Memoir Books

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Educated Educated (Hardcover)
by (shelved 13028 times as memoir)
avg rating 4.46 — 1,884,787 ratings — published 2018
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I'm Glad My Mom Died I'm Glad My Mom Died (Hardcover)
by (shelved 10373 times as memoir)
avg rating 4.43 — 1,504,623 ratings — published 2022
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The Glass Castle The Glass Castle (Paperback)
by (shelved 8747 times as memoir)
avg rating 4.33 — 1,372,852 ratings — published 2005
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Crying in H Mart Crying in H Mart (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7897 times as memoir)
avg rating 4.23 — 609,486 ratings — published 2021
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Becoming Becoming (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7309 times as memoir)
avg rating 4.43 — 1,207,972 ratings — published 2018
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Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7293 times as memoir)
avg rating 4.49 — 815,061 ratings — published 2016
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Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6172 times as memoir)
avg rating 4.07 — 872,009 ratings — published 2012
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When Breath Becomes Air When Breath Becomes Air (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 6071 times as memoir)
avg rating 4.41 — 816,855 ratings — published 2016
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Bossypants Bossypants (ebook)
by (shelved 5721 times as memoir)
avg rating 3.96 — 1,059,561 ratings — published 2011
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The Diary of a Young Girl The Diary of a Young Girl (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 5534 times as memoir)
avg rating 4.20 — 4,221,852 ratings — published 1947
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Night Night (Paperback)
by (shelved 5193 times as memoir)
avg rating 4.38 — 1,373,136 ratings — published 1956
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Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4696 times as memoir)
avg rating 3.84 — 507,083 ratings — published 2016
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Eat, Pray, Love Eat, Pray, Love (Paperback)
by (shelved 4498 times as memoir)
avg rating 3.65 — 1,849,606 ratings — published 2006
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The Year of Magical Thinking The Year of Magical Thinking (Paperback)
by (shelved 4488 times as memoir)
avg rating 3.93 — 305,421 ratings — published 2005
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Know My Name Know My Name (ebook)
by (shelved 4389 times as memoir)
avg rating 4.68 — 261,611 ratings — published 2019
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Yes Please Yes Please (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4336 times as memoir)
avg rating 3.85 — 558,064 ratings — published 2014
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In the Dream House In the Dream House (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4123 times as memoir)
avg rating 4.38 — 163,856 ratings — published 2019
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The Woman in Me The Woman in Me (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3902 times as memoir)
avg rating 3.83 — 581,281 ratings — published 2023
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I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (Maya Angelou's Autobiography, #1) I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (Maya Angelou's Autobiography, #1)
by (shelved 3894 times as memoir)
avg rating 4.30 — 585,373 ratings — published 1969
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Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? (And Other Concerns) Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? (And Other Concerns)
by (shelved 3725 times as memoir)
avg rating 3.86 — 514,673 ratings — published 2011
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Between the World and Me Between the World and Me (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3523 times as memoir)
avg rating 4.40 — 369,210 ratings — published 2015
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Angela's Ashes (Frank McCourt, #1) Angela's Ashes (Frank McCourt, #1)
by (shelved 3508 times as memoir)
avg rating 4.15 — 660,524 ratings — published 1996
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Hunger: A Memoir of (My) Body Hunger: A Memoir of (My) Body
by (shelved 3487 times as memoir)
avg rating 4.17 — 121,812 ratings — published 2017
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Just Kids Just Kids (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3302 times as memoir)
avg rating 4.21 — 359,514 ratings — published 2010
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I Am Malala: The Story of the Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban I Am Malala: The Story of the Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3236 times as memoir)
avg rating 4.16 — 626,972 ratings — published 2012
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Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic (Paperback)
by (shelved 3221 times as memoir)
avg rating 4.07 — 203,670 ratings — published 2006
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Me Talk Pretty One Day Me Talk Pretty One Day (Paperback)
by (shelved 3114 times as memoir)
avg rating 4.01 — 722,547 ratings — published 2000
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Running with Scissors Running with Scissors (Paperback)
by (shelved 2995 times as memoir)
avg rating 3.77 — 404,841 ratings — published 2002
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Spare Spare (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2930 times as memoir)
avg rating 3.83 — 432,927 ratings — published 2023
