Forced
Amanda J. Green
18-05-2025
Patched together plot, unentertaining discourse and too short to be a real play. I'm not impressed.
Perfectly brilliant!
UnitedDasher
16-12-2024
Best of Classics!
Witty and Playful
ktswider
15-11-2024
If “would you still love me if I was a worm?” was a book
Would still read
Nycchi
17-03-2024
Probably in its day was quite a romp. But today, I have to constantly think about the time frame and the “theater laughs” to have any appreciation
This is a great book
KhilenP
20-03-2023
In school we have been reading the beginning of plays like Shakespeare and what not. Then we read this and I read the beginning and liked it. So I finished reading it on Apple Books.
Funny
whaway and alah
11-02-2023
I have read it at least three times. And it is funny every time.
One for the ages
MacMan9876
27-09-2022
A witty and completely enjoyable read.
Makes no sense
hey how afe yiu
01-08-2022
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Comical
JANUARYIS BETTER THANFEB
30-05-2022
This has got to be the funniest classic I’ve read before Twain 😂😂
Just great writing and the dialogue is alive with humor and wit and real people foibles.
Jonny5328954
29-05-2022
See above
Strange but entertaining
CignoNero
04-04-2021
Strange to read a book in script form but it does lend to visualising the scene. Funny old time humour and quick story
Witty and “Wilde”
adpantano
30-03-2021
I never read any of Wilde’s works until this one. Delightful and full of hidden sarcasm. Need to read again and again to derive all of his hidden critiques of late 19th century society and Victorian age
Classic!
Virgogirl2
21-12-2020
Witty and fun!
Spectacular!
eschdawg
14-12-2020
Spectacular jolly fun from beginning to end!
Everyone is Ernest
lovinthisbook❤️📚
30-11-2020
I laughed so hard while reading this book! I had to read this book for an online class, and had no knowledge of its comedy. A whole joke on Victorian marriage lol🤣
Wow
Flower000001
25-01-2020
THE BEST
Witty and Enjoyable
Techdude83
12-01-2020
I loved this story because it is just long enough to tell the story it’s supposed to tell without becoming boring. The characters all have witty lines and it makes the reading even more enjoyable.
Very Funny!!!!
Shirlsan
02-08-2019
It’s so short but what a great story! The wit of all of the characters and their underhanded, snide comments were so clever and unpredictable.
I LOVE this story
A fun revisit
Shad the General
26-05-2019
I had to read this ‘way back ‘ when I was 15 or so. I was delighted to find it in the free books and read it tonight before bed. I love this clever and witty play!
The Importance of Being Ernest
nancypants32
19-05-2019
Excellent story, humorous. Characters interesting.
Top play
Scud an
20-06-2018
I love this play. So witty and well constructed!
Plot Twists
Rusty1997moe
03-06-2018
Fantastic classic by a brilliant author. Mystery around every turn. Couldn’t ask for a better motif.
Ridiculously funny
Avila Beach Bum
22-03-2018
I saw the play mini years ago, but this book was much funnier.
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25-11-2017
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The importance of being EARNEST
Marla Batsaikhan
30-05-2017
The importance of being earnest is written by well-known author Oscar Wilde whom we all in love with, and takes place in era which we call the Aristocracy generation in England.
The scene starts with so-called orphan John Worthing visiting his aristocratic friend Algernon Moncrieff's house, and discovers himself being rejected by his future mother-in-law. In the next scene, Algernon discovers himself being rejected by his lover Cecily Cardew's guardian John. Neither of them might seem like they are neglected by their future in-laws however, the most not earnest action was that both of them used the name Ernest to attract their lovers. This lie brings about the issue of distrustfulness between Ernests and their lovers.
The one and only issue I would like to comment on is that few scenes of this novel advertised that lying can lead to complexity ,which could bring happy ending, in some area. For example, had Jack not lied about his identity, he wouldn't have found his true nature. Then BOOM teenage readers like me get the general idea that lying can lead to some sort of good ending. Had I understood that lying is bad from this novel, I could have concluded the book as perfect.
All in all, this novel perfectly displayed the human nature that all of us wants to hide. The nature that makes us lie sometimes. Personally, The importance of being Earnest is recommendable for teenage readers who are struggling to discover who they are like me. This novel might help you to see others from another angle.
What a great plot twist
Irbin2RAD
29-11-2016
Amazing plot twist!!!
I love how it ends.
Title says it all
Jah Marvellous
25-10-2016
After this you will understand the importance of being earnest. Great Novel
Farce at it's best
Pauleyjax
30-11-2015
Wilde always has been the master of silly. Quite enjoyable.
