The Importance of Being Earnest vs The Moving Finger: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Fiction
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
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The Moving Finger
The placid village of Lymstock seems the perfect place for Jerry Burton to recuperate from his accident under the care of his sister, Joanna. But soon a series of vicious poison-pen letters destroys the village's quiet…
The verdict
- Readers rate The Importance of Being Earnest highest: The Importance of Being Earnest 4.2 · The Moving Finger 3.9.
- The Importance of Being Earnest is the quickest read — about 1 hours vs 4 for The Moving Finger.
- 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 4h for The Moving Finger
Want the crowd-tested pick?
The Importance of Being Earnest
415055 ratings vs 5252 for The Moving Finger
Just want the better-reviewed one?
The Importance of Being Earnest
4.2 vs 3.9 from readers
New to the genre?
The Importance of Being Earnest
Moderate vs Challenging for The Moving Finger
Scores by source
| The Importance of Being Earnest | The Moving Finger | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.2 (415055) | 3.9 (5252) |
| Hardcover | 4.2 (612) | 3.7 (132) |
| Google Books | 4.0 (136) | — |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (3163) | 4.5 (191) |
Reception
| The Importance of Being Earnest | The Moving Finger | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 415055 | 5252 |
| Editions | 455 | 115 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 279372 | 25192 |
| Reading it now | 6560 | — |
| Written reviews | 18557 | 5252 |
| Wikipedia attention | 30760 | 4598 |
| Pages | 94 | 224 |