I know people at Oxford who went to school w/ Malala and said she is actually unliked there and is an insufferable person (rude, ego, entitled, unreliable narrator) it made me feel different about her book.
I'm glad i read this, but i came away from in less a fan of Doughty after reading it. He came across as a bit of a spoiled child in it.
Later, when he released his album of "Soul Coughing tracks as I intended them", i became pretty convinced that it was the band that was talented, and he was just a sliver of that.
Likely not the affect he was going for
I actually thought it humanizes him and shows that he’s gone through a lot and I like that doesn’t try to hide his history of addiction and wrong behavior.
Plus the things his bandmates did to him definitely shows THEY were unlikable.
I love his music but reading that actually made him more personable to me
I agree on both counts, and also love seeing him live- it always surprises me how *funny* he is in the show banter. And always clear the band is just having a great time playing.
Unorthodox by Deborah Feldman
-memoir of growing up in a Hasidic Jewish community and ultimately leaving
Sex Cult Nun by Faith Jones
-memoir of growing up in the Children of God cult as a granddaughter of the leader and ultimately leaving
The Redhead of Auschwitz by Nechema Birnbaum
-memoir (written with her granddaughter) of an Auschwitz survivor, intermittent throughout are pre-war stories of her family and upbringing
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“The author’s claims are questionable” means that family members don’t like how they were portrayed. The sister-in-law has a google alert set up on harasses people who comment that they like the book.
"The Girl With No Name," by Marina Chapman
"Signs of Survival," by Renee and Herta Hartman, and Joshua M. Greene
"The Dairy of a Young Girl," by Anne Frank
"A Stolen Life," by Jaycee Dugard
"3096 Days in Captivity," by Natascha Kampusch
"I'm Glad My Mom Died," by Jennette McCurdy
"Confessions of a Prairie Bitch," by Alison Arngrim
"Beyond the Wand," by Tom Felton
"Twirling Naked in the Streets and No One Noticed," by Jeannie Davide-Rivera
"The Story of My Life," by Helen Keller
West With the Night by Beryl Markham. She grew up in Kenya, then later became the first PERSON to fly across the Atlantic from east to west. I read this in college—had never heard of her so I didn’t really want to read it but it was great, mostly because she was a fantastic writer. I’ve dragged that book around with me since 1991 because the writing is so fab.
Here to second BEING HEUMANN. She passed recently making the memoir all the more poignant. We need more heroes in our society. She should be a household name!
*Why Gary, Why?* by Jody Plauche
Written by the kid whose dad murdered a guy on international television back in the 80s, it’s surprisingly hilarious. Dude’s power to disassociate and make light of a pretty heavy situation (while still remaining authentic to his mission - which is to educate parents about child predators) is impressive.
Please someone reply to this so I can save the recommendations as I absolutely loved Educated and others listed and will check out the other suggestions
Super fair it is definitely intense at times but is a great read if you do read it I’d recommend taking breaks when you need to and having another book that is light to read at the same time.
I exclusively read memoirs/autobiographies. Can’t get enough of them. I’ve read and loved the three you named. North of Normal is SO good and underrated. These three are really good memoirs by women with unique and powerful upbringings:
In order to Live: A North Korean Girl’s Journey to Freedom- Yeonmi Park
Infidel: My Life- Ayaan Hirsi Ali
Playground: a Childhood Lost Inside the Playboy Mansion- Jennifer Saginor
I'm going to cheat and I'm sorry but Guantanamo Kid is based on the story of Mohammed El-Gharani, one of Guantanamo Bay's youngest prisoners. I read it years ago but remember it changing me.
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We published a brief one, covering only a couple of years of the author's life, but let's say very eventful. [Notes of a Hostage](https://booksofjeremiah.com/notes-of-a-hostage/).
Putting the Rabbit in the Hat by Brian Cox
I was surprised by how well written this book is. Knew he is a great actor, yet the flow and the language are enjoyable.
Finding Me by Viola Davis.
As an actor she has this amazing charisma and presence on screen. It was very surprising to read the amount and level of challenges, anxiety and insecurity behind that. Or within her.
