My autobiography vs The Kid Stays in the Picture: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Motion Picture Producers and Directors, Motion picture actors and actresses, Actors, Motion Pictures, Biography & Memoir
My autobiography
“Charlie Chaplin's own Story” is the first of Chaplin's two published autobiographies : being a faithful recital of a romantic career, beginning with early recollections of boyhood in London and closing with the…
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The Kid Stays in the Picture
An autobiographical account of the life and times of Robert Evans, Hollywood producer who worked on Love Story, Rosemary's Baby, The Godfather, Marathon Man, Chinatown The Cottonwood Club and many other films.
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- The Kid Stays in the Picture has the widest readership — 5593 ratings behind its score.
- My autobiography reaches further in scholarship and criticism — cited 132 times.
How to choose
Scores by source
| My autobiography | The Kid Stays in the Picture | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 4.0 (5593) |
| Hardcover | 4.2 (9) | 3.8 (15) |
| Apple Books | — | 4.0 (131) |
Reception
| My autobiography | The Kid Stays in the Picture | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 9 | 5593 |
| Editions | 11 | 8 |
| Citations | 132 | 7 |
| Film adaptations | — | 1 |
| Wikipedia attention | 808 | 2132 |
| Pages | 528 | 480 |