The Great Gatsby vs The Perks of Being a Wallflower: 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 Perks of Being a Wallflower

The Perks of Being a Wallflower Stephen Chbosky · 1999 ★★★★☆ 4.5 224 pages · ≈ 4 h 09 m · Easy Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate The Perks of Being a Wallflower higher: 4.5 vs 3.9 from 8404 votes.
The Perks of Being a Wallflower is the quicker read — about 4 hours vs 7 for The Great Gatsby.
The Perks of Being a Wallflower is the easier read (Easy), The Great Gatsby more demanding (Moderate).

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