Memoirs by Women

1.
The Diary of a Young Girl
The Diary of a Young Girl 4.20 avg rating — 4,072,853 ratings
2.
The Glass Castle
The Glass Castle 4.32 avg rating — 1,325,549 ratings
3.
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (Maya Angelou's Autobiography, #1)
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (Maya Angelou's Autobiography, #1) 4.30 avg rating — 568,913 ratings
4.
Eat, Pray, Love
Eat, Pray, Love 3.64 avg rating — 1,819,754 ratings
5.
Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood (Persepolis, #1)
Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood (Persepolis, #1) 4.27 avg rating — 224,925 ratings
6.
Girl, Interrupted
Girl, Interrupted 3.94 avg rating — 269,383 ratings
7.
The Year of Magical Thinking
The Year of Magical Thinking 3.93 avg rating — 284,928 ratings
8.
Reading Lolita in Tehran: A Memoir in Books
Reading Lolita in Tehran: A Memoir in Books 3.66 avg rating — 138,463 ratings
9.
The Story of My Life
The Story of My Life 4.08 avg rating — 150,147 ratings
10.
Out of Africa
Out of Africa 3.91 avg rating — 46,907 ratings
11.
The Complete Persepolis
The Complete Persepolis 4.40 avg rating — 199,556 ratings
12.
Bossypants
Bossypants
by: Tina Fey
3.96 avg rating — 1,041,929 ratings
13.
Just Kids
Just Kids 4.21 avg rating — 333,628 ratings
14.
Infidel
Infidel 4.20 avg rating — 91,943 ratings
15.
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 4.16 avg rating — 612,693 ratings
16.
Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail
Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail 4.07 avg rating — 850,430 ratings
17.
Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic
Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic 4.08 avg rating — 197,130 ratings
18.
The Liars' Club
The Liars' Club
by: Mary Karr
3.94 avg rating — 71,037 ratings
19.
Wild Swans: Three Daughters of China
Wild Swans: Three Daughters of China 4.30 avg rating — 120,273 ratings
20.
Julie and Julia: 365 Days, 524 Recipes, 1 Tiny Apartment Kitchen
Julie and Julia: 365 Days, 524 Recipes, 1 Tiny Apartment Kitchen 3.71 avg rating — 160,370 ratings
21.
Bird by Bird
Bird by Bird 4.24 avg rating — 108,476 ratings
22.
Prozac Nation
Prozac Nation 3.64 avg rating — 63,384 ratings
23.
An Unquiet Mind: A Memoir of Moods and Madness
An Unquiet Mind: A Memoir of Moods and Madness 4.06 avg rating — 84,148 ratings
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Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life
Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life 4.05 avg rating — 112,351 ratings
25.
The Unabridged Journals of Sylvia Plath
The Unabridged Journals of Sylvia Plath 4.27 avg rating — 25,456 ratings
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A Girl Named Zippy: Growing Up Small in Mooreland, Indiana
A Girl Named Zippy: Growing Up Small in Mooreland, Indiana 3.80 avg rating — 37,392 ratings
27.
Stolen Lives: Twenty Years in a Desert Jail
Stolen Lives: Twenty Years in a Desert Jail 4.06 avg rating — 24,446 ratings
28.
Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight: An African Childhood
Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight: An African Childhood 3.97 avg rating — 56,652 ratings
29.
Educated
Educated 4.47 avg rating — 1,772,713 ratings
30.
Gorillas in the Mist
Gorillas in the Mist 4.15 avg rating — 21,056 ratings
31.
Dewey: The Small-Town Library Cat Who Touched the World
Dewey: The Small-Town Library Cat Who Touched the World 3.87 avg rating — 62,006 ratings
32.
A Writer's Diary
A Writer's Diary 4.16 avg rating — 6,457 ratings
33.
Persepolis 2: The Story of a Return (Persepolis, #2)
Persepolis 2: The Story of a Return (Persepolis, #2) 4.22 avg rating — 78,067 ratings
34.
Princess: A True Story of Life Behind the Veil in Saudi Arabia
Princess: A True Story of Life Behind the Veil in Saudi Arabia 4.03 avg rating — 38,918 ratings
35.
