My Favorite Memoirs

1.
The Glass Castle
The Glass Castle 4.32 avg rating — 1,325,577 ratings
2.
The Diary of a Young Girl
The Diary of a Young Girl 4.20 avg rating — 4,072,923 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 — 568,924 ratings
4.
Eat, Pray, Love
Eat, Pray, Love 3.64 avg rating — 1,819,768 ratings
5.
The Merchant of Stories: A Creative Entrepreneur's Journey
The Merchant of Stories: A Creative Entrepreneur's Journey 4.59 avg rating — 128 ratings
6.
All Creatures Great and Small (All Creatures Great and Small, #1-2)
All Creatures Great and Small (All Creatures Great and Small, #1-2) 4.35 avg rating — 155,355 ratings
7.
Confessions of an Instinctively Mutinous Baby Boomer: And Her Parable of the Tomato Plant
Confessions of an Instinctively Mutinous Baby Boomer: And Her Parable of the Tomato Plant 4.31 avg rating — 157 ratings
8.
Night
Night 4.38 avg rating — 1,334,162 ratings
9.
Come to the Edge
Come to the Edge 3.93 avg rating — 3,319 ratings
10.
Call the Midwife: A True Story of the East End in the 1950s
Call the Midwife: A True Story of the East End in the 1950s 4.19 avg rating — 77,378 ratings
11.
What Remains: A Memoir of Fate, Friendship, and Love
What Remains: A Memoir of Fate, Friendship, and Love 4.20 avg rating — 22,039 ratings
12.
Angela’s Ashes (Frank McCourt, #1)
Angela’s Ashes (Frank McCourt, #1) 4.15 avg rating — 650,944 ratings
13.
All Things Bright and Beautiful (All Creatures Great and Small, #3-4)
All Things Bright and Beautiful (All Creatures Great and Small, #3-4) 4.35 avg rating — 82,190 ratings
14.
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 — 56,653 ratings
15.
Dewey: The Small-Town Library Cat Who Touched the World
Dewey: The Small-Town Library Cat Who Touched the World 3.87 avg rating — 62,007 ratings
16.
The Story of My Life
The Story of My Life 4.08 avg rating — 150,147 ratings
17.
My Family and Other Animals (Corfu Trilogy, #1)
My Family and Other Animals (Corfu Trilogy, #1) 4.17 avg rating — 61,491 ratings
18.
Girl, Interrupted
Girl, Interrupted 3.94 avg rating — 269,389 ratings
19.
Separate Things: A Memoir
Separate Things: A Memoir 4.16 avg rating — 86 ratings
20.
Don't Cry, Pappa
Don't Cry, Pappa 4.24 avg rating — 33 ratings
21.
Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic
Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic 4.08 avg rating — 197,133 ratings
22.
Running with Scissors
Running with Scissors 3.77 avg rating — 400,426 ratings
23.
The World of Yesterday
The World of Yesterday 4.51 avg rating — 27,400 ratings
24.
The Five People You Meet in Heaven
The Five People You Meet in Heaven 4.01 avg rating — 781,579 ratings
25.
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 4.20 avg rating — 1,153,972 ratings
26.
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
27.
Leaving the Hall Light On
Leaving the Hall Light On 3.65 avg rating — 329 ratings
27.
Boat Girl: A Memoir of Youth, Love & Fiberglass
Boat Girl: A Memoir of Youth, Love & Fiberglass 4.11 avg rating — 169 ratings
27.
Black Market Baby: An Adopted Woman's Journey
Black Market Baby: An Adopted Woman's Journey 3.50 avg rating — 482 ratings
27.
House Hold: A Memoir of Place
House Hold: A Memoir of Place 4.44 avg rating — 39 ratings
27.
Lessons from a CF Cornerman: 38 Lessons I Learned During My Wife's Illness And Lung Transplant
Lessons from a CF Cornerman: 38 Lessons I Learned During My Wife's Illness And Lung Transplant 4.68 avg rating — 44 ratings
27.
No Pressure, No Diamonds: Mining for Gifts in Illness and Loss
No Pressure, No Diamonds: Mining for Gifts in Illness and Loss 4.65 avg rating — 161 ratings
27.
Animal Quintet: A Southern Memoir
Animal Quintet: A Southern Memoir really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 278 ratings
34.
From Barren Rocks . . . To Living Stones
From Barren Rocks . . . To Living Stones
by: Jon Magee
4.35 avg rating — 17 ratings
35.
Committed: A Skeptic Makes Peace with Marriage
Committed: A Skeptic Makes Peace with Marriage 3.45 avg rating — 55,705 ratings
36.
