Btw, I’m not sure if “autobiographies tend to be shorter” is right? Even if it’s correct on average, there certainly are some biographies that are fairly short.
E.g. I read a very short biography of Peter Kropotkin and a short biography of Hannah Arendt. And a short “dual (partial) biography” on Churchill and Orwell.
I think it was OK, but nearer the bottom of biographies I’ve read. In hindsight I would probably rather read a biography on just Churchill (but this might just reflect what I’m more interested in, and whom I happened to already know more about).
Btw, I’m not sure if “autobiographies tend to be shorter” is right? Even if it’s correct on average, there certainly are some biographies that are fairly short.
E.g. I read a very short biography of Peter Kropotkin and a short biography of Hannah Arendt. And a short “dual (partial) biography” on Churchill and Orwell.
Sure, my tendency claim is about averages (and also anecdotally grounded than because I did a full survey).
Would you recommend the short dual biography on Churchill and Orwell?
SammyDMartin has now posted a review of the Churchill + Orwell biography.
Thank you, I enjoyed the review and probably would not have read it if you didn’t link it.
I think it was OK, but nearer the bottom of biographies I’ve read. In hindsight I would probably rather read a biography on just Churchill (but this might just reflect what I’m more interested in, and whom I happened to already know more about).