Favorite Memoirs/Autobiographies

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1	The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls (Goodreads Author) 4.32 avg rating — 1,264,951 ratings score: 23,981, and 243 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank 4.19 avg rating — 3,878,461 ratings score: 16,702, and 172 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	Angela’s Ashes (Frank McCourt, #1) by Frank McCourt 4.15 avg rating — 639,623 ratings score: 15,173, and 155 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	Night (The Night Trilogy, #1) by Elie Wiesel 4.38 avg rating — 1,282,909 ratings score: 13,159, and 134 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert (Goodreads Author) 3.63 avg rating — 1,779,647 ratings score: 9,822, and 100 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6	Running with Scissors by Augusten Burroughs (Goodreads Author) 3.76 avg rating — 395,629 ratings score: 8,898, and 91 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (Maya Angelou's Autobiography, #1) by Maya Angelou 4.30 avg rating — 547,096 ratings score: 8,624, and 89 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8	Girl, Interrupted by Susanna Kaysen 3.94 avg rating — 256,208 ratings score: 5,873, and 62 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9	Me Talk Pretty One Day by David Sedaris 4.01 avg rating — 706,671 ratings score: 5,151, and 54 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	The Complete Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi 4.40 avg rating — 190,285 ratings score: 5,112, and 53 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11	Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom (Goodreads Author) 4.18 avg rating — 1,077,650 ratings score: 4,914, and 52 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12	A Child Called "It" (Dave Pelzer, #1) by Dave Pelzer (Goodreads Author) 4.13 avg rating — 444,094 ratings score: 4,768, and 49 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13	All Creatures Great and Small (All Creatures Great and Small, #1-2) by James Herriot 4.35 avg rating — 150,658 ratings score: 4,746, and 51 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14	The Last Lecture by Randy Pausch 4.26 avg rating — 352,288 ratings score: 4,709, and 49 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
15	The Autobiography of Malcolm X by Malcolm X 4.36 avg rating — 274,897 ratings score: 4,526, and 48 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
16	Dreams from My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance by Barack Obama (Goodreads Author) 3.93 avg rating — 227,406 ratings score: 4,291, and 45 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
17	Becoming by Michelle Obama (Goodreads Author) 4.45 avg rating — 1,101,272 ratings score: 4,222, and 44 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
18	Dry by Augusten Burroughs (Goodreads Author) 4.03 avg rating — 96,583 ratings score: 3,874, and 40 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
19	What Happened by Hillary Rodham Clinton 3.93 avg rating — 60,111 ratings score: 3,837, and 40 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
20	The Hiding Place: The Triumphant True Story of Corrie Ten Boom by Corrie ten Boom 4.47 avg rating — 335,043 ratings score: 3,751, and 40 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
21	The Light We Carry: Overcoming in Uncertain Times by Michelle Obama (Goodreads Author) 4.27 avg rating — 87,622 ratings score: 3,702, and 38 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
22	The Diving Bell and the Butterfly: A Memoir of Life in Death by Jean-Dominique Bauby 3.98 avg rating — 74,078 ratings score: 3,642, and 37 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
23	A Stolen Life by Jaycee Dugard 3.95 avg rating — 131,285 ratings score: 3,621, and 38 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
24	Marley and Me: Life and Love With the World’s Worst Dog by John Grogan 4.14 avg rating — 473,052 ratings score: 3,581, and 38 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
25	Boy: Tales of Childhood (Roald Dahl's Autobiography, #1) by Roald Dahl 4.07 avg rating — 70,345 ratings score: 3,430, and 36 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
26	Infidel by Ayaan Hirsi Ali 4.19 avg rating — 91,008 ratings score: 3,417, and 36 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
27	Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly by Anthony Bourdain 4.17 avg rating — 335,581 ratings score: 3,391, and 35 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
28	Animals Don't Blush by David R. Gross (Goodreads Author) 4.37 avg rating — 564 ratings score: 3,299, and 33 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
29	On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft by Stephen King (Goodreads Author) 4.34 avg rating — 298,069 ratings score: 3,298, and 36 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
30	Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!: Adventures of a Curious Character by Richard P. Feynman 4.27 avg rating — 206,449 ratings score: 3,118, and 32 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
31	Julie and Julia: 365 Days, 524 Recipes, 1 Tiny Apartment Kitchen by Julie Powell 3.71 avg rating — 160,109 ratings score: 2,995, and 32 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
32	Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight: An African Childhood by Alexandra Fuller 3.96 avg rating — 55,911 ratings score: 2,952, and 32 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
33	Leaving Isn't the Hardest Thing by Lauren Hough (Goodreads Author) 3.41 avg rating — 10,305 ratings score: 2,898, and 29 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
