Love for Love vs The Way of the World: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Adultery, British and irish drama, English drama, Drama, Fiction
Love for Love
“THE husbandman in vain renews his toil,”
More
Valentine, Sir Sampson's dissolute eldest son, finds himself at a standstill; the only way out of his financial difficulties is to give in to his father's pressure to renounce his right of inheritance. While this…
The Way of the World
“My Lord,-Whether the world will arraign me of vanity or not, that I have presumed to dedicate this comedy to your lordship, I am yet in doubt; though, it may be, it is some degree of vanity even to doubt of it.”
More
The Way of the World is a comedy play written by the English playwright William Congreve, first performed in 1700. It premiered in the theatre in Lincoln's Inn Fields in London. It is widely regarded by critics as one…
Side by side
The verdict
- Readers rate Love for Love highest: Love for Love 3.6 · The Way of the World 3.3.
- The Way of the World has the widest readership — 4597 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| Love for Love | The Way of the World | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.2 (14) | 3.3 (4597) |
| Hardcover | — | 3.2 (6) |
Reception
| Love for Love | The Way of the World | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 14 | 4597 |
| Editions | 118 | 174 |
| Citations | 14 | — |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 248 | 2606 |
| Written reviews | 14 | 256 |
| Wikipedia attention | 376 | 2296 |
| Pages | 112 | 182 |
Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Love for Love or The Way of the World?
Love for Love has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Love for Love 3.6/5, The Way of the World 3.3/5).
Which is shorter to read: Love for Love or The Way of the World?
Love for Love is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: Love for Love (112 pages, ≈ 2 h 04 m); The Way of the World (182 pages, ≈ 3 h 22 m).
Which is harder to read: Love for Love or The Way of the World?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Love for Love: Demanding; The Way of the World: Demanding.