Memoirs by Women

Memoirs and autobiographies written by female writers

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1	The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank 4.20 avg rating — 4,103,155 ratings score: 53,063, and 537 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 Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls (Goodreads Author) 4.32 avg rating — 1,335,205 ratings score: 38,716, and 391 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	I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (Maya Angelou's Autobiography, #1) by Maya Angelou 4.30 avg rating — 572,311 ratings score: 30,350, and 309 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	Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert (Goodreads Author) 3.64 avg rating — 1,826,101 ratings score: 23,096, and 235 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	Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood (Persepolis, #1) by Marjane Satrapi 4.27 avg rating — 226,344 ratings score: 16,797, 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
6	Girl, Interrupted by Susanna Kaysen 3.94 avg rating — 271,507 ratings score: 13,196, and 137 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	The Year of Magical Thinking by Joan Didion 3.93 avg rating — 288,984 ratings score: 12,434, and 129 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	Reading Lolita in Tehran: A Memoir in Books by Azar Nafisi 3.66 avg rating — 139,070 ratings score: 12,120, and 126 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	The Story of My Life by Helen Keller 4.08 avg rating — 150,410 ratings score: 10,705, and 112 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	Out of Africa by Isak Dinesen 3.91 avg rating — 47,294 ratings score: 9,947, and 105 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	The Complete Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi 4.40 avg rating — 201,243 ratings score: 9,714, 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
12	Bossypants by Tina Fey 3.96 avg rating — 1,045,193 ratings score: 9,603, and 101 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	Just Kids by Patti Smith (Goodreads Author) 4.21 avg rating — 338,989 ratings score: 8,938, and 94 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	Infidel by Ayaan Hirsi Ali 4.20 avg rating — 92,181 ratings score: 8,313, and 87 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	I Am Malala: The Story of the Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban by Malala Yousafzai 4.16 avg rating — 614,734 ratings score: 8,296, and 87 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	Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail by Cheryl Strayed (Goodreads Author) 4.07 avg rating — 855,042 ratings score: 7,588, and 80 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	Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic by Alison Bechdel (Goodreads Author) 4.08 avg rating — 198,544 ratings score: 7,327, and 77 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	The Liars' Club by Mary Karr 3.94 avg rating — 71,347 ratings score: 7,153, and 74 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	Wild Swans: Three Daughters of China by Jung Chang 4.30 avg rating — 121,173 ratings score: 6,797, and 72 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	Julie and Julia: 365 Days, 524 Recipes, 1 Tiny Apartment Kitchen by Julie Powell 3.71 avg rating — 160,523 ratings score: 6,622, and 70 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	Bird by Bird by Anne Lamott (Goodreads Author) 4.24 avg rating — 109,088 ratings score: 6,226, and 66 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	Prozac Nation by Elizabeth Wurtzel 3.64 avg rating — 63,574 ratings score: 6,053, and 63 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	An Unquiet Mind: A Memoir of Moods and Madness by Kay Redfield Jamison (Goodreads Author) 4.06 avg rating — 84,612 ratings score: 5,876, and 63 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	Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life by Barbara Kingsolver 4.05 avg rating — 112,588 ratings score: 5,607, and 59 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	The Unabridged Journals of Sylvia Plath by Sylvia Plath 4.28 avg rating — 25,732 ratings score: 5,535, and 59 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	A Girl Named Zippy: Growing Up Small in Mooreland, Indiana by Haven Kimmel 3.80 avg rating — 37,444 ratings score: 5,322, and 55 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	Stolen Lives: Twenty Years in a Desert Jail by Malika Oufkir 4.06 avg rating — 24,520 ratings score: 4,905, 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
28	Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight: An African Childhood by Alexandra Fuller 3.97 avg rating — 57,075 ratings score: 4,828, 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
29	Educated by Tara Westover (Goodreads Author) 4.47 avg rating — 1,794,881 ratings score: 4,791, 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
30	Gorillas in the Mist by Dian Fossey 4.15 avg rating — 21,096 ratings score: 4,651, 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
31	Dewey: The Small-Town Library Cat Who Touched the World by Vicki Myron 3.87 avg rating — 62,184 ratings score: 4,633, and 50 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	A Writer's Diary by Virginia Woolf 4.17 avg rating — 6,489 ratings score: 4,630, and 50 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	Persepolis 2: The Story of a Return (Persepolis, #2) by Marjane Satrapi 4.22 avg rating — 78,356 ratings score: 4,561, 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
34	Princess: A True Story of Life Behind the Veil in Saudi Arabia by jean-sasson 4.03 avg rating — 39,091 ratings score: 4,447, and 47 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	Chinese Cinderella: The True Story of an Unwanted Daughter by Adeline Yen Mah 4.08 avg rating — 41,068 ratings score: 4,434, and 47 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	The Diary of Anaïs Nin, Vol. 1: 1931-1934 by Anaïs Nin 4.17 avg rating — 8,123 ratings score: 4,310, and 46 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	Wasted: A Memoir of Anorexia and Bulimia by Marya Hornbacher 4.03 avg rating — 33,903 ratings score: 4,245, 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
38	Orange Is the New Black by Piper Kerman (Goodreads Author) 3.72 avg rating — 205,188 ratings score: 4,059, 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
