Anesce's votes on the list Essential Memoir Reading

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1	Falling Leaves by Adeline Yen Mah 3.91 avg rating — 29,518 ratings Anesce added it See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	Chinese Cinderella: The True Story of an Unwanted Daughter by Adeline Yen Mah 4.08 avg rating — 42,496 ratings Anesce rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	Wild Swans: Three Daughters of China by Jung Chang 4.31 avg rating — 128,320 ratings Anesce rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	The Art of Memoir by Mary Karr 4.15 avg rating — 8,638 ratings Anesce rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	What My Bones Know by Stephanie Foo (Goodreads Author) 4.49 avg rating — 84,403 ratings Anesce added it See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6	The Fact of a Body: A Murder and a Memoir by Alexandria Marzano-Lesnevich (Goodreads Author) 3.80 avg rating — 22,701 ratings Anesce added it See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	Where the Past Begins: A Writer's Memoir by Amy Tan (Goodreads Author) 3.58 avg rating — 3,520 ratings Anesce rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8	Made in China: A Memoir of Love and Labor by Anna Qu 3.85 avg rating — 2,879 ratings Anesce added it See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9	Nine Continents: A Memoir In and Out of China by Xiaolu Guo 4.14 avg rating — 2,049 ratings Anesce added it See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	Why We Write About Ourselves: Twenty Memoirists on Why They Expose Themselves (and Others) in the Name of Literature by Meredith Maran (Goodreads Author) (Editor) 3.87 avg rating — 676 ratings Anesce added it See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11	I Want To Destroy Myself: A Memoir by Malika Amar Shaikh 3.97 avg rating — 192 ratings Anesce added it See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12	Red Azalea: A Memoir by Anchee Min 3.85 avg rating — 10,879 ratings Anesce added it See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13	Women We Buried, Women We Burned: A Memoir by Rachel Louise Snyder (Goodreads Author) 3.92 avg rating — 5,030 ratings Anesce added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14	Stray: Memoir of a Runaway by Tanya Marquardt (Goodreads Author) 3.43 avg rating — 3,951 ratings Anesce added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
15	The Same River Twice: A Memoir of Dirtbag Backpackers, Bomb Shelters, and Bad Travel by Pam Mandel (Goodreads Author) 3.79 avg rating — 318 ratings Anesce added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
16	The Water Phoenix: A memoir of childhood abuse, healing and forgiveness by Rituparna Chatterjee 4.40 avg rating — 30 ratings Anesce added it See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
17	The Dream of Water: A Memoir by Kyoko Mori 3.88 avg rating — 236 ratings Anesce added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
18	Disgust: A Memoir by Stephanie Grant 4.17 avg rating — 52 ratings Anesce added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
19	Now Write! Nonfiction: Memoir, Journalism and Creative Nonfiction Exercises from Today's Best Writers (Now Write! Series) by Sherry Ellis 3.93 avg rating — 148 ratings Anesce added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
20	Ordinary Girls: A Memoir by Jaquira Díaz (Goodreads Author) 4.03 avg rating — 5,488 ratings Anesce added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
21	Once in a House on Fire by Andrea Ashworth 3.95 avg rating — 2,558 ratings Anesce added it See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
22	I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy 4.42 avg rating — 1,603,469 ratings Anesce added it See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
23	In the Dream House by Carmen Maria Machado (Goodreads Author) 4.37 avg rating — 169,532 ratings Anesce added it See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
24	Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom (Goodreads Author) 4.22 avg rating — 1,261,991 ratings Anesce added it See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
25	First Contact by Soni Somarajan 4.33 avg rating — 9 ratings Anesce added it See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
26	Maid: Hard Work, Low Pay, and a Mother's Will to Survive by Stephanie Land (Goodreads Author) 3.86 avg rating — 116,103 ratings Anesce added it See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
27	The Suicide Index: Putting My Father's Death in Order by Joan Wickersham 4.06 avg rating — 1,755 ratings Anesce added it See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
28	The Day That Went Missing by Richard Beard 3.71 avg rating — 965 ratings Anesce added it See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
29	The Liars' Club by Mary Karr 3.94 avg rating — 73,183 ratings Anesce added it See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
30	The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls (Goodreads Author) 4.33 avg rating — 1,404,161 ratings Anesce added it See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
31	Writing as a Way of Healing: How Telling Our Stories Transforms Our Lives by Louise DeSalvo 4.16 avg rating — 1,005 ratings Anesce added it See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
32	My Life on the Road by Gloria Steinem 4.07 avg rating — 36,958 ratings Anesce added it See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
33	The Yellow House by Sarah M. Broom 3.89 avg rating — 25,716 ratings Anesce rated it 3 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
34	Baluta by Daya Pawar (Self) 4.13 avg rating — 565 ratings Anesce added it See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
35	Smoke and Mirrors : An Experience of China by Pallavi Aiyar (Goodreads Author) 3.98 avg rating — 319 ratings Anesce added it See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
36	Pleasure Activism: The Politics of Feeling Good by Adrienne Maree Brown (Editor) 4.21 avg rating — 9,706 ratings Anesce rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
37	Hunger: A Memoir of (My) Body by Roxane Gay (Goodreads Author) 4.17 avg rating — 123,411 ratings Anesce added it See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
38	The Good Women of China: Hidden Voices by Xinran 4.32 avg rating — 13,622 ratings Anesce rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
39	Encounters with Qi: Exploring Chinese Medicine by David Eisenberg 3.97 avg rating — 97 ratings Anesce rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
40	From Heaven Lake: Travels Through Sinkiang and Tibet (Vintage Departures) by Vikram Seth 4.03 avg rating — 2,163 ratings Anesce rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
41	Red Scarf Girl by Ji-li Jiang 3.80 avg rating — 17,820 ratings Anesce rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
42	Mao's Last Dancer by Li Cunxin 4.14 avg rating — 33,017 ratings Anesce rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
43	Foreign Babes in Beijing: Behind the Scenes of a New China by Rachel DeWoskin 3.50 avg rating — 1,167 ratings Anesce rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
44	I Am Malala: The Story of the Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban by Malala Yousafzai (Goodreads Author) 4.16 avg rating — 637,173 ratings Anesce rated it 3 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
45	A Child Called "It" (Dave Pelzer, #1) by Dave Pelzer (Goodreads Author) 4.14 avg rating — 466,716 ratings Anesce rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
46	On Gold Mountain: The One-Hundred-Year Odyssey of My Chinese-American Family by Lisa See (Goodreads Author) 3.96 avg rating — 11,422 ratings Anesce rated it 3 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
47	My Side of the River by Elizabeth Camarillo Gutierrez (Goodreads Author) 3.76 avg rating — 6,779 ratings Anesce added it See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
48	The Magical Language of Others by E.J. Koh (Goodreads Author) 3.86 avg rating — 4,738 ratings Anesce added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
49	Brutalities: A Love Story by Margo Steines (Goodreads Author) 4.09 avg rating — 852 ratings Anesce added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars