Play It as It Lays vs Sátántangó: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Novels, Literary Fiction, Contemporary, Classics, Fiction

Cover of Play It as It Lays

Play It as It Lays Joan Didion · 1970 ★★★★☆ 3.9 213 pages · ≈ 3 h 57 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

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Cover of Sátántangó

Sátántangó Krasznahorkai, László. · 1985 ★★★★☆ 3.8 296 pages · ≈ 5 h 29 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

The verdict

Ratings are close: 3.9 vs 3.8 — either is a safe pick by score.

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