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24 Best Memoir Books

Goal: Find the best Memoir books according to the internet (not just one person's opinion).

Method:

  1. Search for "best memoir books" and study the top 5+ pages.
  2. Add only the books mentioned 2+ times.
  3. Rank the results neatly here.

24 Best Memoir Books

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1

When Breath Becomes Air

by Paul Kalanithi

2

Educated

A Memoir

by Tara Westover

3

I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

by Maya Angelou

Also recommended by:

Richard Branson, Jennifer Lopez

4

Becoming

by Michelle Obama

5

Wild

From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail

by Cheryl Strayed

6

Know My Name

A Memoir

by Chanel Miller

Also recommended by:

Jia Tolentino, Peter King

7

The Liars' Club

A Memoir

by Mary Karr

Also recommended by:

Adam Savage

8

Angela's Ashes

A Memoir

by Frank McCourt

9

Men We Reaped

A Memoir

by Jesmyn Ward

10

Born a Crime

Stories from a South African Childhood

by Trevor Noah

Also recommended by:

Bill Gates, Melinda Gates, Hannah Hart

11

Bossypants

by Tina Fey

Also recommended by:

Tom Hanks, Sheryl Sandberg, Mindy Kaling

12

Anne Frank

The Diary of a Young Girl

by Anne Frank

Also recommended by:

Alice Little

13

H Is for Hawk

by Helen Macdonald

Also recommended by:

Barack Obama

14

Hunger

A Memoir of (My) Body

by Roxane Gay

Also recommended by:

Emma Watson

15

I Am Malala

How One Girl Stood Up for Education and Changed the World

by Malala Yousafzai

Also recommended by:

Jon Stewart

16

Me Talk Pretty One Day

by David Sedaris

Also recommended by:

Ev Williams

17

Night

by Elie Wiesel

Also recommended by:

Oprah Winfrey

18

The Glass Castle

A Memoir

by Jeannette Walls

Also recommended by:

Hannah Hart

19

The Yellow House

A Memoir

by Sarah M. Broom

Also recommended by:

Barack Obama

20

Untamed

by Glennon Doyle

Also recommended by:

Hoda Kotb

21

Yes Please

by Amy Poehler

Also recommended by:

Mindy Kaling

22

Fun Home

A Family Tragicomic

by Alison Bechdel

23

In the Dream House

A Memoir

by Carmen Maria Machado

24

The Mistress's Daughter

A Memoir

by A.M. Homes

Sources

Edited by

Richard Reis

Software engineer whose passion for tracking book recommendations from podcasts inspired the creation of MRB.

Anurag Ramdasan

Lead investor at 3one4 Capital whose startup expertise and love for books helped shaped MRB and its growth.

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