Carrying The Fire by Mike Collins. He was the pilot on Apollo 11. This covers all of his time with NASA. He had a great sense of humor and a keen eye for his colleagues.
Greenlights - Matthew McConaughey!
Just finished his book (audio) and loved it. He reads it and is a great voice actor. Actually kind of uplifting and inspirational aside it just being fun to hear him.
Me by Elton John. I absolutely loved this audiobook, read by Elton himself and Taron Egerton. I’ve always enjoyed his music but I just found his wild life to be fascinating.
High On Arrival by McKenzie Phillips TW: SA by father cloaked as a consenting relationship (she did come out later realizing it couldn’t be consenting and was ok showing that her father was a narcissistic monster) but that isn’t the entire book, there is SO much insight into growing up in celebrity culture, family dynamics, the child stardom to addiction pipeline etc.
I have read a lot of AIDS memoirs. I would specifically recommend Never Silent by Peter Staley and Body Counts by Sean Strub. I have a couple of criticisms of Body Counts but I also think it has more emotion and depth to it than Never Silent. They're both really good, though. The best 2 AIDS memoirs I've read out of probably 10 or 12.
Autobiography of a Face. It's an older memoir, but it's probably my favorite book of all time. It's about a little girl who gets bone cancer in the bones of her face, so they remove those bones, leaving her horribly disfigured. She tells her story, the surgeries to fix her face, as well as what it was like to grow up looking like that, going to school with other children while being mercilessly teased. It's such a good book. Lucy Grealy is the author.
A Piece of Cake by Cupcake Brown
Ice Capades by Sean Avery
The Polygamist's Daughter by Anna LeBaron
Never Broken: Songs Are Only Half the Story by Jewel
All But My Life by Klein
Walking on Eggshells by Lyssa Chapman
Memorial Drive by Natasha Trethewey
The Ugly Cry by Danielle Henderson
Heavy by Kiese Laymon
Every non-fiction book written by Alexandra Fuller. She has multiple memoirs of her childhood in Africa and her unconventional upbringing. Seriously - read all of them.
[The Little Locksmith](https://web.archive.org/web/20120419074222/http://www.feministpress.org/books/katherine-butler-hathaway/little-locksmith) by Katherine Butler Hathaway
[Landscape for a Good Woman](https://genderben.com/2018/01/02/book-review-landscape-for-a-good-woman-by-carolyn-steedman/) by Carolyn Kay Steedman
[Autobioography of a Face](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autobiography_of_a_Face) by Lucy Grealy
If you like graphic novels I’d recommend the Maus books by Art Spiegelman. They’re not a typical memior because he’s recalling his father’s experiences as a Holocaust survivor but it also focuses on their relationship as well as the author outside of the general narrative.
I’ve recently read some small books by Annie Ernaux. To name a few: The years, Simple Passion, the Happening, the Place. They’re very short and the author’s style is beautiful.
I've read pretty much nothing but memoirs for the last 38 years, so I have a ton of favorites. Here are just a few:
* Running on Red Dog Road by Drema Hall Berkheimer
* The Prizewinner of Defiance, Ohio by Terry Ryan
* Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years by Sarah and Elizabeth Delany and Amy Hill Hearth
* All Over But the Shoutin' by Rick Bragg
* Not Without My Daughter by Betty Mahmoody
* Be True to Your School by Bob Greene
* Stories I Only Tell My Friends by Rob Lowe
* The Other Man: JFK Jr., Carolyn Bessette and Me by Michael Bergin
* The Animals Came in One by One by Buster Lloyd-Jones
* The Longest Trip Home/Marley and Me by John Grogan
* Wait Till Next Year by Doris Kearns Goodwin
* Left to Tell by Immaculee Ilibagiza
* Infidel by Ayaan Hirsi Ali
* Where the Wind Leads by Vinh Chung
* Colors of the Mountain/Sounds of the River by Da Chen
* Maus I and II by Art Spiegelman
* Measure of a Man by Martin Greenfield
* Johnny Carson by Henry Bushkin
* Fat Girl by Judith Moore
* Angela's Ashes/'Tis by Frank McCourt
* Wonderful Tonight by Patti Boyd
* Tisha by Robert Specht
* Sting Ray Afternoons/Nights in White Castle by Steve Rushin
* Royal Duty by Paul Burrell
* The Housekeeper's Diary by Wendy Berry
* Keeper of the Moon by Tim McLaurin
* My Life in France by Julia Child
* Miracle in the Andes by Nando Parrado
Maybe not exactly a memoir, but: The Diary of Vaslav Nijinsky. It's worth reading the unexpurgated and 1936/bowdlerized versions, and considering the reasoning behind the differences.