34	A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail by Bill Bryson 4.06 avg rating — 420,585 ratings score: 2,875, and 32 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
35	My Life in France by Julia Child 4.16 avg rating — 90,947 ratings score: 2,839, and 30 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
36	Lucky by Alice Sebold 3.77 avg rating — 100,853 ratings score: 2,789, and 29 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
37	Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America by Barbara Ehrenreich 3.65 avg rating — 193,262 ratings score: 2,777, and 29 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
38	A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier by Ishmael Beah 4.16 avg rating — 189,569 ratings score: 2,745, and 29 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
39	Cheaper by the Dozen by Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. 3.99 avg rating — 43,684 ratings score: 2,679, and 29 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
40	Not Without My Daughter by Betty Mahmoody 4.17 avg rating — 36,102 ratings score: 2,652, and 29 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
41	Love is the Answer, God is the Cure: A True Story of Abuse, Betrayal and Unconditional Love by Aimee Cabo Nikolov (Goodreads Author) 4.30 avg rating — 17,364 ratings score: 2,623, and 27 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
42	Musical Chairs by Jennifer Knox 4.17 avg rating — 415 ratings score: 2,586, and 26 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
43	The Unabridged Journals of Sylvia Plath by Sylvia Plath 4.20 avg rating — 29,354 ratings score: 2,572, and 28 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
44	Born Standing Up: A Comic's Life by Steve Martin (Goodreads Author) 3.88 avg rating — 103,120 ratings score: 2,504, and 27 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
45	Just Kids by Patti Smith (Goodreads Author) 4.21 avg rating — 304,657 ratings score: 2,430, and 26 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
46	Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life by Barbara Kingsolver 4.05 avg rating — 111,491 ratings score: 2,390, and 25 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
47	Stolen Innocence by Elissa Wall 3.94 avg rating — 30,583 ratings score: 2,358, and 26 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
48	The Liars' Club by Mary Karr 3.94 avg rating — 69,852 ratings score: 2,356, and 25 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
49	Walden by Henry David Thoreau 3.78 avg rating — 194,325 ratings score: 2,335, and 25 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
50	Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace ... One School at a Time by Greg Mortenson (Goodreads Author) 3.66 avg rating — 358,443 ratings score: 2,332, and 25 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
51	'Tis by Frank McCourt 3.73 avg rating — 64,219 ratings score: 2,329, and 26 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
52	Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass by Frederick Douglass 4.11 avg rating — 127,428 ratings score: 2,236, and 25 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
53	Dinners with Ruth: A Memoir on the Power of Friendships by Nina Totenberg 4.12 avg rating — 17,022 ratings score: 2,230, and 23 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
54	My Life by Bill Clinton (Goodreads Author) 3.74 avg rating — 49,218 ratings score: 2,227, and 25 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
55	The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid by Bill Bryson 3.93 avg rating — 66,537 ratings score: 2,221, and 25 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
56	Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic by Alison Bechdel 4.08 avg rating — 188,427 ratings score: 2,213, and 24 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
57	Naked by David Sedaris 4.10 avg rating — 268,116 ratings score: 2,209, and 24 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
58	A Moveable Feast by Ernest Hemingway 4.02 avg rating — 156,596 ratings score: 2,171, and 24 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
59	Life After Darkness: Finding Healing and Happiness After the Cleveland Kidnappings by Michelle Knight 4.02 avg rating — 1,637 ratings score: 2,154, and 22 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
60	Living History by Hillary Rodham Clinton 3.76 avg rating — 33,844 ratings score: 2,104, and 23 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
61	The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin by Benjamin Franklin 3.86 avg rating — 86,943 ratings score: 2,095, and 22 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
62	Long Walk to Freedom by Nelson Mandela 4.35 avg rating — 89,389 ratings score: 2,059, and 22 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
63	Prozac Nation by Elizabeth Wurtzel 3.63 avg rating — 62,460 ratings score: 2,036, and 21 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
64	All Things Bright and Beautiful (All Creatures Great and Small, #3-4) by James Herriot 4.35 avg rating — 80,657 ratings score: 1,996, and 23 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
65	84, Charing Cross Road by Helene Hanff 4.16 avg rating — 87,554 ratings score: 1,991, and 22 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
66	Reading Lolita in Tehran: A Memoir in Books by Azar Nafisi (Goodreads Author) 3.65 avg rating — 136,120 ratings score: 1,979, and 22 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
67	Bossypants by Tina Fey 3.96 avg rating — 1,024,066 ratings score: 1,955, and 22 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