Interesting but not too inspiring
Y$Y$
05-08-2015
Read the book because I've heard many people talk about it. It's well written and told a good story within 100 pages.
I do like how Jack and Algernon are characterized. They are different in values but surprisingly similar in attitudes towards love. Brave and honest mostly. Both characters are charming.
It revealed some of the ironic side of that time.
Amazing!!!
Mmmmmeeeeeeeeeee111222333
02-05-2015
This book is filled with twists! Overall I recommend it !
Hilarious Classic!
B.A.N.anas
28-02-2015
I loved this play! Every moment of reading was a delightful taste of fresh air.
On the importance of being timeless
GCRBarbosa
27-01-2015
In a world that has traded intelligence for speed, Wilde is a safe harbour for those seeking the dry wits of humour in its true form: subliminar, indirect, sinuous.
Every sentence is a pearl of sarcasm that mocks of human behavior at its core. Thats what makes it unquestionably a timeless read.
Masterpiece
Gkogstkknfebbsarjkodqegb
07-10-2014
This book was amazing, but I can't help compare it to The Picture of Dorian Grey as they both have similar themes and when I compare it to Dorian Grey, it doesn't hold up. I think this book is great for all readers. I am eleven and I enjoyed
it very much. Though, I did need a dictionary nearby.
Classic
Elfdude
18-05-2014
Great to revisit this play. Oscar Wilde wrote at a time when life was so different from today - when the 1% had a manservant and governesses and manners ruled behavior. And he lampoons that time. For me it was thoroughly enjoyable.
Entertaining Play
Goodienbf
31-10-2013
Written in modern English, each of the main characters was humorously depicted by the author.
Still funny
MSSReader
30-10-2013
Even though it mocks the norms of the time and place it was written, it's still funny today. I laughed out loud as I read it. Deserves its reputation as a classic.
Bunbury On...
Capital J2000
08-09-2013
Oscar Wilde has become one of my favorite authors. The Importance of Being Earnest is a funny, easy to read, well written play. Actual made me laugh out loud. I'm exited to watch the movies :)
The Importance of Being Earnest
02598
07-08-2013
I am 13 years old, and I thought this book was funny! I like that everybody's name was Ernest, even though they were not being earnest about their name. :)
Wild about Wilde
Zanninvt
08-07-2013
This is one of the funniest plays ever written! Every person with a modicum of culture will know it, so quote to your heart's content.
A true delight to read or perform.
A very delightful read. I would love to see the play in person.
James70_2002
07-07-2013
Brady
The Importance of Being Earnest
Reading Fan 13
29-05-2013
I read this after a recommendation from a teacher. I loved it do much, I laughed out loud several times! It is witty, whimsical, charming, and occasionally just bizarre. A wonderful read, acting it out or not. And the movie is great too!
Hilarious!
Messr Lau
20-03-2013
Nonstop humour from cover to cover, fantastic and exciting read.
Delightful
BeamUpTime
25-02-2013
Absolutely well worth it!
The Importance of Being Earnest
Subaortic
22-02-2013
This is one of the few plays written in the snappy, smart and economical fashion that all staged literature should be.
Wilde captures exquisitely the bonne mot, the witty phrase and the arrogant demeanor of the British class hierarchy.
An excellent and short read!
Absurdly Funny!
RCNW
23-01-2013
This play is an extremely easy read because I read it in an hour before school today an ace'd an IB English test. The absurdness of this storyline made my frantic reading of the play this morning not cause as much anxiety as it did when I tried reading Crime and Punishment before school (which didn't turn out as well). 5 Stars!
Great read!
maryamarie
06-12-2012
I'm a little upset with myself that I put off reading this all through high school. I loved it!! And the ending was so unexpected. This is most def going to be one of my favorites to snuggle up with and read on a quite day😊
Wilde about Ernest
Punloving
27-09-2012
I have loved this play since I was a teenager! Wilde's quick wit and humor are such a joy.
Delightful!!
Erica XXXX
25-09-2012
I recommend it.
Melodramatic & Funny
IvyLib
23-08-2012
I'd never read any of Oscar Wilde's works. And I did't realize this was a play. But I found myself laughing aloud in the middle at Jack's predicament and the upcoming confrontations. The characters' remarks are most often exaggerated and melodramatic, and the ends tied up almost too neatly, but this quick read left me smiling and looking for other Wilde works.
Dexterously written!!!
Benbrown1996
30-07-2012
I was required to read this for school and I loved it! It took me no more than two hours to read, and was fast and enjoyable the whole time. I strongly recommend this to all readers