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Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly (Paperback)
by (shelved 2853 times as memoir)
avg rating 4.19 — 383,035 ratings — published 2000
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Untamed Untamed (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2739 times as memoir)
avg rating 3.98 — 518,225 ratings — published 2020
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Brain on Fire: My Month of Madness Brain on Fire: My Month of Madness (ebook)
by (shelved 2734 times as memoir)
avg rating 4.09 — 238,963 ratings — published 2012
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Let's Pretend This Never Happened: A Mostly True Memoir Let's Pretend This Never Happened: A Mostly True Memoir (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2699 times as memoir)
avg rating 3.90 — 201,693 ratings — published 2012
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Tuesdays with Morrie: An Old Man, a Young Man, and Life's Greatest Lesson Tuesdays with Morrie: An Old Man, a Young Man, and Life's Greatest Lesson (Paperback)
by (shelved 2686 times as memoir)
avg rating 4.21 — 1,215,662 ratings — published 1997
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On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 2663 times as memoir)
avg rating 4.34 — 320,260 ratings — published 2000
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Man's Search for Meaning Man's Search for Meaning (Paperback)
by (shelved 2646 times as memoir)
avg rating 4.37 — 891,079 ratings — published 1946
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Maybe You Should Talk to Someone: A Therapist, Her Therapist, and Our Lives Revealed Maybe You Should Talk to Someone: A Therapist, Her Therapist, and Our Lives Revealed (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2530 times as memoir)
avg rating 4.37 — 409,139 ratings — published 2019
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A Promised Land A Promised Land (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 2451 times as memoir)
avg rating 4.31 — 278,404 ratings — published 2020
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Girl, Interrupted Girl, Interrupted (Paperback)
by (shelved 2347 times as memoir)
avg rating 3.95 — 281,537 ratings — published 1993
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Greenlights Greenlights (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2271 times as memoir)
avg rating 4.20 — 466,604 ratings — published 2020
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Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood (Persepolis, #1) Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood (Persepolis, #1)
by (shelved 2258 times as memoir)
avg rating 4.27 — 232,417 ratings — published 2003
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Everything I Know About Love Everything I Know About Love (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2241 times as memoir)
avg rating 3.93 — 512,842 ratings — published 2018
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Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2224 times as memoir)
avg rating 3.94 — 405,563 ratings — published 2022
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Orange Is the New Black Orange Is the New Black (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2205 times as memoir)
avg rating 3.72 — 206,454 ratings — published 2010
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Furiously Happy: A Funny Book About Horrible Things Furiously Happy: A Funny Book About Horrible Things (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2203 times as memoir)
avg rating 3.89 — 176,120 ratings — published 2015
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Why Not Me? Why Not Me? (Paperback)
by (shelved 2063 times as memoir)
avg rating 3.90 — 227,054 ratings — published 2015
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What My Bones Know What My Bones Know (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2048 times as memoir)
avg rating 4.49 — 78,042 ratings — published 2022
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A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 2006 times as memoir)
avg rating 4.07 — 448,119 ratings — published 1998
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Finding Me Finding Me (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1989 times as memoir)
avg rating 4.53 — 183,214 ratings — published 2022
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Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mt. Everest Disaster Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mt. Everest Disaster (Paperback)
by (shelved 1963 times as memoir)
avg rating 4.26 — 573,265 ratings — published 1997
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Things Fall Apart by Chinua AchebeThe Poisonwood Bible by Barbara KingsolverHalf of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi AdichieHeart of Darkness by Joseph ConradCry, the Beloved Country by Alan Paton
Africa (fiction and nonfiction)
1,784 books — 1,660 voters
Bossypants by Tina FeyIs Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? by Mindy KalingYes Please by Amy PoehlerLet's Pretend This Never Happened by Jenny  LawsonAre You There, Vodka? It's Me, Chelsea by Chelsea Handler
Funny Women Memoirs
465 books — 1,605 voters

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“Everyone knows that Africa is not reasonable place but if we can get
across that neither are we, we strengthen the bond with the continent.
People are not conscious beings, just ask any marketer. Irrationality
of the early explorers, irrationality of the new ones, irrationality
of the place we go into. What a great canvas we have to paint on...”
Hendri Coetzee, Living the Best Day Ever

Sierra D. Waters
“No amount of me trying to explain myself was doing any good. I didn't even know what was going on inside of me, so how could I have explained it to them?”
Sierra D. Waters, Debbie.

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