The Great Gatsby vs To Kill a Mockingbird: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Classics, 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 To Kill a Mockingbird

To Kill a Mockingbird Harper Lee · 1960 ★★★★☆ 4.5 309 pages · ≈ 5 h 43 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate To Kill a Mockingbird higher: 4.5 vs 3.9 from 5492 votes.
To Kill a Mockingbird is the quicker read — about 5 hours vs 7 for The Great Gatsby.
The Great Gatsby is the easier read (Moderate), To Kill a Mockingbird more demanding (Challenging).

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