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The 56 Most Popular Memoirs of the Past Decade

If you've acquired a taste for memoirs, then you already know how engrossing this particular format can be. The book-length first-person narrative is inherently fascinating, somehow. It's the story of a life, by the person who lived it, usually delivered in some interesting and artful way.

We've gathered here the most popular memoirs on Goodreads from the past 10 years, in order from the top down. In other words, these are the memoirs most read, rated, and reviewed by your fellow Goodreads regulars over the past decade. Each has earned an overall rating of 3.5 stars or better.
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Educated (Tara Westover)
Educated
1
Tara Westover
Becoming (Michelle Obama)
Becoming
2
Michelle Obama
I'm Glad My Mom Died (Jennette McCurdy)
I'm Glad My Mom Died
3
Jennette McCurdy
Born a Crime (Trevor Noah)
Born a Crime
4
Trevor Noah
When Breath Becomes Air (Paul Kalanithi)
When Breath Becomes Air
5
Paul Kalanithi
Yes Please (Amy Poehler)
Yes Please
6
Amy Poehler
Crying in H Mart: A Memoir (Michelle Zauner)
Crying in H Mart: A Memoir
7
Michelle Zauner
Untamed (Glennon Doyle)
Untamed
8
Glennon Doyle
Hillbilly Elegy (J.D. Vance)
Hillbilly Elegy
9
J.D. Vance
Between the World and Me (Ta-Nehisi Coates)
Between the World and Me
10
Ta-Nehisi Coates
Everything I Know About Love (Dolly Alderton)
Everything I Know About Love
11
Dolly Alderton
Spare (Prince Harry)
Spare
12
Prince Harry
Greenlights (Matthew McConaughey)
Greenlights
13
Matthew McConaughey
This Is Going to Hurt (Adam Kay)
This Is Going to Hurt
14
Adam Kay
Know My Name (Chanel Miller)
Know My Name
15
Chanel Miller
Just Mercy (Bryan Stevenson)
Just Mercy
16
Bryan Stevenson
Why Not Me? (Mindy Kaling)
Why Not Me?
17
Mindy Kaling
In the Dream House (Carmen Maria Machado)
In the Dream House
18
Carmen Maria Machado
Hunger (Roxane Gay)
Hunger
19
Roxane Gay
Talking as Fast as I Can (Lauren Graham)
Talking as Fast as I Can
20
Lauren Graham
Friends, Lovers and the Big Terrible Thing (Matthew Perry)
Friends, Lovers and the Big Terrible Thing
21
Matthew Perry
The Woman in Me (Britney Spears)
The Woman in Me
22
Britney Spears
The Girl With the Lower Back Tattoo (Amy Schumer)
The Girl With the Lower Back Tattoo
23
Amy Schumer
The Choice (Edith Eger)
The Choice
24
Edith Eger
Between Two Kingdoms (Suleika Jaouad)
Between Two Kingdoms
25
Suleika Jaouad
Maid (Stephanie Land)
Maid
26
Stephanie Land
Smoke Gets in Your Eyes: And Other Lessons From the Crematory (Caitlin Doughty)
Smoke Gets in Your Eyes: And Other Lessons From the Crematory
27
Caitlin Doughty
Dear Girls (Ali Wong)
Dear Girls
28
Ali Wong
Somebody's Daughter (Ashley C. Ford)
Somebody's Daughter
29
Ashley C. Ford
Finding Me: A Memoir (Viola Davis)
Finding Me: A Memoir
30
Viola Davis
Year of Yes (Shonda Rhimes)
Year of Yes
31
Shonda Rhimes
Scrappy Little Nobody (Anna Kendrick)
Scrappy Little Nobody
32
Anna Kendrick
The Princess Diarist (Carrie Fisher)
The Princess Diarist
33
Carrie Fisher
In Order to Live (Yeonmi Park)
In Order to Live
34
Yeonmi Park
The Light We Carry (Michelle Obama)
The Light We Carry
35
Michelle Obama
The Girl With Seven Names (Hyeonseo Lee)
The Girl With Seven Names
36
Hyeonseo Lee
I'm Still Here: Black Dignity in a World Made for Whiteness (Austin Channing Brown)
I'm Still Here: Black Dignity in a World Made for Whiteness
37
Austin Channing Brown
Everything Happens for a Reason and Other Lies That I've Loved (Kate Bowler)
Everything Happens for a Reason and Other Lies That I've Loved
38
Kate Bowler
What My Bones Know (Stephanie Foo)
What My Bones Know
39
Stephanie Foo
Beyond the Wand (Tom Felton)
Beyond the Wand
40
Tom Felton
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