# Atlantic's 136 Great American Novels

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> [@Exapno\_Mapcase](#):
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> _Gatsby_ is a short quick read. Hard to imagine it on the same slog terrain as Faulkner.

Hehe, and I’m the converse. I enjoyed _The Sound and the Fury_, but _Gatsby_ wasn’t fun for me. Of course, I read the former on my own, and the latter was assigned course work. So my expectations may have had a great effect on my enjoyment.

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