Favorite memoirs/autobiographies (760 books)

Favorite memoirs/autobiographies

True life stories that kept you riveted.

1	The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls 4.18 of 5 stars 4.18 avg rating — 305,593 ratings score: 14,475, and 146 people voted	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	Angela's Ashes by Frank McCourt 4.01 of 5 stars 4.01 avg rating — 211,461 ratings score: 10,432, and 106 people voted	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	The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank 4.04 of 5 stars 4.04 avg rating — 902,175 ratings score: 7,166, and 74 people voted	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	Night (The Night Trilogy, #1) by Elie Wiesel 4.25 of 5 stars 4.25 avg rating — 320,790 ratings score: 7,105, and 72 people voted	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	Running with Scissors by Augusten Burroughs 3.6 of 5 stars 3.60 avg rating — 172,324 ratings score: 6,661, and 68 people voted	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	Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert 3.4 of 5 stars 3.40 avg rating — 603,922 ratings score: 6,585, and 67 people voted	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	Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer 3.85 of 5 stars 3.85 avg rating — 307,018 ratings score: 4,576, and 48 people voted	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	I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou 4.06 of 5 stars 4.06 avg rating — 113,108 ratings score: 4,151, and 43 people voted	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	Animals Don't Blush by David R. Gross (Goodreads Author) 4.2 of 5 stars 4.20 avg rating — 15 ratings score: 3,699, and 37 people voted	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	Girl, Interrupted by Susanna Kaysen 3.82 of 5 stars 3.82 avg rating — 68,388 ratings score: 3,273, and 35 people voted	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	A Child Called "It" by Dave Pelzer 4.02 of 5 stars 4.02 avg rating — 154,964 ratings score: 3,221, and 33 people voted	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	The Diving Bell and the Butterfly: A Memoir of Life in Death by Jean-Dominique Bauby 3.99 of 5 stars 3.99 avg rating — 21,119 ratings score: 3,171, and 32 people voted	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	The Last Lecture by Randy Pausch 4.21 of 5 stars 4.21 avg rating — 117,521 ratings score: 3,000, and 31 people voted	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	Me Talk Pretty One Day by David Sedaris 3.91 of 5 stars 3.91 avg rating — 346,267 ratings score: 2,782, and 29 people voted	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	Dry by Augusten Burroughs 3.96 of 5 stars 3.96 avg rating — 44,481 ratings score: 2,713, and 28 people voted	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	Musical Chairs by Jen Knox (Goodreads Author) 4.08 of 5 stars 4.08 avg rating — 214 ratings score: 2,686, and 27 people voted	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	Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi 4.28 of 5 stars 4.28 avg rating — 29,218 ratings score: 2,629, and 27 people voted	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	Marley and Me: Life and Love With the World's Worst Dog by John Grogan 4.07 of 5 stars 4.07 avg rating — 169,586 ratings score: 2,264, and 24 people voted	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	Boy: Tales of Childhood by Roald Dahl 4.04 of 5 stars 4.04 avg rating — 20,246 ratings score: 2,211, and 23 people voted	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	All Creatures Great and Small by James Herriot 4.26 of 5 stars 4.26 avg rating — 46,642 ratings score: 2,161, and 24 people voted	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	Infidel by Ayaan Hirsi Ali 4.18 of 5 stars 4.18 avg rating — 29,606 ratings score: 2,157, and 23 people voted	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	Tuesdays With Morrie by Mitch Albom (Goodreads Author) 3.95 of 5 stars 3.95 avg rating — 261,445 ratings score: 2,078, and 22 people voted	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	Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly by Anthony Bourdain 3.96 of 5 stars 3.96 avg rating — 77,652 ratings score: 2,044, and 21 people voted	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	The Autobiography of Malcolm X by Malcolm X 4.25 of 5 stars 4.25 avg rating — 53,510 ratings score: 2,035, and 22 people voted	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	Lucky by Alice Sebold 3.7 of 5 stars 3.70 avg rating — 49,170 ratings score: 2,030, and 21 