Memoir Books

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Educated Educated (Hardcover)
by (shelved 13238 times as memoir)
avg rating 4.46 — 1,927,899 ratings — published 2018
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I'm Glad My Mom Died I'm Glad My Mom Died (Hardcover)
by (shelved 10672 times as memoir)
avg rating 4.43 — 1,566,713 ratings — published 2022
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The Glass Castle The Glass Castle (Paperback)
by (shelved 8850 times as memoir)
avg rating 4.33 — 1,391,216 ratings — published 2005
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Crying in H Mart Crying in H Mart (Hardcover)
by (shelved 8096 times as memoir)
avg rating 4.23 — 629,487 ratings — published 2021
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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 7383 times as memoir)
avg rating 4.49 — 830,309 ratings — published 2016
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Becoming Becoming (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7368 times as memoir)
avg rating 4.43 — 1,225,355 ratings — published 2018
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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 6214 times as memoir)
avg rating 4.07 — 880,166 ratings — published 2012
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When Breath Becomes Air When Breath Becomes Air (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 6177 times as memoir)
avg rating 4.41 — 835,026 ratings — published 2016
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Bossypants Bossypants (ebook)
by (shelved 5767 times as memoir)
avg rating 3.96 — 1,066,566 ratings — published 2011
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The Diary of a Young Girl The Diary of a Young Girl (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 5599 times as memoir)
avg rating 4.20 — 4,274,844 ratings — published 1947
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Night Night (Paperback)
by (shelved 5257 times as memoir)
avg rating 4.38 — 1,389,243 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 4720 times as memoir)
avg rating 3.83 — 510,983 ratings — published 2016
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The Year of Magical Thinking The Year of Magical Thinking (Paperback)
by (shelved 4583 times as memoir)
avg rating 3.93 — 313,847 ratings — published 2005
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Eat, Pray, Love Eat, Pray, Love (Paperback)
by (shelved 4529 times as memoir)
avg rating 3.65 — 1,860,142 ratings — published 2006
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Know My Name Know My Name (ebook)
by (shelved 4482 times as memoir)
avg rating 4.68 — 268,279 ratings — published 2019
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Yes Please Yes Please (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4351 times as memoir)
avg rating 3.85 — 561,717 ratings — published 2014
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In the Dream House In the Dream House (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4207 times as memoir)
avg rating 4.38 — 167,382 ratings — published 2019
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The Woman in Me The Woman in Me (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3971 times as memoir)
avg rating 3.83 — 589,677 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 3959 times as memoir)
avg rating 4.30 — 592,014 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 3732 times as memoir)
avg rating 3.86 — 516,435 ratings — published 2011
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Between the World and Me Between the World and Me (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3559 times as memoir)
avg rating 4.40 — 372,990 ratings — published 2015
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Angela's Ashes (Frank McCourt, #1) Angela's Ashes (Frank McCourt, #1)
by (shelved 3542 times as memoir)
avg rating 4.16 — 664,186 ratings — published 1996
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Hunger: A Memoir of (My) Body Hunger: A Memoir of (My) Body
by (shelved 3511 times as memoir)
avg rating 4.17 — 122,786 ratings — published 2017
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Just Kids Just Kids (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3396 times as memoir)
avg rating 4.21 — 370,215 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 3289 times as memoir)
avg rating 4.16 — 633,199 ratings — published 2012
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Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic (Paperback)
by (shelved 3263 times as memoir)
avg rating 4.07 — 206,398 ratings — published 2006
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Me Talk Pretty One Day Me Talk Pretty One Day (Paperback)
by (shelved 3130 times as memoir)
avg rating 4.01 — 726,264 ratings — published 2000
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Running with Scissors Running with Scissors (Paperback)
by (shelved 3010 times as memoir)
avg rating 3.77 — 406,614 ratings — published 2002
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Spare Spare (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2940 times as memoir)
avg rating 3.83 — 439,186 ratings — published 2023
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Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly (Paperback)
by (shelved 2909 times as memoir)
avg rating 4.19 — 392,156 ratings — published 2000
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Brain on Fire: My Month of Madness Brain on Fire: My Month of Madness (ebook)
by (shelved 2761 times as memoir)
avg rating 4.09 — 241,150 ratings — published 2012
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Untamed Untamed (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2760 times as memoir)
avg rating 3.97 — 523,210 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 2757 times as memoir)
avg rating 4.21 — 1,241,646 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 2721 times as memoir)
avg rating 3.90 — 203,010 ratings — published 2012
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Man's Search for Meaning Man's Search for Meaning (Paperback)
by (shelved 2698 times as memoir)
avg rating 4.37 — 914,715 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 2691 times as memoir)
avg rating 4.34 — 324,083 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 2577 times as memoir)
avg rating 4.37 — 417,281 ratings — published 2019
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A Promised Land A Promised Land (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 2477 times as memoir)
avg rating 4.31 — 282,938 ratings — published 2020
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Girl, Interrupted Girl, Interrupted (Paperback)
by (shelved 2385 times as memoir)
avg rating 3.95 — 287,548 ratings — published 1993
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Greenlights Greenlights (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2340 times as memoir)
avg rating 4.20 — 479,790 ratings — published 2020
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Everything I Know About Love Everything I Know About Love (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2313 times as memoir)
avg rating 3.93 — 530,409 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 2288 times as memoir)
avg rating 4.27 — 236,607 ratings — published 2003
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Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2280 times as memoir)
avg rating 3.94 — 415,346 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 2220 times as memoir)
avg rating 3.89 — 177,819 ratings — published 2015
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Orange Is the New Black Orange Is the New Black (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2218 times as memoir)
avg rating 3.72 — 207,246 ratings — published 2010
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What My Bones Know What My Bones Know (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2109 times as memoir)
avg rating 4.49 — 81,993 ratings — published 2022
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Why Not Me? Why Not Me? (Paperback)
by (shelved 2070 times as memoir)
avg rating 3.90 — 227,840 ratings — published 2015
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Finding Me Finding Me (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2061 times as memoir)
avg rating 4.53 — 191,290 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 2026 times as memoir)
avg rating 4.07 — 452,830 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 1998 times as memoir)
avg rating 4.26 — 581,689 ratings — published 1997
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“Imagine your worst day, multiply it by a hundred, and pray to your God
that you never experience what some of the people in this war zone go
through, everyday, without any hope of it getting better. Ever. Compared
to these people, every day, no matter how bad, is the best day ever. I
know nothing about pain, nothing about suffering and hopefully never will.”
Hendri Coetzee, Living the Best Day Ever

William Zinsser
“Write about small, self-contained incidents that are still vivid in your memory. If you remember them, it's because they contain a larger truth that your readers will recognize in their own lives. Think small and you'll wind up finding the big themes in your family saga. ”
William Zinsser

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memoir-autobiography and memoirs