Brain on Fire by Susannah Cahalan30 Years Behind Bars by Karen  GedneyA Thousand Naked Strangers by Kevin HazzardComplications by Atul GawandeCall the Midwife by Jennifer Worth
Compelling Medical Memoirs
369 books — 160 voters
A Child Called "It" by Dave PelzerThis Childhood of Mine by Laura Meer BarkleyThe Hell of Allegiance by Charmaine MaeerAngela’s Ashes by Frank McCourtThe Lost Boy by Dave Pelzer
Misery Memoirs
32 books — 22 voters

I Have to Call Someone Mama by Tammy Eady WalkerDying to be Ill by Marc D. FeldmanPlaying Sick? by Marc D. FeldmanMunchausen by Proxy Syndrome by Teresa F. ParnellSecrets Unraveled by Andrea Avigal
Munchausens and Munchausens by Proxy
18 books — 17 voters
The Girls by Emma ClineThe Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodCult Girls by Natalie GrandThe Sacred Lies of Minnow Bly by Stephanie OakesThe Stepford Wives by Ira Levin
Cults and Communes in Fiction
358 books — 156 voters

Running with Scissors by Augusten BurroughsInto the Wild by Jon KrakauerLeaving Isn't the Hardest Thing by Lauren  HoughGirl, Interrupted by Susanna KaysenProzac Nation by Elizabeth Wurtzel
Unsettling Memoirs & Biographies
530 books — 376 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Giver by Lois LowryThe Outsiders by S.E. HintonAnimal Farm by George Orwell1984 by George Orwell
Best School Assigned Books
766 books — 2,064 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling1984 by George OrwellAnimal Farm by George OrwellFahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
Best Banned, Censored, and Challenged Books
924 books — 2,381 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeePride and Prejudice by Jane Austen1984 by George OrwellThe Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die
1,318 books — 5,836 voters

The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankThe Glass Castle by Jeannette WallsNight by Elie WieselAngela’s Ashes by Frank McCourtEat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert
Best Memoir / Biography / Autobiography
5,798 books — 6,335 voters
The Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankNight by Elie WieselThe Boy in the Striped Pajamas by John BoyneNumber the Stars by Lois Lowry
Well-Written Holocaust Books
890 books — 2,881 voters


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