Let them eat cake vs Lie down in Darkness: Which Should You Read?

Let them eat cake Sandra Byrd · 2007 ★★★★☆ 3.8 320 pages · ≈ 5 h 56 m · Moderate

Lexi Stuart is at a critical crossroads. She's done with college but still living at home, ready to launch a career but unable to find a job, and solidly stalled between boyfriends. When a lighthearted conversation in…

Lie down in Darkness William Styron · 1951 ★★★★☆ 3.6 400 pages · ≈ 7 h 24 m · Moderate

The story is set out in the south. The Loftis family members are waiting for the coffin of their daughter Peyton. The novel goes back in time through flashbacks and recollections uncovering truths and events leading to…