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100 Must-Read Memoirs

"A great memoir takes a reader into a different world, bringing them along as the author faces struggles big and small. The best can make you laugh, cry, think and yearn to explore new ideas"
Here are Bookriot's one hundred must-read memoirs. How many have you read?
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Out of Africa (Isak Dinesen)
Out of Africa (Isak Dinesen)
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West With the Night
West With the Night
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Dust Tracks on a Road: An Autobiography
Dust Tracks on a Road: An Autobiography
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Night (Elie Wiesel)
Night (Elie Wiesel)
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Paper Lion (GEORGE PLIMPTON)
Paper Lion (GEORGE PLIMPTON)
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Coming of Age in Mississippi (Anne Moody)
Coming of Age in Mississippi (Anne Moody)
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I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (Maya Angelou)
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (Maya Angelou)
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Conundrum (Jan Morris)
Conundrum (Jan Morris)
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The Woman Warrior: Memoirs of a Girlhood Among Ghosts
The Woman Warrior: Memoirs of a Girlhood Among Ghosts
10
Wild Swans: Three Daughters of China
Wild Swans: Three Daughters of China
11
Girl, Interrupted (Susanna Kaysen)
Girl, Interrupted (Susanna Kaysen)
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Autobiography of a Face
Autobiography of a Face
13
Dreaming (Carolyn See)
Dreaming (Carolyn See)
14
The Liar's Club
The Liar's Club
15
The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother (James McBride)
The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother (James McBride)
16
Angela's Ashes (Frank McCourt)
Angela's Ashes (Frank McCourt)
17
Lucky
Lucky
18
A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius (Dave Eggers)
A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius (Dave Eggers)
19
Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly (Anthony Bourdain)
Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly (Anthony Bourdain)
20
On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft (Stephen King)
On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft (Stephen King)
21
Me Talk Pretty One Day (David Sedaris)
Me Talk Pretty One Day (David Sedaris)
22
Long Walk to Freedom (Nelson Mandela)
Long Walk to Freedom (Nelson Mandela)
23
First They Killed My Father (Loung Ung)
First They Killed My Father (Loung Ung)
24
Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight (Alexandra Fuller)
Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight (Alexandra Fuller)
25
She's Not There: A Life in Two Genders (Jennifer Finney Boylan)
She's Not There: A Life in Two Genders (Jennifer Finney Boylan)
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Reading Lolita in Tehran (Azar Nafisi)
Reading Lolita in Tehran (Azar Nafisi)
27
Dry (Augusten Burroughs)
Dry (Augusten Burroughs)
28
Lipstick Jihad (Moaveni)
Lipstick Jihad (Moaveni)
29
The Glass Castle (Jeannette Walls)
The Glass Castle (Jeannette Walls)
30
The Year of Magical Thinking (Joan Didion)
The Year of Magical Thinking (Joan Didion)
31
Garlic and Sapphires (Ruth Reichl)
Garlic and Sapphires (Ruth Reichl)
32
Jesus Land (Scheeres)
Jesus Land (Scheeres)
33
Eat Pray Love (Elizabeth Gilbert)
Eat Pray Love (Elizabeth Gilbert)
34
I Feel Bad About My Neck (Nora Ephron)
I Feel Bad About My Neck (Nora Ephron)
35
A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier (Ishmael Beah)
A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier (Ishmael Beah)
36
Animal, Vegetable, Miracle (Barbara Kingsolver)
Animal, Vegetable, Miracle (Barbara Kingsolver)
37
Falling Leaves: The Memoir of an Unwanted Chinese Daughter (Adeline Yen Mah)
Falling Leaves: The Memoir of an Unwanted Chinese Daughter (Adeline Yen Mah)
38
The Center Cannot Hold (Elyn Saks)
The Center Cannot Hold (Elyn Saks)
39
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
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The Sharper Your Knife, the Less You Cry (Kathleen Finn)
The Sharper Your Knife, the Less You Cry (Kathleen Finn)
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