I love a good memoir. These are some of my favorites ranging from laugh out loud funny or try
Not an easy read. Often felt so frustrated with her but loved her story
A Well-Trained Wife: My Escape from... book by Tia Levings
Came to this one because of how much I loved the cover art. Wow what a read. I don’t know very much about Egyptian culture so this was very interesting to me. I was in shock about what caused this man to end up in jail
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This memoir is broken into two parts. The cult she was part of as a child and then her entrance into the military as an adult. I had never even heard of the cult she grew up in. Was fascinating
Uncultured book by Daniella Mestyanek Young
Get ready to have your heart broken. Incredible and devastating read
Good Morning, Monster book by Catherine Gildiner
What a doozy. Her childhood with her mother was just awful
I'm Glad My Mom Died
Great book on grief
The Year of Magical Thinking book by Joan Didion
Russo is one of my favorite authors. Loved getting to read his memoir
Elsewhere: A Memoir
I sobbed through this whole book. Incredible book on grief after losing her mom
Crying in H Mart book by Michelle Zauner
Some people should not be parents. Quite the journey
The Less People Know About Us book by Axton Betz-Hamilton
Incredible book- heartbreaking and hopeful
The Distance Between Us: A Mem
I thought this book was very insightful. I loved the parts that were scientific about how meth changes the brain
Beautiful Boy TieIn A Fathers
Ok this wasn’t a memoir but a study on a family and fascinating. If you have an interest in schizophrenia and bipolar disorders and their genetic components then this is the book for you. Chronicles one family of 11 children
Hidden Valley Road: Inside the Mind of an American Family - Kolker, Robert
I wish I could go back and read these for the first time again. So wholesome. For any animal lover or lover of small town slice of life
All Creatures Great and Small Book Series
I love this book. As a huge nature and animal lover this was just so good.
My Family and Other Animals
If you are interested in food- his book is a great journey
Dirt: Adventures in Lyon as a Chef in ...
Food related memoir- loved it so much
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Heartbreaking and incredible. I paired it with Good Morning Monster
Maybe You Should Talk to Someone : A ...
Very well known memoir for a reason- it’s very good
Educated: A Memoir
I love how Jenny Lawson infuses humor into dark topics such as her depression.
Furiously Happy: A Funny Book
Dark childhood in higher ups of Scientology.
Beyond Belief: My Secret Life Inside ...
My first venture into graphic memoirs/novels of any sort. And wow what a beginning. I loved this series so much.
The Complete Persepolis
I love a Bill Bryson book. I’ll read anything he writes, so I, of course, loved his memory
The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid: A...
I love generational books and history books and this felt like a blend of both. Fantastic read
Wild Swans: Three Daughters of China book by Jung Chang
I loved this book. Wholesome feeling
Adventures in Darkness: The Summer of an ...
I love David Sedaris. I’ve read all of his books. This was my first. He is hilarious