Chinese Cinderella: The True Story of an Unwanted Daughter
Chinese Cinderella: The True Story of an Unwanted Daughter 4.08 avg rating — 40,816 ratings
36.
The Diary of Anaïs Nin, Vol. 1: 1931-1934
The Diary of Anaïs Nin, Vol. 1: 1931-1934 4.17 avg rating — 8,067 ratings
37.
Wasted: A Memoir of Anorexia and Bulimia
Wasted: A Memoir of Anorexia and Bulimia 4.03 avg rating — 33,833 ratings
38.
Orange Is the New Black
Orange Is the New Black 3.72 avg rating — 204,759 ratings
39.
My Life in France
My Life in France 4.16 avg rating — 92,229 ratings
40.
West with the Night
West with the Night 4.15 avg rating — 40,229 ratings
41.
Truth & Beauty
Truth & Beauty 3.97 avg rating — 46,417 ratings
42.
Escape
Escape 3.98 avg rating — 45,882 ratings
43.
The Woman Warrior: Memoirs of a Girlhood Among Ghosts
The Woman Warrior: Memoirs of a Girlhood Among Ghosts 3.73 avg rating — 33,274 ratings
44.
Autobiography of a Face
Autobiography of a Face 3.97 avg rating — 29,612 ratings
45.
The Hiding Place: The Triumphant True Story of Corrie Ten Boom
The Hiding Place: The Triumphant True Story of Corrie Ten Boom 4.47 avg rating — 348,489 ratings
46.
Tender at the Bone: Growing Up at the Table
Tender at the Bone: Growing Up at the Table 4.08 avg rating — 38,838 ratings
47.
Born Free: A Lioness of Two Worlds (Story of Elsa, #1)
Born Free: A Lioness of Two Worlds (Story of Elsa, #1) 4.16 avg rating — 33,673 ratings
48.
A Room of One's Own
A Room of One's Own 4.22 avg rating — 246,417 ratings
49.
Traveling Mercies: Some Thoughts on Faith
Traveling Mercies: Some Thoughts on Faith 4.14 avg rating — 48,281 ratings
50.
Operating Instructions: A Journal of My Son's First Year
Operating Instructions: A Journal of My Son's First Year 4.18 avg rating — 25,918 ratings
51.
Postcards from the Edge
Postcards from the Edge 3.62 avg rating — 18,373 ratings
52.
Assata: An Autobiography
Assata: An Autobiography 4.59 avg rating — 29,687 ratings
53.
Paula
Paula 4.22 avg rating — 54,315 ratings
54.
Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl
Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl 4.17 avg rating — 56,856 ratings
55.
Farewell to Manzanar: A True Story of Japanese American Experience During and After the World War II Internment
Farewell to Manzanar: A True Story of Japanese American Experience During and After the World War II Internment 3.71 avg rating — 19,529 ratings
56.
Lucky
Lucky 3.77 avg rating — 101,355 ratings
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Becoming
Becoming 4.44 avg rating — 1,160,484 ratings
58.
Blackbird: A Childhood Lost and Found
Blackbird: A Childhood Lost and Found 4.04 avg rating — 9,563 ratings
59.
Dust Tracks on a Road
Dust Tracks on a Road 4.11 avg rating — 8,197 ratings
60.
Living History
Living History 3.76 avg rating — 34,055 ratings
61.
The Road from Coorain
The Road from Coorain 4.02 avg rating — 13,391 ratings
62.
Personal History: A Memoir
Personal History: A Memoir 4.09 avg rating — 24,448 ratings
63.
Sickened: The Memoir of a Munchausen by Proxy Childhood
Sickened: The Memoir of a Munchausen by Proxy Childhood 3.74 avg rating — 20,071 ratings
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First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers
First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers
by: Loung Ung
4.35 avg rating — 52,421 ratings
65.
Garlic and Sapphires: The Secret Life of a Critic in Disguise
Garlic and Sapphires: The Secret Life of a Critic in Disguise 3.94 avg rating — 47,447 ratings
65.
A Stolen Life
A Stolen Life 3.96 avg rating — 141,486 ratings
67.
Madam Secretary
Madam Secretary 4.11 avg rating — 9,058 ratings
68.