people voted	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	On Writing by Stephen King 4.23 of 5 stars 4.23 avg rating — 65,297 ratings score: 2,013, and 22 people voted	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	Animal, Vegetable, Miracle by Barbara Kingsolver 4.03 of 5 stars 4.03 avg rating — 59,039 ratings score: 1,927, and 20 people voted	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	My Life in France by Julia Child 4.14 of 5 stars 4.14 avg rating — 37,827 ratings score: 1,917, and 20 people voted	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	Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America by Barbara Ehrenreich 3.55 of 5 stars 3.55 avg rating — 123,976 ratings score: 1,828, and 19 people voted	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	Dreams from My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance by Barack Obama 3.81 of 5 stars 3.81 avg rating — 53,473 ratings score: 1,731, and 18 people voted	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	The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot (Goodreads Author) 4.05 of 5 stars 4.05 avg rating — 139,786 ratings score: 1,703, and 18 people voted	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	Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight by Alexandra Fuller 3.94 of 5 stars 3.94 avg rating — 22,424 ratings score: 1,697, and 19 people voted	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	Prozac Nation by Elizabeth Wurtzel 3.46 of 5 stars 3.46 avg rating — 26,466 ratings score: 1,655, and 17 people voted	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	The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid by Bill Bryson 3.88 of 5 stars 3.88 avg rating — 23,246 ratings score: 1,647, and 18 people voted	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	A Long Way Gone by Ishmael Beah 4.11 of 5 stars 4.11 avg rating — 52,285 ratings score: 1,616, and 17 people voted	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	Born Standing Up: A Comic's Life by Steve Martin 3.84 of 5 stars 3.84 avg rating — 25,462 ratings score: 1,613, and 17 people voted	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	Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman! by Richard P. Feynman 4.32 of 5 stars 4.32 avg rating — 33,008 ratings score: 1,556, and 16 people voted	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	Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace ... One School at a Time by Greg Mortenson (Goodreads Author) 3.66 of 5 stars 3.66 avg rating — 159,295 ratings score: 1,509, and 16 people voted	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	The Hiding Place by Corrie ten Boom 4.42 of 5 stars 4.42 avg rating — 82,617 ratings score: 1,504, and 16 people voted	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	'Tis by Frank McCourt 3.57 of 5 stars 3.57 avg rating — 28,050 ratings score: 1,498, and 17 people voted	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	Julie and Julia: 365 Days, 524 Recipes, 1 Tiny Apartment Kitchen by Julie Powell 3.51 of 5 stars 3.51 avg rating — 63,920 ratings score: 1,492, and 16 people voted	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	Cheaper by the Dozen by Frank B. Gilbreth 3.95 of 5 stars 3.95 avg rating — 14,822 ratings score: 1,397, and 15 people voted	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	Naked by David Sedaris 4.06 of 5 stars 4.06 avg rating — 124,149 ratings score: 1,369, and 15 people voted	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	Not Without My Daughter by Betty Mahmoody 3.96 of 5 stars 3.96 avg rating — 8,270 ratings score: 1,363, and 15 people voted	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	Garlic and Sapphires: The Secret Life of a Critic in Disguise by Ruth Reichl 3.89 of 5 stars 3.89 avg rating — 16,124 ratings score: 1,358, and 14 people voted	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	The Liars' Club by Mary Karr 3.88 of 5 stars 3.88 avg rating — 23,992 ratings score: 1,315, and 14 people voted	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	The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin by Benjamin Franklin 3.73 of 5 stars 3.73 avg rating — 14,842 ratings score: 1,244, and 13 people voted	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	Just Kids by Patti Smith 4.14 of 5 stars 4.14 avg rating — 38,659 ratings score: 1,215, and 13 people voted	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	Tender at the Bone: Growing Up at the Table by Ruth Reichl 4.03 of 5 stars 4.03 avg rating — 15,569 ratings score: 1,146, and 12 people voted	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