68	Dewey: The Small-Town Library Cat Who Touched the World by Vicki Myron 3.87 avg rating — 61,131 ratings score: 1,952, and 21 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
69	Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil by John Berendt 3.92 avg rating — 280,084 ratings score: 1,910, and 21 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
70	Half Broke Horses by Jeannette Walls (Goodreads Author) 4.08 avg rating — 167,571 ratings score: 1,901, and 21 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
71	Out of Africa by Isak Dinesen 3.91 avg rating — 45,366 ratings score: 1,867, and 21 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
72	Escape by Carolyn Jessop 3.98 avg rating — 45,073 ratings score: 1,847, and 20 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
73	Finding Me: A Decade of Darkness, a Life Reclaimed - A Memoir of the Cleveland Kidnappings by Michelle Knight 4.17 avg rating — 29,053 ratings score: 1,846, and 19 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
74	While Time Remains: A North Korean Defector's Search for Freedom in America by Yeonmi Park 3.99 avg rating — 4,123 ratings score: 1,839, and 19 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
75	Travels with Charley: In Search of America by John Steinbeck 4.08 avg rating — 98,978 ratings score: 1,822, and 21 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
76	The Year of Magical Thinking by Joan Didion 3.93 avg rating — 263,039 ratings score: 1,762, and 21 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
77	Gandhi: An Autobiography by Mahatma Gandhi 4.11 avg rating — 72,114 ratings score: 1,747, and 19 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
78	Speaking for Myself: Faith, Freedom, and the Fight of Our Lives Inside the Trump White House by Sarah Huckabee Sanders 4.41 avg rating — 3,148 ratings score: 1,735, and 18 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
79	Garlic and Sapphires: The Secret Life of a Critic in Disguise by Ruth Reichl 3.94 avg rating — 46,185 ratings score: 1,716, and 18 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
80	A Promised Land by Barack Obama (Goodreads Author) 4.33 avg rating — 243,707 ratings score: 1,644, and 17 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
81	The Moment of Lift: How Empowering Women Changes the World by Melinda French Gates (Goodreads Author) 4.27 avg rating — 62,018 ratings score: 1,641, and 17 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
82	A Million Little Pieces by James Frey 3.69 avg rating — 257,008 ratings score: 1,635, and 18 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
83	A Writer's Diary by Virginia Woolf 4.16 avg rating — 6,289 ratings score: 1,600, and 18 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
84	Tender at the Bone: Growing Up at the Table by Ruth Reichl 4.08 avg rating — 38,320 ratings score: 1,576, and 17 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
85	Broken by Shy Keenan 4.26 avg rating — 3,920 ratings score: 1,570, and 16 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
86	My Story by Elizabeth Smart 3.87 avg rating — 44,879 ratings score: 1,547, and 16 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
87	Survival in Auschwitz by Primo Levi 4.33 avg rating — 78,790 ratings score: 1,538, and 17 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
88	American on Purpose: The Improbable Adventures of an Unlikely Patriot by Craig Ferguson 3.92 avg rating — 24,782 ratings score: 1,515, and 16 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
89	Chronicles, Volume One by Bob Dylan 3.97 avg rating — 58,109 ratings score: 1,510, and 16 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
90	Going Solo (Roald Dahl's Autobiography, #2) by Roald Dahl 4.06 avg rating — 31,282 ratings score: 1,508, and 16 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
91	Educated by Tara Westover (Goodreads Author) 4.47 avg rating — 1,636,886 ratings score: 1,507, and 16 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
92	A Year in Provence (Provence, #1) by Peter Mayle really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 78,993 ratings score: 1,499, and 17 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
93	The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother by James McBride (Goodreads Author) 4.14 avg rating — 127,978 ratings score: 1,486, and 17 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
94	Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim by David Sedaris 4.11 avg rating — 282,397 ratings score: 1,479, and 17 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
95	In Plain Sight: A True Story of Kidnapping and Rape by Anna D. Stoddard (Goodreads Author) 4.28 avg rating — 2,256 ratings score: 1,476, and 15 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
96	Autobiography of a Face by Lucy Grealy 3.97 avg rating — 29,052 ratings score: 1,460, and 16 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
97	Breaking Free by Rachel Jeffs 4.09 avg rating — 13,267 ratings score: 1,458, and 15 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
98	I'm a Stranger Here Myself: Notes on Returning to America After Twenty Years Away by Bill Bryson 3.90 avg rating — 67,757 ratings score: 1,426, and 16 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
99	Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail by Cheryl Strayed (Goodreads Author) 4.06 avg rating — 822,882 ratings score: 1,405, and 16 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
99	This Boy's Life by Tobias Wolff 3.97 avg rating — 29,733 ratings score: 1,405, and 15 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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message 1: by Lobstergirl (new)