She Got Up Off the Couch: And Other Heroic Acts from Mooreland, Indiana
She Got Up Off the Couch: And Other Heroic Acts from Mooreland, Indiana 4.06 avg rating — 10,155 ratings
37.
Hypocrite in a Pouffy White Dress: Tales of Growing up Groovy and Clueless
Hypocrite in a Pouffy White Dress: Tales of Growing up Groovy and Clueless 3.71 avg rating — 8,178 ratings
37.
Hyperbole and a Half: Unfortunate Situations, Flawed Coping Mechanisms, Mayhem, and Other Things That Happened
Hyperbole and a Half: Unfortunate Situations, Flawed Coping Mechanisms, Mayhem, and Other Things That Happened 4.17 avg rating — 213,856 ratings
39.
Memories, Dreams, Reflections
Memories, Dreams, Reflections
by: C.G. Jung
4.17 avg rating — 37,262 ratings
39.
Brain on Fire: My Month of Madness
Brain on Fire: My Month of Madness 4.09 avg rating — 233,256 ratings
41.
Agatha Christie: An Autobiography
Agatha Christie: An Autobiography 4.12 avg rating — 12,255 ratings
42.
Relish: My Life in the Kitchen
Relish: My Life in the Kitchen 3.95 avg rating — 22,339 ratings
43.
Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood (Persepolis, #1)
Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood (Persepolis, #1) 4.27 avg rating — 224,925 ratings
44.
West with the Night
West with the Night 4.15 avg rating — 40,230 ratings
45.
'Tis
'Tis 3.74 avg rating — 65,409 ratings
46.
Goodbye to All That
Goodbye to All That 3.93 avg rating — 15,315 ratings
47.
Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mt. Everest Disaster
Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mt. Everest Disaster 4.26 avg rating — 550,940 ratings
48.
Open
Open 4.32 avg rating — 139,789 ratings
48.
A Woman in Berlin: Eight Weeks in the Conquered City: A Diary
A Woman in Berlin: Eight Weeks in the Conquered City: A Diary
by: Anonymous
4.29 avg rating — 17,073 ratings
50.
Travels with Charley: In Search of America
Travels with Charley: In Search of America 4.08 avg rating — 103,293 ratings
51.
The Sound of a Wild Snail Eating
The Sound of a Wild Snail Eating 4.15 avg rating — 20,362 ratings
52.
The Third Sunrise: A Memoir of Madness
The Third Sunrise: A Memoir of Madness 3.98 avg rating — 348 ratings
52.
Motherhood: Lost and Found
Motherhood: Lost and Found 4.14 avg rating — 354 ratings
52.
Beautiful Affliction
Beautiful Affliction 3.86 avg rating — 1,939 ratings
52.
Hiding From Myself: My Complicated Rebirth into Womanhood and My Own Skin
Hiding From Myself: My Complicated Rebirth into Womanhood and My Own Skin 4.01 avg rating — 334 ratings
52.
The Weight of Air: A Story of the Lies about Addiction and the Truth about Recovery
The Weight of Air: A Story of the Lies about Addiction and the Truth about Recovery 4.20 avg rating — 2,280 ratings
52.
Refined
Refined 4.35 avg rating — 748 ratings
52.
ELIS: Irish call girl
ELIS: Irish call girl 4.89 avg rating — 9 ratings
59.
Townie
Townie 3.79 avg rating — 8,337 ratings
59.
Up From Slavery: An Autobiography
Up From Slavery: An Autobiography 4.11 avg rating — 35,601 ratings
61.
A Fortunate Life
A Fortunate Life 4.25 avg rating — 9,642 ratings
61.
Letters, 1925-1975
Letters, 1925-1975 3.93 avg rating — 408 ratings
63.
The Gray Notebook (New York Review Books Classics)
The Gray Notebook (New York Review Books Classics)
by: Josep Pla
4.21 avg rating — 748 ratings
64.
The Seven Storey Mountain
The Seven Storey Mountain 4.08 avg rating — 20,435 ratings
64.
America by Heart: Reflections on Family, Faith, and Flag
America by Heart: Reflections on Family, Faith, and Flag 3.60 avg rating — 1,687 ratings
66.
Blood, Bones, and Butter: The Inadvertent Education of a Reluctant Chef
Blood, Bones, and Butter: The Inadvertent Education of a Reluctant Chef 3.77 avg rating — 36,935 ratings
66.
Over a Hot Stove
Over a Hot Stove 3.74 avg rating — 638 ratings
68.
Moab Is My Washpot (Memoir, #1)
Moab Is My Washpot (Memoir, #1) 3.93 avg rating — 24,904 ratings
69.
A Bride Goes West
A Bride Goes West 4.01 avg rating — 315 ratings
70.
