The Great Gatsby vs The Handmaid's Tale: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: 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 Handmaid's Tale

The Handmaid's Tale Margaret Atwood · 1985 ★★★★☆ 4.2 411 pages · ≈ 7 h 37 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate The Handmaid's Tale highest: The Handmaid's Tale 4.2 · The Great Gatsby 3.9.

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