Anesce's votes on the list Essential Memoir Reading

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1	Falling Leaves by Adeline Yen Mah 3.91 avg rating — 29,133 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 — 41,469 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 4.30 avg rating — 123,039 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 — 8,344 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) 4.50 avg rating — 74,294 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) 3.79 avg rating — 22,128 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 — 3,430 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 — 2,661 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 4.13 avg rating — 1,973 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) 3.88 avg rating — 666 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 3.98 avg rating — 189 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 — 10,733 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 — 4,747 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 — 3,910 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) 3.78 avg rating — 312 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 4.41 avg rating — 29 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 3.87 avg rating — 229 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 4.18 avg rating — 51 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 — 147 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 — 5,293 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 — 2,482 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 4.44 avg rating — 1,435,855 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) 4.39 avg rating — 160,418 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) 4.21 avg rating — 1,189,173 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 — 112,695 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 4.05 avg rating — 1,709 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 — 939 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 — 71,840 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 — 1,353,240 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 — 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
32	My Life on the Road by Gloria Steinem 4.07 avg rating — 36,574 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 — 25,327 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) 4.12 avg rating — 544 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) 3.97 avg rating — 311 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) 4.23 avg rating — 9,362 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 — 120,908 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 — 13,230 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 3.96 avg rating — 96 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 by Vikram Seth 4.04 avg rating — 2,108 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 3.79 avg rating — 17,283 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 — 32,487 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 3.49 avg rating — 1,159 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 — 620,174 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 — 459,434 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) 3.95 avg rating — 11,158 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) 3.75 avg rating — 6,323 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 — 4,636 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) 4.10 avg rating — 807 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