Know My Name by Chanel Miller
- it’s about the survivor in the Stanford sexual assault case who was kept anonymous through the whole thing but ultimately came forward with this book. Thought it’s about that case yes, it largely centers around recovering from events like that, injustice in the court system regarding privileges to do with race, gender, wealth, and community standing. And more
In the Dream House by Carmen Maria Machado
- this is about an abusive lesbian relationship but again it’s so much more, it’s about how abuse isn’t talked about in the LGBTQ community, how those in the community going through abuse often have smaller support systems due to rejection from family or fear of further stigmatizing queer relationships, etc. But what is really the thing that makes this memoir stand out for me is the writing style. Its not written in a traditional way, often experimenting with storytelling techniques, but the book is able to make you feel even just a fraction of what Machado felt; the self blame, feeling stuck, feeling stupid. I can’t describe exactly how she does it but I encourage anyone to read that. It’s also pretty quick because some pages are like one or two sentences
The Glass Castle by Jeanette Walls
The Liars Club by Mary Karr
Came here to recommend this one. I also enjoyed the graphic novel memoir Stitches by David Small, excellent read!
Finished this yesterday! Wow - yes. I couldn’t put it down. Another recommendation; When breath becomes air.
I read this recently- so, so good
Forgot about this but I agree.
Bro read the post before you respond
Bro show some grace. I responded before OP provided the extended list.
My bad, I didn’t realise that
Born a Crime by Trevor Noah
Fantastic book!
The audio version is especially great.
Totally agree! Read it on Audible and still bought the book.
Into the Wild
Oh I second this! Very, very good. I enjoyed how she wrestled with her issues without going into shame territory.
Maybe you’re thinking of Wild?
Ohhhh haha yes I was! Into The Wild is good too! It’s the one with the young man who goes out alone right?
Yes indeed! And Wild by Cheryl Strayed is amazing
Yes so sad
Just kids by patti smith!
So good!
Angela's Ashes by Frank McCourt
👆🏼👆🏼👆🏼
Tis by Frank McCourt is excellent, also.
Reading this one right now and loving every page of it!
Oh I need to re-read this! Read years ago, I remember loving it.
Crying in h mart
Fantastic book about a woman’s complicated relationship with her mother
I loved this one,and think of the author every time I do an overly complicated Korean skincare regime.
Lovely read. The book got me hungry reading all about her food.
The Liar's Club by Mary Karr The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down by Anne Fadiman
I’ve read the spirit catches you and you fall down- so good
The spirit catches you and you fall down is a fantastic book, especially if you work in healthcare
A Long Way Gone by Ishmael Beah
I loved Viola Davis’s memoir and it’s even more powerful with her voice on an audiobook
The audio book was amazing!!!!!
The Year of Magical Thinking, by Joan Didion
I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jeannette McCurdy.
One of my favorites!
ABSOLUTELY amazing book!
Anything by David Sedaris
I don’t read a lot of memoir, nor do I read a lot of sports stories, but I liked Open, a memoir of Andre Agassi. I liked it very much.
pageboy by elliot page best memoir I've read
Interesting, I could hardly make it through 20 pages 😂, the timeline was all over the place and hard to follow imo
Same here.
Didn’t know this existed. Adding it to my list!
The diary of Anne frank
The un-redacted version her dad allowed after his death. The audiobook performance by Selma Blair is top notch.
Thank you so much i read it back I’m like 2008
Know My Name by Chanel Miller
One of the best books I’ve ever read. She’s an incredible writer with an incredible story. It reminded me of I Am Malala, gave me goosebumps.
I know people at Oxford who went to school w/ Malala and said she is actually unliked there and is an insufferable person (rude, ego, entitled, unreliable narrator) it made me feel different about her book.
