A Woman of No Importance vs Antigone: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Drama, Children's fiction
A Woman of No Importance
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…
1 film adaptation
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Antigone
"Oedipus, the former ruler of Thebes, has died. Now, when his young daughter Antigone defies her uncle, Kreon, the new ruler, because he has prohibited the burial of her dead brother, she and he enact a primal conflict…
1 film adaptation
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Antigone has the widest readership — 31324 ratings behind its score.
- Antigone runs the darker storyline; A Woman of No Importance stays the lighter read.
How to choose
Scores by source
| A Woman of No Importance | Antigone | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.9 (17098) | 3.8 (31324) |
| Hardcover | 3.7 (33) | 3.7 (246) |
| Google Books | — | 1.0 (1) |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (84) | 4.5 (12) |
Reception
| A Woman of No Importance | Antigone | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 17098 | 31324 |
| Editions | 176 | 98 |
| Citations | — | 6 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 19171 | 58985 |
| Reading it now | 836 | — |
| Written reviews | 1214 | 9119 |
| Wikipedia attention | 1921 | 20550 |
| Pages | 93 | 79 |