The Way of the World (Dover Thrift Editions)

from jrgoetziii

It's rare that I do this, but I have to question why this is on any "Great Books" list. I found it exceedingly dull and don't think it holds up to the standards of the other Great Books i've read (which numbers in the thousands and I'm still not quite 25 yet.) Even Aristophanes is better on the c...

from AliceAnna

Boring. Moliere can run circles around this guy. Even as a parody, the characters were uninteresting, unsympathetic and boring. So NOT funny.

from Isa_Lavinia

Perhaps this is better if you actually watch the play, but reading it... It is witty, but the plot is too convoluted and the characters' names don't help when it comes to keeping who is who clear, much less who is doing what (or usually whom).

from tjsjohanna

My third play read in this collection, so far it has been the most enjoyable to read. I liked Mr. Mirabell and Mrs. Millimant. The characters, too, seemed drawn more lifelike and less caricature. There were a number of intersecting plots, all of which were exposed by the wit of Mirabell in the end.

from tjsjohanna

My third play read in this collection, so far it has been the most enjoyable to read. I liked Mr. Mirabell and Mrs. Millimant. The characters, too, seemed drawn more lifelike and less caricature. There were a number of intersecting plots, all of which were exposed by the wit of Mirabell in the end.