50	Out of Africa by Karen Blixen 3.96 of 5 stars 3.96 avg rating — 11,670 ratings score: 1,144, and 13 people voted	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
51	Autobiography of a Face by Lucy Grealy 3.9 of 5 stars 3.90 avg rating — 9,495 ratings score: 1,089, and 12 people voted	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
51	Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil by John Berendt 3.83 of 5 stars 3.83 avg rating — 88,580 ratings score: 1,089, and 12 people voted	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
53	A Moveable Feast by Ernest Hemingway 4.03 of 5 stars 4.03 avg rating — 35,715 ratings score: 1,040, and 12 people voted	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
54	Dewey: The Small-Town Library Cat Who Touched the World by Vicki Myron 3.77 of 5 stars 3.77 avg rating — 25,736 ratings score: 1,037, and 11 people voted	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
55	Chronicles, Vol. 1 by Bob Dylan 3.99 of 5 stars 3.99 avg rating — 15,818 ratings score: 1,035, and 11 people voted	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
56	Lucky Man: A Memoir by Michael J. Fox 4.05 of 5 stars 4.05 avg rating — 9,154 ratings score: 1,006, and 11 people voted	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
57	Half Broke Horses by Jeannette Walls 3.98 of 5 stars 3.98 avg rating — 57,163 ratings score: 970, and 11 people voted	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
58	My Horizontal Life: A Collection of One-Night Stands by Chelsea Handler 3.78 of 5 stars 3.78 avg rating — 57,845 ratings score: 966, and 10 people voted	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
59	American on Purpose: The Improbable Adventures of an Unlikely Patriot by Craig Ferguson 3.99 of 5 stars 3.99 avg rating — 8,233 ratings score: 950, and 10 people voted	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
60	I'm a Stranger Here Myself: Notes on Returning to America After 20 Years Away by Bill Bryson 3.87 of 5 stars 3.87 avg rating — 26,446 ratings score: 939, and 10 people voted	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
61	This Boy's Life by Tobias Wolff 3.98 of 5 stars 3.98 avg rating — 11,212 ratings score: 935, and 10 people voted	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
62	My Life by Bill Clinton 3.66 of 5 stars 3.66 avg rating — 14,405 ratings score: 928, and 11 people voted	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
62	Reading Lolita in Tehran: A Memoir in Books by Azar Nafisi (Goodreads Author) 3.5 of 5 stars 3.50 avg rating — 63,940 ratings score: 928, and 10 people voted	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
64	Under the Tuscan Sun by Frances Mayes 3.6 of 5 stars 3.60 avg rating — 179,350 ratings score: 893, and 10 people voted	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
65	Home: A Memoir of My Early Years by Julie Andrews Edwards 3.87 of 5 stars 3.87 avg rating — 4,552 ratings score: 884, and 10 people voted	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
66	A Writer's Diary by Virginia Woolf 4.25 of 5 stars 4.25 avg rating — 1,595 ratings score: 867, and 10 people voted	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
67	A Million Little Pieces by James Frey 3.56 of 5 stars 3.56 avg rating — 118,112 ratings score: 864, and 10 people voted	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
68	Fun Home by Alison Bechdel 4.15 of 5 stars 4.15 avg rating — 25,987 ratings score: 862, and 10 people voted	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
68	A Girl Named Zippy by Haven Kimmel 3.78 of 5 stars 3.78 avg rating — 18,068 ratings score: 862, and 9 people voted	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
70	Going Solo by Roald Dahl 3.96 of 5 stars 3.96 avg rating — 7,553 ratings score: 848, and 9 people voted	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
71	The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother by James McBride 4.02 of 5 stars 4.02 avg rating — 41,012 ratings score: 840, and 10 people voted	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
72	A Stolen Life by Jaycee Dugard 3.81 of 5 stars 3.81 avg rating — 34,461 ratings score: 817, and 9 people voted	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
73	An American Childhood by Annie Dillard 3.94 of 5 stars 3.94 avg rating — 3,832 ratings score: 809, and 9 people voted	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
74	A Year in Provence by Peter Mayle 3.9 of 5 stars 3.90 avg rating — 24,928 ratings score: 807, and 9 people voted	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
