☆ 3.9 431 pages · ≈ 7 h 59 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

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Cover of The Outsiders

The Outsiders S. E. Hinton · 1967 ★★★★☆ 4.3 208 pages · ≈ 3 h 51 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate The Outsiders highest: The Outsiders 4.3 · The Great Gatsby 3.9.
The Outsiders is the quickest read — about 3 hours vs 7 for The Great Gatsby.

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