Memoir Books

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Educated Educated (Hardcover)
by (shelved 13169 times as memoir)
avg rating 4.46 — 1,913,078 ratings — published 2018
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I'm Glad My Mom Died I'm Glad My Mom Died (Hardcover)
by (shelved 10582 times as memoir)
avg rating 4.43 — 1,547,258 ratings — published 2022
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The Glass Castle The Glass Castle (Paperback)
by (shelved 8816 times as memoir)
avg rating 4.33 — 1,384,849 ratings — published 2005
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Crying in H Mart Crying in H Mart (Hardcover)
by (shelved 8027 times as memoir)
avg rating 4.23 — 622,507 ratings — published 2021
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Becoming Becoming (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7355 times as memoir)
avg rating 4.43 — 1,219,593 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 7348 times as memoir)
avg rating 4.49 — 824,775 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 6196 times as memoir)
avg rating 4.07 — 876,988 ratings — published 2012
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When Breath Becomes Air When Breath Becomes Air (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 6149 times as memoir)
avg rating 4.41 — 828,841 ratings — published 2016
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Bossypants Bossypants (ebook)
by (shelved 5750 times as memoir)
avg rating 3.96 — 1,064,088 ratings — published 2011
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The Diary of a Young Girl The Diary of a Young Girl (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 5567 times as memoir)
avg rating 4.20 — 4,256,163 ratings — published 1947
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Night Night (Paperback)
by (shelved 5238 times as memoir)
avg rating 4.38 — 1,383,746 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 4709 times as memoir)
avg rating 3.83 — 509,643 ratings — published 2016
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The Year of Magical Thinking The Year of Magical Thinking (Paperback)
by (shelved 4550 times as memoir)
avg rating 3.93 — 310,976 ratings — published 2005
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Eat, Pray, Love Eat, Pray, Love (Paperback)
by (shelved 4524 times as memoir)
avg rating 3.65 — 1,856,437 ratings — published 2006
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Know My Name Know My Name (ebook)
by (shelved 4452 times as memoir)
avg rating 4.68 — 266,031 ratings — published 2019
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Yes Please Yes Please (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4346 times as memoir)
avg rating 3.85 — 560,486 ratings — published 2014
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In the Dream House In the Dream House (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4179 times as memoir)
avg rating 4.38 — 166,290 ratings — published 2019
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The Woman in Me The Woman in Me (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3954 times as memoir)
avg rating 3.83 — 587,038 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 3948 times as memoir)
avg rating 4.30 — 589,772 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 3734 times as memoir)
avg rating 3.86 — 515,783 ratings — published 2011
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Between the World and Me Between the World and Me (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3549 times as memoir)
avg rating 4.40 — 371,684 ratings — published 2015
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Angela's Ashes (Frank McCourt, #1) Angela's Ashes (Frank McCourt, #1)
by (shelved 3531 times as memoir)
avg rating 4.16 — 662,938 ratings — published 1996
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Hunger: A Memoir of (My) Body Hunger: A Memoir of (My) Body
by (shelved 3501 times as memoir)
avg rating 4.17 — 122,437 ratings — published 2017
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Just Kids Just Kids (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3367 times as memoir)
avg rating 4.21 — 366,600 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 3260 times as memoir)
avg rating 4.16 — 631,138 ratings — published 2012
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Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic (Paperback)
by (shelved 3253 times as memoir)
avg rating 4.07 — 205,513 ratings — published 2006
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Me Talk Pretty One Day Me Talk Pretty One Day (Paperback)
by (shelved 3128 times as memoir)
avg rating 4.01 — 724,915 ratings — published 2000
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Running with Scissors Running with Scissors (Paperback)
by (shelved 3005 times as memoir)
avg rating 3.77 — 405,992 ratings — published 2002
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Spare Spare (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2941 times as memoir)
avg rating 3.83 — 436,971 ratings — published 2023
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Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly (Paperback)
by (shelved 2888 times as memoir)
avg rating 4.19 — 388,545 ratings — published 2000
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Brain on Fire: My Month of Madness Brain on Fire: My Month of Madness (ebook)
by (shelved 2758 times as memoir)
avg rating 4.09 — 240,423 ratings — published 2012
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Untamed Untamed (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2753 times as memoir)
avg rating 3.97 — 521,588 ratings — published 2020
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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 2735 times as memoir)
avg rating 4.21 — 1,232,790 ratings — published 1997
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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 2715 times as memoir)
avg rating 3.90 — 202,577 ratings — published 2012
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Man's Search for Meaning Man's Search for Meaning (Paperback)
by (shelved 2673 times as memoir)
avg rating 4.37 — 906,721 ratings — published 1946
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On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 2668 times as memoir)
avg rating 4.34 — 322,729 ratings — published 2000
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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 2565 times as memoir)
avg rating 4.37 — 414,486 ratings — published 2019
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A Promised Land A Promised Land (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 2464 times as memoir)
avg rating 4.31 — 281,459 ratings — published 2020
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Girl, Interrupted Girl, Interrupted (Paperback)
by (shelved 2375 times as memoir)
avg rating 3.95 — 285,720 ratings — published 1993
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Greenlights Greenlights (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2316 times as memoir)
avg rating 4.20 — 475,600 ratings — published 2020
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Everything I Know About Love Everything I Know About Love (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2292 times as memoir)
avg rating 3.93 — 524,569 ratings — published 2018
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Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood (Persepolis, #1) Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood (Persepolis, #1)
by (shelved 2275 times as memoir)
avg rating 4.27 — 235,091 ratings — published 2003
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Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2260 times as memoir)
avg rating 3.94 — 412,184 ratings — published 2022
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Furiously Happy: A Funny Book About Horrible Things Furiously Happy: A Funny Book About Horrible Things (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2219 times as memoir)
avg rating 3.89 — 177,243 ratings — published 2015
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Orange Is the New Black Orange Is the New Black (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2215 times as memoir)
avg rating 3.72 — 207,005 ratings — published 2010
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What My Bones Know What My Bones Know (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2096 times as memoir)
avg rating 4.49 — 80,614 ratings — published 2022
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Why Not Me? Why Not Me? (Paperback)
by (shelved 2071 times as memoir)
avg rating 3.90 — 227,569 ratings — published 2015
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Finding Me Finding Me (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2042 times as memoir)
avg rating 4.53 — 188,828 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 2020 times as memoir)
avg rating 4.07 — 451,054 ratings — published 1998
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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 1988 times as memoir)
avg rating 4.26 — 578,533 ratings — published 1997
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“There is strange comfort in knowing that no matter what happens today, the Sun will rise again tomorrow.”
Aaron Lauritsen, 100 Days Drive: The Great North American Road Trip

Peter B. Forster
“Just a middle-age man with all the privilege that unasked for gift affords. When in truth it seems, we see suffering as the province of children, mothers, wives and lovers. Broken, struck by the hand of a man’s blind ambition, brutish strength. What of the gentle-man with the soft voice…”
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