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Book Riot Reader's Favorite Books About Families

"Whether they're about being shipwrecked on a desert island, the lives of sisters, or getting by in 1940s Brooklyn, family stories present the familiar and relatable, often alongside the exceptional and uncanny." How many of these books about families have you already read?
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Tell the Wolves I'm Home (Carol Rifka Brunt)
Tell the Wolves I'm Home
1
Carol Rifka Brunt
We Have Always Lived in the Castle (Shirley Jackson)
We Have Always Lived in the Castle
2
Shirley Jackson
Watership Down (Richard Adams)
Watership Down
3
Richard Adams
A Monster Calls (Patrick Ness)
A Monster Calls
4
Patrick Ness
Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe (Benjamin Alire Saenz)
Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe
5
Benjamin Alire Saenz
Anne of Green Gables (L.M. Montgomery)
Anne of Green Gables
6
L.M. Montgomery
Little Women (Louisa May Alcott)
Little Women
7
Louisa May Alcott
Pride and Prejudice (Jane Austen)
Pride and Prejudice
8
Jane Austen
Roots (Alex Haley)
Roots
9
Alex Haley
Go Tell It on the Mountain (James Baldwin)
Go Tell It on the Mountain
10
James Baldwin
We Were the Mulvaneys (Joyce Carol Oates)
We Were the Mulvaneys
11
Joyce Carol Oates
This Is Where I Leave You (Jonathan Tropper)
This Is Where I Leave You
12
Jonathan Tropper
Me Talk Pretty One Day (David Sedaris)
Me Talk Pretty One Day
13
David Sedaris
Bigot Hall (Steve Aylett)
Bigot Hall
14
Steve Aylett
The Wasp Factory (Iain Banks)
The Wasp Factory
15
Iain Banks
A Bridge Between (Velia Pola)
A Bridge Between
16
Velia Pola
Crawling: A Father's First Year (Elisha Cooper)
Crawling: A Father's First Year
17
Elisha Cooper
Don't Block the Blessings (Patti Labelle)
Don't Block the Blessings
18
Patti Labelle
Extraordinary, Ordinary People
Extraordinary, Ordinary People
19
Farewell My Beijing (Chi Newman)
Farewell My Beijing
20
Chi Newman
From Ashes to Africa (Josh and Amy Bottomly)
From Ashes to Africa
21
Josh and Amy Bottomly
Gift of a Lifetime (Sue Batton Leonard)
Gift of a Lifetime
22
Sue Batton Leonard
Life on the Color Line (Gregory Howard Williams)
Life on the Color Line
23
Gregory Howard Williams
Not the Mother I Remember (Amber Lea Starfire)
Not the Mother I Remember
24
Amber Lea Starfire
Sh*T My Dad Says (Justin Halpern)
Sh*T My Dad Says
25
Justin Halpern
Sweet Summer (Bebe Moore Campbell)
Sweet Summer
26
Bebe Moore Campbell
The Last Blind Date (Linda Yellin)
The Last Blind Date
27
Linda Yellin
The Lobster Chronicles (Linda Greenlaw)
The Lobster Chronicles
28
Linda Greenlaw
When We Were Colored: A Mother's Story (Eva Rutland)
When We Were Colored: A Mother's Story
29
Eva Rutland
You Have No Idea (Vanessa Williams and Helen Williams)
You Have No Idea
30
Vanessa Williams and Helen Williams
Family Matters and More: Stories of My Life in Soviet Russia (Sol Tetelbaum)
Family Matters and More: Stories of My Life in Soviet Russia
31
Sol Tetelbaum
Funny in Farsi: A Memoir of Growing Up Iranian in America (Firoozeh Dumas)
Funny in Farsi: A Memoir of Growing Up Iranian in America
32
Firoozeh Dumas
The Black Girl Next Door (Jennifer Baszile)
The Black Girl Next Door
33
Jennifer Baszile
The Kitchen Sink Papers: My Life as a Househusband (Mike McGrady)
The Kitchen Sink Papers: My Life as a Househusband
34
Mike McGrady
The Life and Laughs of an At-Home Mom (Chris Liefer)
The Life and Laughs of an At-Home Mom
35
Chris Liefer
A Hamster Is Missing in Washington, D.C. (Ed Spivey Junior.)
A Hamster Is Missing in Washington, D.C.
36
Ed Spivey Junior.
Geek Love (Katherine Dunn)
Geek Love
37
Katherine Dunn
The Glass Castle (Jeannette Walls)
The Glass Castle
38
Jeannette Walls
On Beauty (Zadie Smith)
On Beauty
39
Zadie Smith
The Wangs vs. the World (Jade Chang)
The Wangs vs. the World
40
Jade Chang
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