Jun 10, 2009 08:46PM

Um, "1984" is not a memoir.

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Jun 25, 2009 09:27AM

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message 3: by Jessie (new)

Jul 02, 2009 06:48AM

Lobstergirl wrote: "Um, "1984" is not a memoir."

Really? But it's so realistic! :)

I just removed it.

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message 4: by Jana (new)

Aug 08, 2009 05:05PM

Jessie wrote: "Lobstergirl wrote: "Um, "1984" is not a memoir."

Really? But it's so realistic! :)

I just removed it."

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message 5: by Jana (new)

Aug 08, 2009 05:07PM

Jana wrote: but it is proof that time machines existed)"Jessie wrote: "Lobstergirl wrote: "Um, "1984" is not a memoir."

Really? But it's so realistic! :)

I just removed it."

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message 6: by Janna (new)

Aug 17, 2009 09:23AM

Little Women is not a memoir.

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message 7: by Susanna - Censored by GoodReads (new)

Mar 18, 2010 04:10PM

Yes, Little Women is fiction, so I'm removing it.

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message 8: by Christina (new)

Mar 25, 2010 05:57AM

Am I reading this correctly that people actually posted Twilight, Eragorn, and Harry Potter, among others? So frustrating.

Also a shame that The Liar's Club isn't higher on the list, it was one of the memoirs that brought the genre to mainstream. It gets my vote!

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message 9: by Susanna - Censored by GoodReads (new)

Mar 25, 2010 12:58PM

Removed for being fiction:

New Moon, by Stephenie Meyer
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, by J.K. Rowling
Moby Dick, by Herman Melville
Stuck Rubber Baby, by Howard Cruse
Twilight, by Stephenie Meyer
The Notebook, by Nicholas Sparks
The Princess Bride, by William Goldman
Eragon, by Christopher Paolini
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, by J.K. Rowling
The Lovely Bones, by Alice Sebold
Romeo and Juliet, by William Shakespeare
Where the Sidewalk Ends, by Shel Silverstein
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, by J.K. Rowling
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, by J.K. Rowling
The Fellowship of the Ring, by J.R.R. Tolkien
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, by J.K. Rowling
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, by J.K. Rowling
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, by J.K. Rowling
Eclipse, by Stephenie Meyer
Fever 1793, by Laurie Halse Anderson
Stone Fox, by John Reynolds Gardiner

I am also under the impression that "Shiloh" is a novel. Is this correct?

