Lorna Doone vs The Importance of Being Earnest: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Children's fiction, Fiction
Lorna Doone
This work is called a 'romance,' because the incidents, characters, time, and scenery, are alike romantic. And in shaping this old tale, the Writer neither dares, nor desires, to claim for it the dignity or cumber it…
1 film adaptation
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The Importance of Being Earnest
Set in England during the late Victorian era, the play's humour derives in part from characters maintaining fictitious identities to escape unwelcome social obligations. It is replete with witty dialogue and satirises…
1 film adaptation
The verdict
- Readers rate The Importance of Being Earnest highest: The Importance of Being Earnest 4.2 · Lorna Doone 3.7.
- The Importance of Being Earnest is the quickest read — about 1 hours vs 8 for Lorna Doone.
- The Importance of Being Earnest has the widest readership — 415055 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Want a one-evening read?
The Importance of Being Earnest
≈ 1h vs 8h for Lorna Doone
Want the crowd-tested pick?
The Importance of Being Earnest
415055 ratings vs 16616 for Lorna Doone
Just want the better-reviewed one?
The Importance of Being Earnest
4.2 vs 3.7 from readers
New to the genre?
The Importance of Being Earnest
Moderate vs Challenging for Lorna Doone
Scores by source
| Lorna Doone | The Importance of Being Earnest | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.7 (16616) | 4.2 (415055) |
| Hardcover | — | 4.2 (612) |
| Google Books | — | 4.0 (136) |
| Apple Books | — | 4.5 (3163) |
Reception
| Lorna Doone | The Importance of Being Earnest | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 16616 | 415055 |
| Editions | 556 | 455 |
| Citations | 1 | — |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 18669 | 279372 |
| Reading it now | — | 6560 |
| Written reviews | 898 | 18557 |
| Wikipedia attention | 6358 | 30760 |
| Pages | 458 | 94 |