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Brain on Fire by Susannah CahalanA Thousand Naked Strangers by Kevin Hazzard30 Years Behind Bars by Karen GedneyComplications by Atul GawandeCall the Midwife by Jennifer Worth
Compelling Medical Memoirs
377 books — 180 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 — 23 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
368 books — 165 voters

Beyond Belief by Jenna Miscavige HillUnder the Banner of Heaven by Jon KrakauerEscape by Carolyn JessopUnorthodox by Deborah FeldmanLeaving Isn't the Hardest Thing by Lauren Hough
Small, Offbeat Religion Memoirs
261 books — 295 voters
The Sacred Lies of Minnow Bly by Stephanie OakesCult Girls by Natalie GrandThe Chosen One by Carol Lynch WilliamsMental Immunity by Andy NormanThis I Know by Eldonna Edwards
Cults, Sects, and Religious Conflict for Young Adults
312 books — 228 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
541 books — 396 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
767 books — 2,058 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
930 books — 2,386 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
1,320 books — 5,878 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
6,382 books — 7,222 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
914 books — 2,959 voters


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