An autobiography vs My Early Life: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Hommes d'État, Statesmen, Biography & Memoir
An autobiography
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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My Early Life
American edition (New York, C. Scribner's sons) has title: A roving commission; my early life.
The verdict
- Readers rate An autobiography highest: An autobiography 4.4 · My Early Life 4.2.
- An autobiography has the widest readership — 11236 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| An autobiography | My Early Life | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.5 (11236) | 4.3 (408) |
| Hardcover | 3.8 (43) | 5.0 (1) |
| Google Books | 5.0 (1) | — |
| Apple Books | — | 4.0 (39) |
Reception
| An autobiography | My Early Life | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 11236 | 408 |
| Editions | 140 | 110 |
| Citations | — | 49 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | — | 8130 |
| Pages | 455 | 392 |