The Gulag Archipelago 1918–1956
The Gulag Archipelago 1918–1956 4.33 avg rating — 33,404 ratings
70.
Can't We Talk about Something More Pleasant?
Can't We Talk about Something More Pleasant?
by: Roz Chast
4.16 avg rating — 31,595 ratings
72.
Lone Survivor: The Eyewitness Account of Operation Redwing and the Lost Heroes of SEAL Team 10
Lone Survivor: The Eyewitness Account of Operation Redwing and the Lost Heroes of SEAL Team 10 4.34 avg rating — 99,164 ratings
72.
Marbles: Mania, Depression, Michelangelo, and Me
Marbles: Mania, Depression, Michelangelo, and Me 4.02 avg rating — 16,570 ratings
74.
Going Solo (Roald Dahl's Autobiography, #2)
Going Solo (Roald Dahl's Autobiography, #2) 4.06 avg rating — 32,612 ratings
74.
Boy: Tales of Childhood (Roald Dahl's Autobiography, #1)
Boy: Tales of Childhood (Roald Dahl's Autobiography, #1) 4.07 avg rating — 72,261 ratings
76.
Two Years Before the Mast: A Sailor's Life at Sea
Two Years Before the Mast: A Sailor's Life at Sea 4.02 avg rating — 14,409 ratings
76.
Johnny Wander, Vol. 1: Don't Burn the House Down
Johnny Wander, Vol. 1: Don't Burn the House Down 4.34 avg rating — 408 ratings
78.
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass 4.12 avg rating — 131,989 ratings
79.
A Walk Across America
A Walk Across America 4.04 avg rating — 12,300 ratings
80.
For One More Day
For One More Day 4.13 avg rating — 157,477 ratings
80.
Me Talk Pretty One Day
Me Talk Pretty One Day 4.01 avg rating — 714,078 ratings
82.
The Lord God Made Them All
The Lord God Made Them All 4.45 avg rating — 29,429 ratings
82.
The Freedom Writers Diary
The Freedom Writers Diary 4.15 avg rating — 18,484 ratings
84.
Elvis and Ginger: Elvis Presley's Fiancée and Last Love Finally Tells Her Story
Elvis and Ginger: Elvis Presley's Fiancée and Last Love Finally Tells Her Story 3.91 avg rating — 2,037 ratings
85.
All Things Wise and Wonderful (All Creatures Great and Small, #5-6)
All Things Wise and Wonderful (All Creatures Great and Small, #5-6) 4.45 avg rating — 37,077 ratings
86.
Survival in the Killing Fields
Survival in the Killing Fields 4.56 avg rating — 3,965 ratings
86.
OUT of CAPTIVITY: Surviving 1,967 Days in the Colombian Jungle
OUT of CAPTIVITY: Surviving 1,967 Days in the Colombian Jungle really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1,531 ratings
88.
Last Train to Memphis: The Rise of Elvis Presley
Last Train to Memphis: The Rise of Elvis Presley 4.17 avg rating — 9,895 ratings
89.
Elvis and Me: The True Story of the Love Between Priscilla Presley and the King of Rock N' Roll
Elvis and Me: The True Story of the Love Between Priscilla Presley and the King of Rock N' Roll 4.01 avg rating — 30,101 ratings
89.
Kasher in the Rye: The True Tale of a White Boy from Oakland Who Became a Drug Addict, Criminal, Mental Patient, and Then Turned 16
Kasher in the Rye: The True Tale of a White Boy from Oakland Who Became a Drug Addict, Criminal, Mental Patient, and Then Turned 16 3.80 avg rating — 12,134 ratings
91.
Tortured for Christ
Tortured for Christ 4.36 avg rating — 17,092 ratings
92.
Fair Girls and Grey Horses
Fair Girls and Grey Horses 3.83 avg rating — 58 ratings
92.
Donkey Work
Donkey Work 4.31 avg rating — 143 ratings
94.
The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin
The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin 3.85 avg rating — 89,876 ratings
95.
Ravenmaster
Ravenmaster 4.04 avg rating — 5,895 ratings
96.
Cats in the Belfry
Cats in the Belfry 4.06 avg rating — 766 ratings
97.
Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America
Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 3.65 avg rating — 194,441 ratings
98.
A Wilder Rose: Rose Wilder Lane, Laura Ingalls Wilder, and Their Little Houses
A Wilder Rose: Rose Wilder Lane, Laura Ingalls Wilder, and Their Little Houses 3.63 avg rating — 3,456 ratings
99.
Roughing It
Roughing It 3.88 avg rating — 10,054 ratings
99.
Rocket Boys (Coalwood #1)
Rocket Boys (Coalwood #1) 4.20 avg rating — 23,602 ratings
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