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Goodreads Best Strange and Twisted Memoirs - 2021 Update, Now 3 Times Longer

"Wicked families, strange illnesses and other assorted interesting, odd and compelling issues" (Goodreads)
I don't read many memoirs myself, so I'm not sure whether the Goodreads title & description adequately convey the variety of works on this list.
Typically only books with 4000+ ratings and/or an established publisher were included.
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Running With Scissors (Augusten Burroughs)
Running With Scissors
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Augusten Burroughs
The Glass Castle (Jeanette Walls)
The Glass Castle
2
Jeanette Walls
Me Talk Pretty One Day (David Sedaris)
Me Talk Pretty One Day
3
David Sedaris
Girl, Interrupted (Susanna Kaysen)
Girl, Interrupted
4
Susanna Kaysen
Dry (Augusten Burroughs)
Dry
5
Augusten Burroughs
Angela's Ashes (Frank McCourt)
Angela's Ashes
6
Frank McCourt
Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim (David Sedaris)
Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim
7
David Sedaris
Naked (David Sedaris)
Naked
8
David Sedaris
Look Me in the Eye (John Elder Robison)
Look Me in the Eye
9
John Elder Robison
A Million Little Pieces (James Frey)
A Million Little Pieces
10
James Frey
The Liars' Club (Mary Karr)
The Liars' Club
11
Mary Karr
A Child Called "It" (Dave Pelzer)
A Child Called "It"
12
Dave Pelzer
Are You There, Vodka? It's Me, Chelsea (Chelsea Handler)
Are You There, Vodka? It's Me, Chelsea
13
Chelsea Handler
The Diary of a Young Girl (Anne Frank)
The Diary of a Young Girl
14
Anne Frank
When You Are Engulfed in Flames (David Sedaris)
When You Are Engulfed in Flames
15
David Sedaris
Prozac Nation (Elizabeth Wurtzel)
Prozac Nation
16
Elizabeth Wurtzel
Possible Side Effects (Augusten Burroughs)
Possible Side Effects
17
Augusten Burroughs
I Am Not Myself These Days (Josh Kilmer-Purcell)
I Am Not Myself These Days
18
Josh Kilmer-Purcell
Sickened: The Memoir of a Munchausen by Proxy Childhood (Julie Gregory)
Sickened: The Memoir of a Munchausen by Proxy Childhood
19
Julie Gregory
Let's Pretend This Never Happened (Jenny Lawson)
Let's Pretend This Never Happened
20
Jenny Lawson
Wasted: A Memoir of Anorexia and Bulimia (Marya Hornbacher)
Wasted: A Memoir of Anorexia and Bulimia
21
Marya Hornbacher
A Stolen Life (Jaycee Dugard)
A Stolen Life
22
Jaycee Dugard
A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius (Dave Eggers)
A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius
23
Dave Eggers
A Piece of Cake (Cupcake Brown)
A Piece of Cake
24
Cupcake Brown
Persepolis (Marjane Satrapi)
Persepolis
25
Marjane Satrapi
Drinking: A Love Story (Caroline Knapp)
Drinking: A Love Story
26
Caroline Knapp
My Horizontal Life: A Collection of One-Night Stands
My Horizontal Life: A Collection of One-Night Stands
27
Jesus Land (Julia Scheeres)
Jesus Land
28
Julia Scheeres
Holidays on Ice (David Sedaris)
Holidays on Ice
29
David Sedaris
As Nature Made Him (John Colapinto)
As Nature Made Him
30
John Colapinto
My Friend Leonard (James Frey)
My Friend Leonard
31
James Frey
The Kid: What Happened After My Boyfriend and I Decided to Go Get Pregnant (Dan Savage)
The Kid: What Happened After My Boyfriend and I Decided to Go Get Pregnant
32
Dan Savage
Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight (Alexandra Fuller)
Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight
33
Alexandra Fuller
A Wolf at the Table (Augusten Burroughs)
A Wolf at the Table
34
Augusten Burroughs
Unbearable Lightness: A Story of Loss and Gain (Portia De Rossi)
Unbearable Lightness: A Story of Loss and Gain
35
Portia De Rossi
Devil in the Details (Jennifer Traig)
Devil in the Details
36
Jennifer Traig
Driving With Dead People: A Memoir (Monica Holloway)
Driving With Dead People: A Memoir
37
Monica Holloway
Wishful Drinking (Carrie Fisher)
Wishful Drinking
38
Carrie Fisher
Manic: A Memoir (Terri Cheney)
Manic: A Memoir
39
Terri Cheney
Bossypants (Tina Fey)
Bossypants
40
Tina Fey
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