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message 10: by Christina (new)

Mar 26, 2010 05:20AM

Yes, I believe it is. Thanks for cleaning up the list, Susanna!

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message 11: by Susanna - Censored by GoodReads (new)

Mar 26, 2010 01:01PM

And removed Shiloh, by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor, also for being fiction.

No problem.

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message 12: by Elaine (new)

Apr 09, 2012 11:06AM

I just joined Goodreads. I love memoir, and thus, this list! Thanks to Susanna for keeping it updated.

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message 13: by Susanna - Censored by GoodReads (new)

Apr 09, 2012 01:53PM

What's the general opinion about the "Little House" books being on here?

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message 14: by Elaine (new)

Apr 09, 2012 03:38PM

My two cents:

I've always considered them fiction, based on Laura Ingalls Wilder's life, but made "nice" by her writer daughter, Rose, for a depression-era audience ready for something uplifting. Kind of a reversal of James Frey's A Million Little Pieces.

And also, aren't' they children's books? I read them when I was around nine years old. Or does that matter?

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message 15: by Susanna - Censored by GoodReads (new)

Apr 09, 2012 03:55PM

Yeah, I've always considered them very much fictionalized memoir. Little House on the Prairie in particular.

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message 16: by Brianna (new)

Apr 10, 2012 02:30PM

"Into the Wild" isn't an autobiography or memoir. It's a biography.

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message 17: by MAP (new)

Dec 22, 2012 06:09PM

Memoirs of a Geisha is fiction, despite the title. Additionally, I would consider "The King's Speech" more of a biography than autobiography/memoir, since it's written by Lionel Logue's grandson.

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message 18: by Susanna - Censored by GoodReads (new)

Dec 22, 2012 09:17PM

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks isn't a memoir or autobiography, as well.

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message 19: by Susanna - Censored by GoodReads (new)

Dec 25, 2012 11:39AM

You add books to the list at the top of the list, at the tab next to "all votes."

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message 20: by Susanna - Censored by GoodReads (new)

Dec 25, 2012 04:33PM

You go to the tab next to "all votes"; it's called "add books to this list." You'll find options to search your own bookshelves, or to do a more general search.

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message 21: by Annie (new)

Jan 21, 2013 12:35AM

A tree grows in brooklyn, isn't that fiction?

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message 22: by Susanna - Censored by GoodReads (new)

Jan 21, 2013 10:24AM

Indeed it is.

Removed.

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message 23: by Donna Getting a New Knee Be Patient (new)

Jan 21, 2013 01:28PM

Donna Getting a New Knee Be Patient Davis

The Little House series is fictional. The ISBN of each volume of the series will confirm this. When confronted about the impossible nature of the supposed chase of Pa by wolves, Ingalls sniffed,"I wasn't aware I was writing history. I thought I was writing stories for children". The series, wonderful though it is, should be stricken from the list.

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message 24: by Susanna - Censored by GoodReads (new)

Jan 21, 2013 03:10PM

If they're on your personal shelves, they should be available at the tab next to "all votes."

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message 25: by Susanna - Censored by GoodReads (new)

Jan 21, 2013 03:11PM

And those are both biographies, not memoirs or autobiographies, from the look of them.

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message 26: by Susanna - Censored by GoodReads (new)

Jan 21, 2013 09:34PM

To remove a vote from your list: either click the "x" next to the name of the book on the list on the right hand side (your own personal list), or click "remove" where "vote for this book" was on the book description, before you voted for it.

To remove a book from your bookshelves: go to "my books" link at the top bar of GoodReads, type the name into the search form, and you can click an 'x' to remove it.