75	Drinking: A Love Story by Caroline Knapp 3.97 of 5 stars 3.97 avg rating — 5,869 ratings score: 805, and 9 people voted	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
76	Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal by Eric Schlosser 3.69 of 5 stars 3.69 avg rating — 145,447 ratings score: 802, and 9 people voted	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
77	Burn Down the Ground: A Memoir by Kambri Crews (Goodreads Author) 3.86 of 5 stars 3.86 avg rating — 435 ratings score: 793, and 8 people voted	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
78	By Myself and Then Some by Lauren Bacall 3.97 of 5 stars 3.97 avg rating — 881 ratings score: 792, and 9 people voted	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
79	West with the Night by Beryl Markham 4.16 of 5 stars 4.16 avg rating — 8,322 ratings score: 751, and 8 people voted	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
80	Me: Stories of My Life by Katharine Hepburn 3.87 of 5 stars 3.87 avg rating — 5,557 ratings score: 747, and 8 people voted	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
81	Walden by Henry David Thoreau 3.74 of 5 stars 3.74 avg rating — 54,847 ratings score: 743, and 8 people voted	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
82	The Story of My Experiments With Truth by Mahatma Gandhi 4.03 of 5 stars 4.03 avg rating — 9,718 ratings score: 728, and 8 people voted	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
83	Comfort Me with Apples: More Adventures at the Table by Ruth Reichl (Editor) 3.96 of 5 stars 3.96 avg rating — 9,506 ratings score: 721, and 8 people voted	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
83	What Do You Care What Other People Think? by Richard P. Feynman 4.3 of 5 stars 4.30 avg rating — 6,896 ratings score: 721, and 8 people voted	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
85	Living History by Hillary Rodham Clinton 3.69 of 5 stars 3.69 avg rating — 9,863 ratings score: 717, and 8 people voted	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
86	Survival in Auschwitz by Primo Levi 4.25 of 5 stars 4.25 avg rating — 13,491 ratings score: 716, and 8 people voted	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
87	Travels with Charley: In Search of America by John Steinbeck 4.02 of 5 stars 4.02 avg rating — 25,174 ratings score: 694, and 8 people voted	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
88	The Unabridged Journals of Sylvia Plath by Sylvia Plath 4.25 of 5 stars 4.25 avg rating — 6,629 ratings score: 687, and 8 people voted	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
89	Personal History by Katharine Graham 4.1 of 5 stars 4.10 avg rating — 6,741 ratings score: 685, and 8 people voted	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
90	Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption by Laura Hillenbrand 4.45 of 5 stars 4.45 avg rating — 131,710 ratings score: 655, and 7 people voted	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
91	Truth and Beauty by Ann Patchett 3.9 of 5 stars 3.90 avg rating — 14,804 ratings score: 651, and 7 people voted	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
92	The Year of Magical Thinking by Joan Didion 3.79 of 5 stars 3.79 avg rating — 50,520 ratings score: 646, and 8 people voted	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
93	84 Charing Cross Road by Helene Hanff 4.23 of 5 stars 4.23 avg rating — 508 ratings score: 644, and 7 people voted	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
94	Name All the Animals: A Memoir by Alison Smith 3.63 of 5 stars 3.63 avg rating — 1,912 ratings score: 618, and 7 people voted	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
95	Summer at Tiffany by Marjorie Hart 3.61 of 5 stars 3.61 avg rating — 3,448 ratings score: 616, and 7 people voted	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
96	Desert Solitaire by Edward Abbey 4.25 of 5 stars 4.25 avg rating — 13,565 ratings score: 614, and 8 people voted	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
97	Bossypants by Tina Fey 3.93 of 5 stars 3.93 avg rating — 209,661 ratings score: 606, and 7 people voted	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
98	A Piece of Cake by Cupcake Brown 4.08 of 5 stars 4.08 avg rating — 9,299 ratings score: 602, and 7 people voted	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
99	Long Walk to Freedom by Nelson Mandela 4.3 of 5 stars 4.30 avg rating — 13,017 ratings score: 580, and 6 people voted	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
100	Paula by Isabel Allende (Goodreads Author) 4.01 of 5 stars 4.01 avg rating — 11,890 ratings score: 576, and 7 people voted	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