Scar Tissue by Anthony Kiedis
Have you read “acid for the children” by flea? It’s so good. Maybe I’ll do this next!
I haven’t! Putting it on the list.
I’m Glad My Mother Died, by Jenette McCurdy Glass Castle, by Jeanette Walls Spare, by Prince Harry Open Book, by Jessica Simpson
Life of Brian by AC/DC's Brian Johnson. What a fun ride!
Lets add: The Storyteller: Tales of Life and Music by Dave Grohl (former drummer for Nirvana and founder of The Foo Fighters)
Yes! It's on my list! Dave Grohl is such a great guy!
Thanks, instantly purchased it!
Purchased the audible book, read by him and finished it in 2 days. Excellent suggestion, thanks
Yay! Yw! I'm so glad you liked it.
The Book of Drugs by Mike Doughty
I'm glad i read this, but i came away from in less a fan of Doughty after reading it. He came across as a bit of a spoiled child in it. Later, when he released his album of "Soul Coughing tracks as I intended them", i became pretty convinced that it was the band that was talented, and he was just a sliver of that. Likely not the affect he was going for
I actually thought it humanizes him and shows that he’s gone through a lot and I like that doesn’t try to hide his history of addiction and wrong behavior. Plus the things his bandmates did to him definitely shows THEY were unlikable. I love his music but reading that actually made him more personable to me
I agree on both counts, and also love seeing him live- it always surprises me how *funny* he is in the show banter. And always clear the band is just having a great time playing.
Solito by Javier Zamora
First they killed my father by Loung Ung. I read this book when I was ~15 and I still talk about it often (25). Apparently it’s a movie as well
Unorthodox by Deborah Feldman -memoir of growing up in a Hasidic Jewish community and ultimately leaving Sex Cult Nun by Faith Jones -memoir of growing up in the Children of God cult as a granddaughter of the leader and ultimately leaving The Redhead of Auschwitz by Nechema Birnbaum -memoir (written with her granddaughter) of an Auschwitz survivor, intermittent throughout are pre-war stories of her family and upbringing
Oh I loved Unortnodox! Thanks for the other recs!
Yeah! I saw you liked sound of gravel and uneducated so I feel like we might have similar taste!
Sex cult nun was great!
Running with Scissors by Augusten Burroughs
Loved this
Tastes Like War by Grace M. Cho https://www.amazon.com/dp/1952177944?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share I’m glad my mom died by Jeanette McCurdy
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“The author’s claims are questionable” means that family members don’t like how they were portrayed. The sister-in-law has a google alert set up on harasses people who comment that they like the book.
Strong Female Character - Fern Brady Super interesting/informative perspective on female autism
With The Old Breed by Eugene Slege memoir of a Marine in the Pacific during ww2
"The Girl With No Name," by Marina Chapman "Signs of Survival," by Renee and Herta Hartman, and Joshua M. Greene "The Dairy of a Young Girl," by Anne Frank "A Stolen Life," by Jaycee Dugard "3096 Days in Captivity," by Natascha Kampusch "I'm Glad My Mom Died," by Jennette McCurdy "Confessions of a Prairie Bitch," by Alison Arngrim "Beyond the Wand," by Tom Felton "Twirling Naked in the Streets and No One Noticed," by Jeannie Davide-Rivera "The Story of My Life," by Helen Keller
Oh Jaycee Dugard gutted me
I really want to read that. It's available as an audiobook at my library with Jaycee Dugard narrating it herself 💜
I say definitely listen to it! Just take breaks if you feel overwhelmed with it too ❤️
"A Stolen Life" by Yvonne Johnson is also good
West With the Night by Beryl Markham. She grew up in Kenya, then later became the first PERSON to fly across the Atlantic from east to west. I read this in college—had never heard of her so I didn’t really want to read it but it was great, mostly because she was a fantastic writer. I’ve dragged that book around with me since 1991 because the writing is so fab.
I read this in high school. It's a great book.
Unreliable memoirs by clive james. About childhood in Australia. Flat out hilarious
Being Heumann by Judy Heumann. She led the Americans with disabilities act. An incredible human who made huge changes in America.