If the books you want to add to a Listopia are not on an existing list already, go to the tab next to "all votes," and you'll find an option to either vote for books from your shelves, or to do a general site search. (Caveat: the book must already be in the database.)

There's a "help" link if you click the arrow next to your portrait/screen ID at the top right of GR pages. If that's not helpful enough, or you have bugs, try the group "GR Feedback." It's prominently listed if you click "groups" at the top bar on any GR page.

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message 27: by Susanna - Censored by GoodReads (new)

Jan 21, 2013 09:36PM

Was the list you tried to create "Collected Speeches by One Individual"? Because I see such a list, with 11 works on it.

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message 28: by Susanna - Censored by GoodReads (new)

Jan 22, 2013 09:36PM

Don't know if you can, if you're not a GR librarian. (I know list creators can do some things on the edit page, but I don't know if they can remove books. If you see an "edit" link at the end of the list description, "remove books" should be the last option at the bottom of that page - if you can do it.)

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message 29: by Jessica (new)

Apr 10, 2013 09:42PM

"Suite Française" is a wonderful book, but it's a work of fiction and should probably not be on this list. (Everyone should read it though and I love this list overall- so many good choices.)

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message 30: by Donna Getting a New Knee Be Patient (new)

Apr 10, 2013 10:09PM

Removed for being fiction: Little House in the Big Woods, by Laura Ingalls Wilder. This is historical fiction, though it is based on some of Ingalls Wilder's experiences as a child. Yep, I double-checked it.

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message 31: by Donna Getting a New Knee Be Patient (last edited Apr 10, 2013 10:46PM) (new)

Apr 10, 2013 10:27PM

Ditto the rest of the "Little House" series by Ingalls Wilder. These include: By the Shores of Silver Lake; On the Banks of Plum Creek; Little House on the Prairie; The Long Winter; Farmer Boy; These Happy Golden Years; and The First Four Years, all by that author, all fiction. I left Laura Ingalls Wilder's farm journalism title alone because I suspect it is fine but did not confirm; the others were confirmed as fiction, so I zapped them. Confessions of a Prairie Bitch is for real, and it stands.

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message 32: by Donna Getting a New Knee Be Patient (new)

Apr 10, 2013 10:42PM

On a more positive note: thank you to the many people who recommended The Glass Castle. I saw the overwhelming number of people that liked it, went and read it, agreed, and came back to vote for it. Very satisfying, and I can honestly say I wouldn't have looked at it twice if it hadn't come up on a listopia.

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message 33: by Jack (new)

Jun 04, 2013 02:08PM

While the Bounty trilogy is not an autobiography, it is non-fiction and all 3 books Mutiny On the Bounty, Men Against the Sea, and Pitcairn Island by Nordoff and Hall, should be included.

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message 34: by Donna Getting a New Knee Be Patient (new)

Jun 04, 2013 02:16PM

Then add them. Use the tab at the top of the page. I can't add them, because to do so I have to vote for them, and I haven't read them. But every Goodreads member can add books to the list. Go for it!

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message 35: by Jack (new)

Jun 04, 2013 03:27PM

Finders Losers

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message 36: by Susanna - Censored by GoodReads (last edited Jun 04, 2013 03:53PM) (new)

Jun 04, 2013 03:52PM

Mr. Slack, you don't vote for books down here in the comments section; you vote at the top of the page, at the tab next to "all votes."

Also, you can claim your GR author's page at the bottom of this page, at "Is this you?": http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/... .

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message 37: by Lobstergirl (new)

Jun 29, 2013 07:17PM

Removed:
Into the Wild
Immortal Life, Skloot
Fast Food Nation
Roots
Maus
She Said Yes
All the President's Men
He's Just Not That Into You

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message 38: by Lobstergirl (new)

Jun 29, 2013 07:18PM

Removed The Bell Jar (a novel).

