Seven Bones vs The Authentic Life of Billy, The Kid: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: True Crime
Seven Bones
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Seven Bones is the story of one of the more bizarre murder investigations in Australia’s criminal history. Two wives die in suspicious circumstances: co-incidence or, as husband Thomas Keir describes it, ‘bad…
The Authentic Life of Billy, The Kid
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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…
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The verdict
- Readers rate Seven Bones highest: Seven Bones 3.7 · The Authentic Life of Billy, The Kid 3.5.
- The Authentic Life of Billy, The Kid is the quickest read — about 2 hours vs 5 for Seven Bones.
- The Authentic Life of Billy, The Kid has the widest readership — 901 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Seven Bones | The Authentic Life of Billy, The Kid | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.7 (312) | 3.4 (901) |
| Apple Books | — | 4.0 (17) |
Reception
| Seven Bones | The Authentic Life of Billy, The Kid | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 312 | 901 |
| Editions | 5 | 8 |
| Film adaptations | — | 1 |
| Want to read | 152 | — |
| Reading it now | 24 | — |
| Written reviews | 38 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | — | 1396 |
| Pages | 284 | 128 |
Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Seven Bones or The Authentic Life of Billy, The Kid?
Seven Bones has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Seven Bones 3.7/5, The Authentic Life of Billy, The Kid 3.5/5).
Which is shorter to read: Seven Bones or The Authentic Life of Billy, The Kid?
The Authentic Life of Billy, The Kid is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: The Authentic Life of Billy, The Kid (128 pages, ≈ 2 h 22 m); Seven Bones (284 pages, ≈ 5 h 16 m).
Which is harder to read: Seven Bones or The Authentic Life of Billy, The Kid?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Seven Bones: Moderate; The Authentic Life of Billy, The Kid: Moderate.