A Doll's House vs Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Husband and wife, Marriage, English drama, Drama
A Doll's House
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Translation of Doll's house, English translation of Norwegian original by William Archer.
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
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George, a disillusioned academic, and Martha, his caustic wife, have just come home from a faculty party. When a handsome young professor and his mousy wife stop by for a nightcap, an innocent night of fun and games…
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The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- A Doll's House is the quickest read — about 2 hours vs 4 for Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?.
- A Doll's House has the widest readership — 169697 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| A Doll's House | Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.8 (169697) | — |
| Hardcover | 3.7 (237) | 1.0 (1) |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (132) | — |
Reception
| A Doll's House | Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 169697 | 17 |
| Editions | 255 | 51 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 70655 | — |
| Reading it now | 2642 | — |
| Written reviews | 9214 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 20953 | 24875 |
| Pages | 114 | 242 |
Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: A Doll's House or Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf??
A Doll's House has the higher combined reader rating across sources (A Doll's House 3.8/5, Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? 3.6/5).
Which is shorter to read: A Doll's House or Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf??
A Doll's House is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: A Doll's House (114 pages, ≈ 2 h 07 m); Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (242 pages, ≈ 4 h 29 m).
Which is harder to read: A Doll's House or Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf??
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — A Doll's House: Challenging; Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?: Moderate.
Have both books been made into films?
A Doll's House: 5 film adaptations; Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?: 1 film adaptation.