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