Tender Is the Night vs The Red Badge of Courage: Which Should You Read?

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Cover of Tender Is the Night

Tender Is the Night F. Scott Fitzgerald · 1933 ★★★★☆ 3.8 399 pages · ≈ 7 h 23 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

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Cover of The Red Badge of Courage

The Red Badge of Courage Stephen Crane · 1855 ★★★☆☆ 3.3 184 pages · ≈ 3 h 24 m · Demanding Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate Tender Is the Night higher: 3.8 vs 3.3 from 153550 votes.
The Red Badge of Courage is the quicker read — about 3 hours vs 7 for Tender Is the Night.
Tender Is the Night is the easier read (Challenging), The Red Badge of Courage more demanding (Demanding).

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