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message 1: by Lobstergirl (new)

Jun 10, 2009 08:46pm

Um, "1984" is not a memoir.

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Jun 25, 2009 09:27am

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message 3: by Jessie (new)

Jul 02, 2009 06:48am

Lobstergirl wrote: "Um, "1984" is not a memoir."

Really? But it's so realistic! :)

I just removed it.

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message 4: by Jana (new)

Aug 08, 2009 05:05pm

Jessie wrote: "Lobstergirl wrote: "Um, "1984" is not a memoir."

Really? But it's so realistic! :)

I just removed it."

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message 5: by Jana (new)

Aug 08, 2009 05:07pm

Jana wrote: but it is proof that time machines existed)"Jessie wrote: "Lobstergirl wrote: "Um, "1984" is not a memoir."

Really? But it's so realistic! :)

I just removed it."

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message 6: by Janna (new)

Aug 17, 2009 09:23am

Little Women is not a memoir.

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message 7: by Susanna (new)

Mar 18, 2010 04:10pm

Yes, Little Women is fiction, so I'm removing it.

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message 8: by Christina (new)

Mar 25, 2010 05:57am

Am I reading this correctly that people actually posted Twilight, Eragorn, and Harry Potter, among others? So frustrating.

Also a shame that The Liar's Club isn't higher on the list, it was one of the memoirs that brought the genre to mainstream. It gets my vote!

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message 9: by Susanna (new)

Mar 25, 2010 12:58pm

Removed for being fiction:

New Moon, by Stephenie Meyer
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, by J.K. Rowling
Moby Dick, by Herman Melville
Stuck Rubber Baby, by Howard Cruse
Twilight, by Stephenie Meyer
The Notebook, by Nicholas Sparks
The Princess Bride, by William Goldman
Eragon, by Christopher Paolini
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, by J.K. Rowling
The Lovely Bones, by Alice Sebold
Romeo and Juliet, by William Shakespeare
Where the Sidewalk Ends, by Shel Silverstein
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, by J.K. Rowling
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, by J.K. Rowling
The Fellowship of the Ring, by J.R.R. Tolkien
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, by J.K. Rowling
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, by J.K. Rowling
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, by J.K. Rowling
Eclipse, by Stephenie Meyer
Fever 1793, by Laurie Halse Anderson
Stone Fox, by John Reynolds Gardiner

I am also under the impression that "Shiloh" is a novel. Is this correct?

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message 10: by Christina (new)

Mar 26, 2010 05:20am

Yes, I believe it is. Thanks for cleaning up the list, Susanna!

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message 11: by Susanna (new)

Mar 26, 2010 01:01pm

And removed Shiloh, by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor, also for being fiction.

No problem.

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message 12: by Elaine (new)

Apr 09, 2012 11:06am

I just joined Goodreads. I love memoir, and thus, this list! Thanks to Susanna for keeping it updated.

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message 13: by Susanna (new)

Apr 09, 2012 01:53pm

What's the general opinion about the "Little House" books being on here?

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message 14: by Elaine (new)

Apr 09, 2012 03:38pm

My two cents:

I've always considered them fiction, based on Laura Ingalls Wilder's life, but made "nice" by her writer daughter, Rose, for a depression-era audience ready for something uplifting. Kind of a reversal of James Frey's A Million Little Pieces.

And also, aren't' they children's books? I read them when I was around nine years old. Or does that matter?