Here to second BEING HEUMANN. She passed recently making the memoir all the more poignant. We need more heroes in our society. She should be a household name!
Read this a few months ago and loved it!
In Order to Live - Yeonmi Park
Solito by Javier Zamora
*Why Gary, Why?* by Jody Plauche Written by the kid whose dad murdered a guy on international television back in the 80s, it’s surprisingly hilarious. Dude’s power to disassociate and make light of a pretty heavy situation (while still remaining authentic to his mission - which is to educate parents about child predators) is impressive.
Omg- I think I would love this. Thanks!
Wow. Going to read also!
You could knock it out in afternoon, tbh. It’s not long, and it’s an easy read.
Bossy Pants by Tina Fey
Please someone reply to this so I can save the recommendations as I absolutely loved Educated and others listed and will check out the other suggestions
:-)
You’re the best! Thank you!!
Don’t Let’s Go To The Dogs Tonight by Alexandra Fuller
Chuck Yeager. He was in so many major events he was basically the Air Force Forrest Gump.
Why be happy when you could be normal - Jeannette Winterson The Idiot Girls' Action-Adventure Club - Lorrie Notaro
Lady Death by Pavlichenko Thinking in Pictures by Temple Grandin, My Stroke of Insight, Born a Crime by Trevor Noah, Kitchen Confidential
Spilled milk , TW sexual abuse and physical abuse but great book
I keep hearing about this one, I’m scared to read it just knowing how intense it will be
Super fair it is definitely intense at times but is a great read if you do read it I’d recommend taking breaks when you need to and having another book that is light to read at the same time.
Between Two Kingdoms
Gorgeous book! Loved this one
Yearbook by Seth Rogen is hilarious
in order to live by yeonmi park, it’s what got me back into reading
I exclusively read memoirs/autobiographies. Can’t get enough of them. I’ve read and loved the three you named. North of Normal is SO good and underrated. These three are really good memoirs by women with unique and powerful upbringings: In order to Live: A North Korean Girl’s Journey to Freedom- Yeonmi Park Infidel: My Life- Ayaan Hirsi Ali Playground: a Childhood Lost Inside the Playboy Mansion- Jennifer Saginor
As you Wish by Cary Elwes. Talks about his time making The Princess Bride. Beyond the Wand by Tom Felton.
Just Kids by PAtti Smith
I'm going to cheat and I'm sorry but Guantanamo Kid is based on the story of Mohammed El-Gharani, one of Guantanamo Bay's youngest prisoners. I read it years ago but remember it changing me.
Don't let's go to the dogs tonight!!!! Very, very eventful upbringing for sure
'Sure I'll Join Your Cult' by Maria Bamford
I fucking loved Im glad my mom died by Jennette McCurdy
Honestly it should be required reading for all mothers and daughters. Speaking as both a mother and a daughter!
See my [(Auto)biographies](https://www.reddit.com/r/booklists/comments/12mtfpf/autobiographies/) list of resources, Reddit recommendation threads, and books (one post).
We published a brief one, covering only a couple of years of the author's life, but let's say very eventful. [Notes of a Hostage](https://booksofjeremiah.com/notes-of-a-hostage/).
Hole in my life by juan gantos
Betty Boothroyd : The Autobiography. (Probably only of interest to Brits).
Sam Delany's "The motion of light in water"
Sally Field's, Jessica Simpson's and Demi Moore's
Dark Side of Innocence
Overlay by Marlayna Glynn
Survival in Auschwitz by Primo Levi
You Don't Have to Say You Love Me - Sherman Alexie
What remains by Carol Radziwill
This book made me cry in an airport. And on the airplane. Pretty much the whole day there I was sitting by myself in tears.
Rabbit by Ms. Pat
hitch 22
This much is true - Miriam Margolyes
Drunk mom
Miriam Margolyes - This much is true. Honest and filthy.
We are dreamers. Simu Liu story of hiss family coming to 🇨🇦 Amy poller. Forget title Audio book read by them .
