An Ideal Husband vs En attendant Godot: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: British and irish drama, English drama, Drama
An Ideal Husband
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An Ideal Husband is an 1895 comedic stage play by Oscar Wilde which revolves around blackmail and political corruption, and touches on the themes of public and private honour. The action is set in London, in "the…
En attendant Godot
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Waiting for Godot is a play by Irish author Samuel Beckett. It is Beckett's best-known literary work and is regarded by critics as "one of the most enigmatic plays of modern literature." It was written (1948–1949),…
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The verdict
- Readers rate An Ideal Husband highest: An Ideal Husband 4.3 · En attendant Godot 3.8.
- En attendant Godot has the widest readership — 228236 ratings behind its score.
- En attendant Godot runs the darker storyline; An Ideal Husband stays the lighter read.
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How to choose
Scores by source
| An Ideal Husband | En attendant Godot | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 3.8 (228236) |
| Hardcover | 3.9 (80) | 2.8 (3) |
| Google Books | — | 3.0 (1) |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (308) | — |
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Reception
| An Ideal Husband | En attendant Godot | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 308 | 228236 |
| Editions | 56 | 201 |
| Citations | — | 93 |
| Film adaptations | — | 1 |
| Want to read | — | 144167 |
| Reading it now | — | 2836 |
| Written reviews | — | 11844 |
| Wikipedia attention | 4739 | 47063 |
| Pages | 116 | 130 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: An Ideal Husband or En attendant Godot?
An Ideal Husband has the higher combined reader rating across sources (An Ideal Husband 4.3/5, En attendant Godot 3.8/5).
Which is shorter to read: An Ideal Husband or En attendant Godot?
An Ideal Husband is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: An Ideal Husband (116 pages, ≈ 2 h 09 m); En attendant Godot (130 pages, ≈ 2 h 24 m).
Which is harder to read: An Ideal Husband or En attendant Godot?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — An Ideal Husband: Demanding; En attendant Godot: Challenging.