A Piece of Cake
A Piece of Cake 4.25 avg rating — 37,793 ratings
69.
Geisha, a Life
Geisha, a Life 3.93 avg rating — 26,802 ratings
70.
The Midwife: A Memoir of Birth, Joy, and Hard Times
The Midwife: A Memoir of Birth, Joy, and Hard Times 4.19 avg rating — 77,378 ratings
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Thinking In Pictures: and Other Reports from My Life with Autism
Thinking In Pictures: and Other Reports from My Life with Autism 4.10 avg rating — 16,787 ratings
72.
Cult Girls
Cult Girls 4.32 avg rating — 793 ratings
73.
Leaving Isn't the Hardest Thing
Leaving Isn't the Hardest Thing 3.42 avg rating — 10,422 ratings
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Jesus Land: A Memoir
Jesus Land: A Memoir 3.97 avg rating — 19,432 ratings
75.
Not Without My Daughter
Not Without My Daughter 4.18 avg rating — 37,740 ratings
76.
Funny in Farsi: A Memoir of Growing Up Iranian in America
Funny in Farsi: A Memoir of Growing Up Iranian in America 3.84 avg rating — 27,111 ratings
77.
Falling Leaves
Falling Leaves 3.91 avg rating — 28,924 ratings
78.
Yes Please
Yes Please 3.85 avg rating — 548,521 ratings
79.
Home: A Memoir of My Early Years
Home: A Memoir of My Early Years 3.97 avg rating — 21,120 ratings
80.
The Girl Behind the Painted Smile: My battle with the bottle
The Girl Behind the Painted Smile: My battle with the bottle 3.76 avg rating — 1,305 ratings
81.
Smashed: Story of a Drunken Girlhood
Smashed: Story of a Drunken Girlhood 3.53 avg rating — 24,868 ratings
82.
It's Always Something
It's Always Something 4.10 avg rating — 10,543 ratings
83.
The Spiral Staircase: My Climb Out of Darkness
The Spiral Staircase: My Climb Out of Darkness 3.94 avg rating — 8,800 ratings
84.
Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal?
Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal? 4.01 avg rating — 45,371 ratings
85.
Me: Stories of My Life
Me: Stories of My Life 3.81 avg rating — 15,988 ratings
86.
Two or Three Things I Know for Sure
Two or Three Things I Know for Sure 4.13 avg rating — 5,973 ratings
87.
Let's Pretend This Never Happened: A Mostly True Memoir
Let's Pretend This Never Happened: A Mostly True Memoir 3.90 avg rating — 198,656 ratings
88.
By Myself
By Myself really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 4,869 ratings
89.
I'm with the Band: Confessions of a Groupie
I'm with the Band: Confessions of a Groupie 3.70 avg rating — 21,014 ratings
90.
When Rabbit Howls
When Rabbit Howls 4.05 avg rating — 17,788 ratings
91.
I Am Nujood, Age 10 and Divorced
I Am Nujood, Age 10 and Divorced 3.83 avg rating — 23,919 ratings
92.
Leap of Faith: Memoirs of an Unexpected Life
Leap of Faith: Memoirs of an Unexpected Life 3.82 avg rating — 10,172 ratings
93.
Devil in the Details: Scenes from an Obsessive Girlhood
Devil in the Details: Scenes from an Obsessive Girlhood 3.58 avg rating — 4,744 ratings
94.
An Autobiography
An Autobiography 4.44 avg rating — 10,447 ratings
95.
A Three Dog Life
A Three Dog Life 3.79 avg rating — 9,795 ratings
96.
Narrative of Sojourner Truth
Narrative of Sojourner Truth 4.10 avg rating — 10,543 ratings
97.
Pilgrim at Tinker Creek
Pilgrim at Tinker Creek 4.08 avg rating — 29,044 ratings
98.
The Egg and I (Betty MacDonald Memoirs, #1)
The Egg and I (Betty MacDonald Memoirs, #1) 3.88 avg rating — 10,147 ratings
99.
Desert Flower
Desert Flower 4.24 avg rating — 39,492 ratings
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Memoirs of a Dutiful Daughter
Memoirs of a Dutiful Daughter 4.13 avg rating — 17,743 ratings
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