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54 Memoirs That Readers Are Raving About

"Let's face it: Being cooped up inside during the pandemic has left a lot of us searching for a sense of connection with one another. Memoirs are a beautiful way to experience the world through the eyes of people with fantastically different points of view.
Below are 54 memoirs that are resonating with Goodreads readers in a huge way so far this year, running the gamut from an unjustly imprisoned man's quest for peace to a woman's discovery of her unlikely lineage to a superstar actress piecing her life back together.
We curated this list based on reader anticipation and buzz, which we measure by how many times a book has been added to Want to Read shelves. We also measured each book's average rating (nothing below a 3.5 average made the cut)."
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Crying in H Mart: A Memoir (Michelle Zauner)
Crying in H Mart: A Memoir
1
Michelle Zauner
The Beauty of Living Twice (Sharon Stone)
The Beauty of Living Twice
2
Sharon Stone
Yearbook (Seth Rogen)
Yearbook
3
Seth Rogen
Bravey (Alexi Pappas)
Bravey
4
Alexi Pappas
Broken Horses (Brandi Carlile)
Broken Horses
5
Brandi Carlile
The Wreckage of My Presence (Casey Wilson)
The Wreckage of My Presence
6
Casey Wilson
Dusk, Night, Dawn (Lamott)
Dusk, Night, Dawn
7
Lamott
Beautiful Things (Hunter Biden)
Beautiful Things
8
Hunter Biden
Black Boy Out of Time (Hari Ziyad)
Black Boy Out of Time
9
Hari Ziyad
Notes on Grief (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie)
Notes on Grief
10
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Widowish (Melissa Gould)
Widowish
11
Melissa Gould
Better, Not Bitter (Yusef Salaam)
Better, Not Bitter
12
Yusef Salaam
The Soul of a Woman (Isabel Allende)
The Soul of a Woman
13
Isabel Allende
Consent (Vanessa Springora)
Consent
14
Vanessa Springora
Between Two Kingdoms (Suleika Jaouad)
Between Two Kingdoms
15
Suleika Jaouad
The Secret to Superhuman Strength (Alison)
The Secret to Superhuman Strength
16
Alison
House of Sticks: A Memoir (Ly Tran)
House of Sticks: A Memoir
17
Ly Tran
Punch Me Up to the Gods (Brian Broome)
Punch Me Up to the Gods
18
Brian Broome
Dog Flowers: A Memoir (Danielle Geller)
Dog Flowers: A Memoir
19
Danielle Geller
How Y'all Doing? (Leslie Jordan)
How Y'all Doing?
20
Leslie Jordan
The Secret Life of Dorothy Soames (Justine Cowan)
The Secret Life of Dorothy Soames
21
Justine Cowan
Emotional Female (Yumiko Kadota)
Emotional Female
22
Yumiko Kadota
Unfinished (Priyanka Chopra Jonas)
Unfinished
23
Priyanka Chopra Jonas
Share Your Stuff, I'll Go First (Laura Tremaine)
Share Your Stuff, I'll Go First
24
Laura Tremaine
On Juneteenth (Annete)
On Juneteenth
25
Annete
Surviving the White Gaze (Rebecca Garroll)
Surviving the White Gaze
26
Rebecca Garroll
Walking With Ghosts (Gabriel Byrne)
Walking With Ghosts
27
Gabriel Byrne
My Broken Language (Quiara Alegría Hudes)
My Broken Language
28
Quiara Alegría Hudes
So-Called Normal (Mark Henick)
So-Called Normal
29
Mark Henick
Dear Senthuran: A Black Spirit Memoir (Akwaeke Emezi)
Dear Senthuran: A Black Spirit Memoir
30
Akwaeke Emezi
Seeing Ghosts (Kat Chow)
Seeing Ghosts
31
Kat Chow
What Doesn't Kill You: A Life With Chronic Illness - Lessons From a Body in Revolt (Tessa Miller)
What Doesn't Kill You: A Life With Chronic Illness - Lessons From a Body in Revolt
32
Tessa Miller
My Time Will Come (Ian Manuel)
My Time Will Come
33
Ian Manuel
Somebody's Daughter (Ashley C. Ford)
Somebody's Daughter
34
Ashley C. Ford
Aftershocks (Nadia Owusu)
Aftershocks
35
Nadia Owusu
Just as I Am (Cicely)
Just as I Am
36
Cicely
The Puma Years (Laura Coleman)
The Puma Years
37
Laura Coleman
Finding Freedom (Erin French)
Finding Freedom
38
Erin French
Good Apple: Tales of a Southern Evangelical in New York (Elizabeth Passarella)
Good Apple: Tales of a Southern Evangelical in New York
39
Elizabeth Passarella
Hola Papi! (John Paul Brammer)
Hola Papi!
40
John Paul Brammer
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