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message 39: by Donna Getting a New Knee Be Patient (last edited Jun 29, 2013 08:16PM) (new)

Jun 29, 2013 08:06PM

Mopped up my own mess: how embarrassing. Tempting to stay quiet, but I think we are supposed to note anything we removed. Abraham Lincoln: Commander in Chief is (obviously, what was I thinking?) not a memoir or autobiography, but a biography. Also, though Du Bois's John Brown was a brilliant biography, John Brown ALSO did not live to write his own story.

In both cases, only I had been dumb enough to vote for these, so the harm was minimal. I vow not to visit this site once I have taken my sleeping pills!

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message 40: by Donna Getting a New Knee Be Patient (last edited Sep 07, 2013 04:52PM) (new)

Sep 07, 2013 04:51PM

I think that A Street Cat Named Bob and How He Saved My Life is the same book as its earlier release, A Street Cat Named Bob: How One Man and His Cat Found Hope on the Streets. is there a way to combine the two votes for each under one title?

I think this is a call for (trumpet sounds):

a SUPER-LIBRARIAN!!!

If it were just my vote, I'd be happy to go in and zap "my" title (I added the former w/o seeing the latter) and my vote and then vote for the other incarnation, but I can't kill mine without taking another person's vote with me.

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message 41: by Chris (new)

Dec 16, 2013 03:01PM

What a great list! I did notice one book that is a biography and not a memoir - I believe Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand shouldn't be on the list.

Thanks!

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message 42: by Donna Getting a New Knee Be Patient (new)

Jan 18, 2014 03:46PM

Question for the supers: what do we do with something that calls itself a memoir, but is written by someone other than the subject? In other words, "...a Memoir of My..." (mother, sister, father, country, gerbil, whatever). I would think it would become a biography, but this is tricky territory, and I don't want to touch anything if it may prove to be a mistake.

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message 43: by Mirta (last edited Jan 19, 2014 03:14PM) (new)

Jan 19, 2014 03:12PM

Please follow the link to read an author's interview:
http://www.widowsphere.blogspot.com/2...

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message 44: by Janet (new)

Feb 01, 2015 06:58PM

Why is "A Million Little Pieces" on this list?

The discredited author admitted in 2006 that much of the book was fiction

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message 45: by Donna Getting a New Knee Be Patient (new)

Feb 01, 2015 09:22PM

Janet wrote: "Why is "A Million Little Pieces" on this list?

The discredited author admitted in 2006 that much of the book was fiction"
I go by the Goodreads catalog, and there, it is still listed as memoir. If one of the employees feels bold enough to step in and axe it, that's fine with me, but I would not hazard to do so as a volunteer...

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message 46: by Donna Getting a New Knee Be Patient (new)

Feb 01, 2015 09:30PM

Found and removed 1 duplicate.

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message 47: by Janet (new)

Feb 02, 2015 02:01AM

Donna wrote: "Janet wrote: "Why is "A Million Little Pieces" on this list?

The discredited author admitted in 2006 that much of the book was fiction"
I go by the Goodreads catalog, and there, it is still list..."

Donna, please pass along this link to the employees; it's a compelling reason to remove the book from this list (and to change the info in the catalog):
Author Is Kicked Out of Oprah Winfrey's Book Club http://www.nytimes.com/2006/01/27/boo...

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message 48: by Janet (new)

Feb 02, 2015 02:15AM

#60, Unbroken, isn't a memoir
#95 and #126 - 84, Charing Cross Rd - are duplicates

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message 49: by Donna Getting a New Knee Be Patient (new)

Feb 16, 2017 07:16PM

Judith wrote: "Blue Poppies: A Spiritual Travelogue from the Himalaya"
If you want to add a memoir, use the tabs above the list to do so. This comment section is provided for technical issues like the ones mentioned by Janet.

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message 50: by Donna Getting a New Knee Be Patient (new)

Feb 16, 2017 07:17PM

Janet wrote: "Donna wrote: "Janet wrote: "Why is "A Million Little Pieces" on this list?

The discredited author admitted in 2006 that much of the book was fiction"
I go by the Goodreads catalog, and there, it ..."
If you know who the Goodreads employees are, you can do that yourself. I am a volunteer, and my contributions are my reviews and assisting with lists such as this one.

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