An autobiography vs The life of Niccolò Machiavelli: Which Should You Read?
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An autobiography
“The Gandhis belong to the Bania caste and seem to have been originally grocers. But for three generations, from my grandfather, they have been Prime Ministers in several Kathiawad States.”
Gandhi's non-violent struggles against racism, violence, and colonialism in South Africa and India had brought him to such a level of notoriety, adulation that when asked to write an autobiography midway through his…
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The life of Niccolò Machiavelli
A narrative biography of the Florentine in which his own deeds and his own words speak for themselves.
The verdict
- Readers rate An autobiography highest: An autobiography 4.4 · The life of Niccolò Machiavelli 3.8.
- The life of Niccolò Machiavelli is the quickest read — about 6 hours vs 8 for An autobiography.
- An autobiography has the widest readership — 11236 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| An autobiography | The life of Niccolò Machiavelli | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.5 (11236) | 3.8 (14) |
| Hardcover | 3.8 (43) | — |
| Google Books | 5.0 (1) | — |
Reception
| An autobiography | The life of Niccolò Machiavelli | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 11236 | 14 |
| Editions | 140 | 16 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | — |
| Want to read | — | 47 |
| Reading it now | — | 4 |
| Written reviews | — | 2 |
| Pages | 455 | 337 |