The Big Sleep vs The Drowning Pool: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Los angeles, California, Private investigators, Mystery, Fiction

The Big Sleep

The Big Sleep Raymond Chandler · 1939 ★★★★☆ 4.0 184 pages · ≈ 3 h 24 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

The Drowning Pool Ross Macdonald · 1950 ★★★★☆ 3.6 213 pages · ≈ 3 h 57 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate The Big Sleep higher: 4.0 vs 3.6 from 427 votes.
The Drowning Pool is the easier read (Moderate), The Big Sleep more demanding (Challenging).