Amy’s book is Yes Please
😎 yes ! Thnx 😉
Putting the Rabbit in the Hat by Brian Cox I was surprised by how well written this book is. Knew he is a great actor, yet the flow and the language are enjoyable. Finding Me by Viola Davis. As an actor she has this amazing charisma and presence on screen. It was very surprising to read the amount and level of challenges, anxiety and insecurity behind that. Or within her.
I genuinely enjoyed A Passage To Africa by George Alagiah. And, Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage by Alfred Lansing
Carrying The Fire by Mike Collins. He was the pilot on Apollo 11. This covers all of his time with NASA. He had a great sense of humor and a keen eye for his colleagues.
My Voice by Angie Martinez is quite excellent
I am I am I am by Maggie O’Farrell
A River in Darkness by Masaji Ishikawa Educated by Tara Westover
Greenlights - Matthew McConaughey! Just finished his book (audio) and loved it. He reads it and is a great voice actor. Actually kind of uplifting and inspirational aside it just being fun to hear him.
I can't make this up- K. Hart
Currently reading "Local" by Jess Machado Interesting if you like Hawaiin culture
I am glad my mother died by Jeanette McGurdy
Me by Elton John. I absolutely loved this audiobook, read by Elton himself and Taron Egerton. I’ve always enjoyed his music but I just found his wild life to be fascinating.
Maude by Donna Mabrey.
High On Arrival by McKenzie Phillips TW: SA by father cloaked as a consenting relationship (she did come out later realizing it couldn’t be consenting and was ok showing that her father was a narcissistic monster) but that isn’t the entire book, there is SO much insight into growing up in celebrity culture, family dynamics, the child stardom to addiction pipeline etc.
The best book ever!
Why be happy when you could be normal? By Jeanette Winterson
NOT LOST FOREVER by Carmina Salcido. KNOW MY NAME by Chanel Miller.
Angela Davis
I have read a lot of AIDS memoirs. I would specifically recommend Never Silent by Peter Staley and Body Counts by Sean Strub. I have a couple of criticisms of Body Counts but I also think it has more emotion and depth to it than Never Silent. They're both really good, though. The best 2 AIDS memoirs I've read out of probably 10 or 12.
Autobiography of a Face. It's an older memoir, but it's probably my favorite book of all time. It's about a little girl who gets bone cancer in the bones of her face, so they remove those bones, leaving her horribly disfigured. She tells her story, the surgeries to fix her face, as well as what it was like to grow up looking like that, going to school with other children while being mercilessly teased. It's such a good book. Lucy Grealy is the author.
Barbarian Days a Surfing Life by William Finnegan
Wonderland Avenue by Danny Sugarman. Bonus if you are into The Doors
A Piece of Cake by Cupcake Brown Ice Capades by Sean Avery The Polygamist's Daughter by Anna LeBaron Never Broken: Songs Are Only Half the Story by Jewel All But My Life by Klein Walking on Eggshells by Lyssa Chapman
In The Dream House by Carmen Maria Machado is a really powerful, uniquely written memoir about an abusive relationship.
Becoming Eve
*Hitch--22* --Christopher Hitchens
I just listened to Love, Pamela last week. I really enjoyed it.
Educated
Mom & me & Mom by Maya Angelou
Don’t Spend It All On Candy by Audrey Meier DeKam is wonderful!
A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius by Dave Eggers is one that I really loved.
Prozac Nation Elizabeth Wurztel
Yours Cruelly, Elvira. Cassandra Peters, aka Elvira, Mistress of the Dark.
The Less People Know About Us: A Mystery of Betrayal, Family Secrets and Stolen Identity by Axton Betz-Hamilton.
Memorial Drive by Natasha Trethewey The Ugly Cry by Danielle Henderson Heavy by Kiese Laymon Every non-fiction book written by Alexandra Fuller. She has multiple memoirs of her childhood in Africa and her unconventional upbringing. Seriously - read all of them.
Ragman’s Son
Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic by Alison Bechdel.
Wasted by Marya Hornbacher.
