A House of Pomegranates vs A Woman of No Importance: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: British and irish drama, English literature, Classic Literature, Children's fiction, Fiction
A House of Pomegranates
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A House of Pomegranates is a collection of fairy tales, written by Oscar Wilde, that was published in 1891 as a second collection for The Happy Prince and Other Tales (1888). Wilde once said that this collection was…
A Woman of No Importance
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Oscar Wilde's audacious drama of social scandal centres around the revelation of Mrs Arbuthnot's long-concealed secret. A house party is in full swing at Lady Hunstanton's country home, when it is announced that Gerald…
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The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- A Woman of No Importance has the widest readership — 17098 ratings behind its score.
- A House of Pomegranates runs the darker storyline; A Woman of No Importance stays the lighter read.
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How to choose
Scores by source
| A House of Pomegranates | A Woman of No Importance | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.8 (3450) | 3.9 (17098) |
| Hardcover | 3.3 (11) | 3.7 (33) |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (35) | 4.5 (84) |
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Reception
| A House of Pomegranates | A Woman of No Importance | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 3450 | 17098 |
| Editions | 82 | 176 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 4770 | 19171 |
| Reading it now | 295 | 836 |
| Written reviews | 383 | 1214 |
| Wikipedia attention | 765 | 1921 |
| Pages | 115 | 93 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: A House of Pomegranates or A Woman of No Importance?
A Woman of No Importance has the higher combined reader rating across sources (A Woman of No Importance 3.9/5, A House of Pomegranates 3.8/5).
Which is shorter to read: A House of Pomegranates or A Woman of No Importance?
A Woman of No Importance is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: A Woman of No Importance (93 pages, ≈ 1 h 43 m); A House of Pomegranates (115 pages, ≈ 2 h 08 m).
Which is harder to read: A House of Pomegranates or A Woman of No Importance?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — A House of Pomegranates: Challenging; A Woman of No Importance: Challenging.
Have both books been made into films?
A House of Pomegranates: no film adaptation on record; A Woman of No Importance: 1 film adaptation.