A Mother's Reckoning vs The Authentic Life of Billy, The Kid: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: True Crime, Biography & Memoir
A Mother's Reckoning
On April 20, 1999, Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold walked into Columbine High School in Littleton, Colorado. In a matter of minutes, they killed twelve students and a teacher and wounded twenty-four others before taking…
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The Authentic Life of Billy, The Kid
Hankering for a mostly true tale about the hard-living desperadoes who inhabited America's desert Southwest in the mid-1800s? This biography of the ill-fated gunslinger Billy, the Kid was written by Pat Garrett, the…
The verdict
- Readers rate A Mother's Reckoning highest: A Mother's Reckoning 4.1 · The Authentic Life of Billy, The Kid 3.5.
- The Authentic Life of Billy, The Kid is the quickest read — about 2 hours vs 6 for A Mother's Reckoning.
- A Mother's Reckoning has the widest readership — 48105 ratings behind its score.
- A Mother's Reckoning runs the darker storyline; The Authentic Life of Billy, The Kid stays the lighter read.
How to choose
Want a one-evening read?
The Authentic Life of Billy, The Kid
≈ 2h vs 6h for A Mother's Reckoning
Just want the better-reviewed one?
A Mother's Reckoning
4.1 vs 3.5 from readers
In the mood for something dark?
A Mother's Reckoning
a darker storyline than The Authentic Life of Billy, The Kid
Want something lighter?
The Authentic Life of Billy, The Kid
an easier tone than A Mother's Reckoning
Scores by source
| A Mother's Reckoning | The Authentic Life of Billy, The Kid | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.1 (48105) | 3.4 (901) |
| Hardcover | 4.0 (43) | — |
| Google Books | 5.0 (1) | — |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (671) | 4.0 (17) |
Reception
| A Mother's Reckoning | The Authentic Life of Billy, The Kid | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 48105 | 901 |
| Editions | 10 | 8 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 56316 | — |
| Reading it now | 2312 | — |
| Written reviews | 6401 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 2669 | 1396 |
| Pages | 336 | 128 |