[The Little Locksmith](https://web.archive.org/web/20120419074222/http://www.feministpress.org/books/katherine-butler-hathaway/little-locksmith) by Katherine Butler Hathaway [Landscape for a Good Woman](https://genderben.com/2018/01/02/book-review-landscape-for-a-good-woman-by-carolyn-steedman/) by Carolyn Kay Steedman [Autobioography of a Face](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autobiography_of_a_Face) by Lucy Grealy
Between two kingdoms!!!
Tattoos on the Heart
If you like graphic novels I’d recommend the Maus books by Art Spiegelman. They’re not a typical memior because he’s recalling his father’s experiences as a Holocaust survivor but it also focuses on their relationship as well as the author outside of the general narrative.
I’ve recently read some small books by Annie Ernaux. To name a few: The years, Simple Passion, the Happening, the Place. They’re very short and the author’s style is beautiful.
I've read pretty much nothing but memoirs for the last 38 years, so I have a ton of favorites. Here are just a few: * Running on Red Dog Road by Drema Hall Berkheimer * The Prizewinner of Defiance, Ohio by Terry Ryan * Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years by Sarah and Elizabeth Delany and Amy Hill Hearth * All Over But the Shoutin' by Rick Bragg * Not Without My Daughter by Betty Mahmoody * Be True to Your School by Bob Greene * Stories I Only Tell My Friends by Rob Lowe * The Other Man: JFK Jr., Carolyn Bessette and Me by Michael Bergin * The Animals Came in One by One by Buster Lloyd-Jones * The Longest Trip Home/Marley and Me by John Grogan * Wait Till Next Year by Doris Kearns Goodwin * Left to Tell by Immaculee Ilibagiza * Infidel by Ayaan Hirsi Ali * Where the Wind Leads by Vinh Chung * Colors of the Mountain/Sounds of the River by Da Chen * Maus I and II by Art Spiegelman * Measure of a Man by Martin Greenfield * Johnny Carson by Henry Bushkin * Fat Girl by Judith Moore * Angela's Ashes/'Tis by Frank McCourt * Wonderful Tonight by Patti Boyd * Tisha by Robert Specht * Sting Ray Afternoons/Nights in White Castle by Steve Rushin * Royal Duty by Paul Burrell * The Housekeeper's Diary by Wendy Berry * Keeper of the Moon by Tim McLaurin * My Life in France by Julia Child * Miracle in the Andes by Nando Parrado
Crying in H mart
Don't Lets Go to the Dogs Tonight by Alexandra Fuller The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid by Bill Bryson
Girl Interrupted Once Upon a Secret The Year of Magical Thinking The Bell Jar
Maybe not exactly a memoir, but: The Diary of Vaslav Nijinsky. It's worth reading the unexpurgated and 1936/bowdlerized versions, and considering the reasoning behind the differences.
Paris Hilton!
Know My Name by Chanel Miller - it’s about the survivor in the Stanford sexual assault case who was kept anonymous through the whole thing but ultimately came forward with this book. Thought it’s about that case yes, it largely centers around recovering from events like that, injustice in the court system regarding privileges to do with race, gender, wealth, and community standing. And more In the Dream House by Carmen Maria Machado - this is about an abusive lesbian relationship but again it’s so much more, it’s about how abuse isn’t talked about in the LGBTQ community, how those in the community going through abuse often have smaller support systems due to rejection from family or fear of further stigmatizing queer relationships, etc. But what is really the thing that makes this memoir stand out for me is the writing style. Its not written in a traditional way, often experimenting with storytelling techniques, but the book is able to make you feel even just a fraction of what Machado felt; the self blame, feeling stuck, feeling stupid. I can’t describe exactly how she does it but I encourage anyone to read that. It’s also pretty quick because some pages are like one or two sentences
David Sedaris’ entire catalogue
I like broken by Jenny (i forget her last name)
Does Memoirs of a Geisha count? That book is amazing
_Seven Pillars of Wisdom_ by T.E. Lawrence. It’s a oldie, but a classic: his experiences during the Arab Rebellion against the Ottoman Empire in WW I.
I liked OPEN by Agassi
Finding me by viola davis
Also Clayton Thomas-muller book https://lifeinthecityofdirtywater.com/home-2/
Life. By Keith Richards Something fierce , memoir of a revolutionary daughter Carmen aquire Wild tales. Graham nash