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Tough-O-Meter

We've got your back. With the Tough-O-Meter, you'll know whether to bring extra layers or Swiss army knives as you summit the literary mountain. (10 = Toughest)

(3) Base Camp

F. Scott Fitzgerald writes clearly, with lots of cool images to make it easier to imagine the people and places he describes. But even if Fitzgerald's word choice often seems simple, he likes to use symbols and metaphors, so there's still some careful reading to do.