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message 15: by Susanna (new)

Apr 09, 2012 03:55pm

Yeah, I've always considered them very much fictionalized memoir. Little House on the Prairie in particular.

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message 16: by Brianna (new)

Apr 10, 2012 02:30pm

"Into the Wild" isn't an autobiography or memoir. It's a biography.

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message 17: by MAP (new)

Dec 22, 2012 06:09pm

Memoirs of a Geisha is fiction, despite the title. Additionally, I would consider "The King's Speech" more of a biography than autobiography/memoir, since it's written by Lionel Logue's grandson.

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message 18: by Susanna (new)

Dec 22, 2012 09:17pm

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks isn't a memoir or autobiography, as well.

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message 19: by Mirta (new)

Dec 24, 2012 11:23pm

With Love, The Argentina Family Memories of Tango and Kugel; Mate with Knishes

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message 20: by Mirta (new)

Dec 24, 2012 11:23pm

With Love, The Argentina Family: Memories of Tango and Kugel; Mate with Knishes

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message 21: by Susanna (new)

Dec 25, 2012 11:39am

You add books to the list at the top of the list, at the tab next to "all votes."

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message 22: by Mirta (new)

Dec 25, 2012 04:20pm

Susanna wrote: "You add books to the list at the top of the list, at the tab next to "all votes.""

Hi Susanna. I've been trying to do just that, but either I'm misunderstanding or it's not working/allowing me to add it to the top. Suggestions?

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message 23: by Susanna (new)

Dec 25, 2012 04:33pm

You go to the tab next to "all votes"; it's called "add books to this list." You'll find options to search your own bookshelves, or to do a more general search.

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message 24: by Annie (new)

Jan 21, 2013 12:35am

A tree grows in brooklyn, isn't that fiction?

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message 25: by Susanna (new)

Jan 21, 2013 10:24am

Indeed it is.

Removed.

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message 26: by Donna (new)

Jan 21, 2013 01:28pm

The Little House series is fictional. The ISBN of each volume of the series will confirm this. When confronted about the impossible nature of the supposed chase of Pa by wolves, Ingalls sniffed,"I wasn't aware I was writing history. I thought I was writing stories for children". The series, wonderful though it is, should be stricken from the list.

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message 27: by Donna (new)

Jan 21, 2013 02:44pm

Successfully added some titles, but here are two I'd like to vote for, and that are IN the system, but for some reason I can't get them on the list. Maybe you can help, because otherwise I'm going to start gnawing my arm from frustration!

John Brown
by W.E.B. Du Bois
Mass Market Paperback, 312 pages
Published June 1st 1991 by International Publishers (first published 1974)
ISBN
0717803759 (ISBN13: 9780717803750)
edition language
English
original title
John Brown (Modern Library Classics)

AND

Sherman: Soldier, Realist, American by Sir Basil Henry Liddell Hart (cover reads BH Liddell Hart).

Paperback: 474 pages
Publisher: Da Capo Press; First Da Capo Press Edition edition (March 22, 1993)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0306805073
ISBN-13: 978-0306805073
Product Dimensions: 5.5 x 1.2 x 8.5 inches

Thanks for any help you can give.

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message 28: by Susanna (new)

Jan 21, 2013 03:10pm

If they're on your personal shelves, they should be available at the tab next to "all votes."

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message 29: by Susanna (new)

Jan 21, 2013 03:11pm

And those are both biographies, not memoirs or autobiographies, from the look of them.

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message 30: by Donna (new)

Jan 21, 2013 06:15pm

Yes, they should. But you are also right about their being biographies. I put some others in there, too, and I will go zap them...or do you have to do that? Apologies. Tried by War, the biography of Lincoln is one; Wired etc., the biography of the late John Belushi is another. Let me see if I've done that with others. I should have double checked the headings.

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message 31: by Donna (new)

Jan 21, 2013 07:05pm

Can you please tell me (forgive me for stepping outside the bounds of what you are doing here) how to remove a book from my list that I checked by mistake, but either haven't read, or have decided I no longer wish to read? If there is a place on the site for these questions, can you direct me? You are clearly more experienced than I am.

