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100 Must-Read Memoirs - Page 2

"A great memoir takes a reader into a different world, bringing them along as the author faces struggles big and small. The best can make you laugh, cry, think and yearn to explore new ideas"
Here are Bookriot's one hundred must-read memoirs. How many have you read?
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Dreams From My Father (Barack Obama)
Dreams From My Father
41
Barack Obama
Look Me in the Eye
Look Me in the Eye
42
One Drop: My Father's Hidden Life (Bliss Broyard)
One Drop: My Father's Hidden Life
43
Bliss Broyard
What I Talk About When I Talk About Running (Haruki Murakami)
What I Talk About When I Talk About Running
44
Haruki Murakami
Voluntary Madness (Norah Vincent)
Voluntary Madness
45
Norah Vincent
In the Sanctuary of Outcasts (White)
In the Sanctuary of Outcasts
46
White
Mennonite in a Little Black Dress (Rhoda Janzen)
Mennonite in a Little Black Dress
47
Rhoda Janzen
I'm Down (Mishna Wolff)
I'm Down
48
Mishna Wolff
Just Kids (Patti Smith)
Just Kids
49
Patti Smith
Bucolic Plague (Josh Kilmer-Purcell)
Bucolic Plague
50
Josh Kilmer-Purcell
Let's Take the Long Way Home: A Memoir of Friendship (Gail Caldwell)
Let's Take the Long Way Home: A Memoir of Friendship
51
Gail Caldwell
Making Toast (Roger Rosenblatt)
Making Toast
52
Roger Rosenblatt
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind (William Kamkwamba)
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind
53
William Kamkwamba
Lonely: Learning to Live With Solitude (Emily White)
Lonely: Learning to Live With Solitude
54
Emily White
Hiroshima in the Morning (Rizzuto)
Hiroshima in the Morning
55
Rizzuto
Orange Is the New Black (Piper Kerman)
Orange Is the New Black
56
Piper Kerman
Devotion (Shapiro)
Devotion
57
Shapiro
Blood, Bones and Butter
Blood, Bones and Butter
58
The Long Goodbye (Meghan O'Rourke)
The Long Goodbye
59
Meghan O'Rourke
This Life Is in Your Hands (Coleman)
This Life Is in Your Hands
60
Coleman
Tolstoy and the Purple Chair
Tolstoy and the Purple Chair
61
What It Is Like to Go to War (Karl Marlantes)
What It Is Like to Go to War
62
Karl Marlantes
Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? (And Other Concerns) (Mindy Kaling)
Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? (And Other Concerns)
63
Mindy Kaling
Life Itself: A Memoir (Roger Ebert)
Life Itself: A Memoir
64
Roger Ebert
Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal? (Jeanette Winterson)
Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal?
65
Jeanette Winterson
House of Stone (Shadid)
House of Stone
66
Shadid
Wild; From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail
Wild; From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail
67
Full Body Burden (Iversen)
Full Body Burden
68
Iversen
One Hundred Names for Love (Ackerman)
One Hundred Names for Love
69
Ackerman
Brain on Fire (Susannah Cahalan)
Brain on Fire
70
Susannah Cahalan
Let's Pretend This Never Happened: A Mostly True Memoir (Jenny Lawson)
Let's Pretend This Never Happened: A Mostly True Memoir
71
Jenny Lawson
Heads in Beds
Heads in Beds
72
Do You Dream in Color (Rubin)
Do You Dream in Color
73
Rubin
Does Jesus Really Love Me? (Jeff Chu)
Does Jesus Really Love Me?
74
Jeff Chu
Men We Reaped (Jesmyn Ward)
Men We Reaped
75
Jesmyn Ward
I Am Malala (Malala Yousafzai)
I Am Malala
76
Malala Yousafzai
An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth (Col. Chris Hadfield)
An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth
77
Col. Chris Hadfield
Coming Clean (Miller)
Coming Clean
78
Miller
Prairie Silence (Hoffert)
Prairie Silence
79
Hoffert
Out With It: How Stuttering Helped Me Find My Voice (Katherine Preston)
Out With It: How Stuttering Helped Me Find My Voice
80
Katherine Preston
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