The Big Sleep vs Ticktock: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: California, Private investigators, Fiction

The Big Sleep

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

Ticktock Dean Koontz · 1996 ★★★★☆ 3.8 318 pages · ≈ 5 h 53 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate The Big Sleep higher: 4.0 vs 3.8 from 427 votes.
The Big Sleep is the quicker read — about 3 hours vs 5 for Ticktock.
Ticktock is the easier read (Moderate), The Big Sleep more demanding (Challenging).