Also, I tried to begin a "Speeches" listopia, and none of the books I selected showed up on the list. Is there a "how to" part of the site? I checked, but could not find it. Thanks. Again, sorry for the incorrect additions.

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message 32: by Susanna (new)

Jan 21, 2013 09:34pm

To remove a vote from your list: either click the "x" next to the name of the book on the list on the right hand side (your own personal list), or click "remove" where "vote for this book" was on the book description, before you voted for it.

To remove a book from your bookshelves: go to "my books" link at the top bar of GoodReads, type the name into the search form, and you can click an 'x' to remove it.

If the books you want to add to a Listopia are not on an existing list already, go to the tab next to "all votes," and you'll find an option to either vote for books from your shelves, or to do a general site search. (Caveat: the book must already be in the database.)

There's a "help" link if you click the arrow next to your portrait/screen ID at the top right of GR pages. If that's not helpful enough, or you have bugs, try the group "GR Feedback." It's prominently listed if you click "groups" at the top bar on any GR page.

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message 33: by Susanna (new)

Jan 21, 2013 09:36pm

Was the list you tried to create "Collected Speeches by One Individual"? Because I see such a list, with 11 works on it.

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message 34: by Donna (new)

Jan 22, 2013 04:00pm

Maybe it was just a time lag, then. I logged out, logged back in, and it had the title and 0 works. I thought, Gee how embarrassing. I guess they had a lot of traffic.

I see that you have helped me with my question as to how unread (ha!) books. I feel like a fraud when a book that has a similar title to one I've read is marked, and I leave it there.

Thank you.

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message 35: by Donna (new)

Jan 22, 2013 04:10pm

One more: there are collected speeches of multiple people (in one volume) on my listopia, and it is my job to go in and zap them. How do I identify myself as admin & knock them out of there?

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message 36: by Susanna (new)

Jan 22, 2013 09:36pm

Don't know if you can, if you're not a GR librarian. (I know list creators can do some things on the edit page, but I don't know if they can remove books. If you see an "edit" link at the end of the list description, "remove books" should be the last option at the bottom of that page - if you can do it.)

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message 37: by Donna (new)

Jan 26, 2013 01:28pm

Most listopia creators seem to have the capacity to remove books that should not be there. Was I taking an imprudent dive when I added a list? It looked as if anyone was permitted to do it.

I will see if the "edit" option is available to me.

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message 38: by Jessica (new)

Apr 10, 2013 09:42pm

"Suite Française" is a wonderful book, but it's a work of fiction and should probably not be on this list. (Everyone should read it though and I love this list overall- so many good choices.)

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message 39: by Donna (new)

Apr 10, 2013 10:09pm

Removed for being fiction: Little House in the Big Woods, by Laura Ingalls Wilder. This is historical fiction, though it is based on some of Ingalls Wilder's experiences as a child. Yep, I double-checked it.

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message 40: by Donna (last edited Apr 10, 2013 10:46pm) (new)

Apr 10, 2013 10:27pm

Ditto the rest of the "Little House" series by Ingalls Wilder. These include: By the Shores of Silver Lake; On the Banks of Plum Creek; Little House on the Prairie; The Long Winter; Farmer Boy; These Happy Golden Years; and The First Four Years, all by that author, all fiction. I left Laura Ingalls Wilder's farm journalism title alone because I suspect it is fine but did not confirm; the others were confirmed as fiction, so I zapped them. Confessions of a Prairie Bitch is for real, and it stands.

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message 41: by Donna (new)

Apr 10, 2013 10:42pm

On a more positive note: thank you to the many people who recommended The Glass Castle. I saw the overwhelming number of people that liked it, went and read it, agreed, and came back to vote for it. Very satisfying, and I can honestly say I wouldn't have looked at it twice if it hadn't come up on a listopia.

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