39	My Life in France by Julia Child 4.16 avg rating — 92,558 ratings score: 3,935, and 42 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	West with the Night by Beryl Markham 4.15 avg rating — 40,464 ratings score: 3,929, and 42 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	Truth & Beauty by Ann Patchett 3.97 avg rating — 46,692 ratings score: 3,826, and 42 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	Escape by Carolyn Jessop 3.98 avg rating — 46,099 ratings score: 3,764, 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
43	The Woman Warrior: Memoirs of a Girlhood Among Ghosts by Maxine Hong Kingston 3.73 avg rating — 33,430 ratings score: 3,706, 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
44	Autobiography of a Face by Lucy Grealy 3.97 avg rating — 29,722 ratings score: 3,695, and 39 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	The Hiding Place: The Triumphant True Story of Corrie Ten Boom by Corrie ten Boom 4.48 avg rating — 350,466 ratings score: 3,675, and 39 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	Tender at the Bone: Growing Up at the Table by Ruth Reichl 4.08 avg rating — 38,967 ratings score: 3,410, 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
47	Born Free: A Lioness of Two Worlds (Story of Elsa, #1) by Joy Adamson 4.16 avg rating — 33,694 ratings score: 3,327, 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
48	A Room of One's Own by Virginia Woolf 4.22 avg rating — 250,203 ratings score: 3,206, 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
49	Traveling Mercies: Some Thoughts on Faith by Anne Lamott (Goodreads Author) 4.14 avg rating — 48,355 ratings score: 3,189, and 34 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	Operating Instructions: A Journal of My Son's First Year by Anne Lamott (Goodreads Author) 4.18 avg rating — 25,969 ratings score: 3,144, and 34 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	Postcards from the Edge by Carrie Fisher 3.62 avg rating — 18,490 ratings score: 3,014, and 34 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	Assata: An Autobiography by Assata Shakur 4.59 avg rating — 29,952 ratings score: 2,996, and 31 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	Paula by Isabel Allende (Goodreads Author) 4.22 avg rating — 55,109 ratings score: 2,918, 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
54	Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl by Harriet Ann Jacobs 4.17 avg rating — 57,114 ratings score: 2,892, 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
55	Farewell to Manzanar: A True Story of Japanese American Experience During and After the World War II Internment by Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston 3.71 avg rating — 19,655 ratings score: 2,864, 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
56	Lucky by Alice Sebold 3.77 avg rating — 101,533 ratings score: 2,810, and 31 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	Becoming by Michelle Obama (Goodreads Author) 4.44 avg rating — 1,169,664 ratings score: 2,810, 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
58	Blackbird: A Childhood Lost and Found by Jennifer Lauck (Goodreads Author) 4.04 avg rating — 9,580 ratings score: 2,805, 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
59	Dust Tracks on a Road by Zora Neale Hurston 4.11 avg rating — 8,224 ratings score: 2,786, 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
60	Living History by Hillary Rodham Clinton 3.76 avg rating — 34,164 ratings score: 2,726, 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
61	The Road from Coorain by Jill Ker Conway 4.02 avg rating — 13,409 ratings score: 2,637, 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
62	Personal History: A Memoir by Katharine Graham 4.09 avg rating — 24,569 ratings score: 2,594, 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
63	Sickened: The Memoir of a Munchausen by Proxy Childhood by Julie Gregory 3.74 avg rating — 20,123 ratings score: 2,560, 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
64	First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers by Loung Ung 4.35 avg rating — 52,917 ratings score: 2,549, 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
65	Garlic and Sapphires: The Secret Life of a Critic in Disguise by Ruth Reichl 3.94 avg rating — 47,671 ratings score: 2,527, 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
65	A Stolen Life by Jaycee Dugard 3.97 avg rating — 142,788 ratings score: 2,527, 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
67	Madam Secretary by Madeleine K. Albright 4.11 avg rating — 9,102 ratings score: 2,515, 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
68	A Piece of Cake by Cupcake Brown 4.25 avg rating — 38,016 ratings score: 2,489, 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
69	Geisha, a Life by Mineko Iwasaki 3.93 avg rating — 27,007 ratings score: 2,434, 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
70	The Midwife: A Memoir of Birth, Joy, and Hard Times by Jennifer Worth 4.19 avg rating — 77,853 ratings score: 2,422, 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
71	Thinking In Pictures: and Other Reports from My Life with Autism by Temple Grandin 4.10 avg rating — 16,882 ratings score: 2,407, 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
72	Cult Girls by Natalie Grand (Goodreads Author) 4.32 avg rating — 795 ratings score: 2,400, 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
73	Leaving Isn't the Hardest Thing by Lauren Hough (Goodreads Author) 3.42 avg rating — 10,447 ratings score: 2,356, 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
74	Jesus Land: A Memoir by Julia Scheeres (Goodreads Author) 3.97 avg rating — 19,466 ratings score: 2,352, 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
75	Not Without My Daughter by Betty Mahmoody 4.18 avg rating — 38,139 ratings score: 2,324, 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
76	Funny in Farsi: A Memoir of Growing Up Iranian in America by Firoozeh Dumas 3.84 avg rating — 27,206 ratings score: 2,278, 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
77	Falling Leaves by Adeline Yen Mah 3.91 avg rating — 28,998 ratings score: 2,261, 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
78	Yes Please by Amy Poehler 3.85 avg rating — 550,458 ratings score: 2,248, 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
79	Home: A Memoir of My Early Years by Julie Andrews Edwards 3.97 avg rating — 21,282 ratings score: 2,181, 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
80	The Girl Behind the Painted Smile: My battle with the bottle by Catherine Lockwood (Goodreads Author) 3.76 avg rating — 1,304 ratings score: 2,180, 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
81	Smashed: Story of a Drunken Girlhood by Koren Zailckas (Goodreads Author) 3.53 avg rating — 24,871 ratings score: 2,140, 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
82	It's Always Something by Gilda Radner 4.11 avg rating — 10,569 ratings score: 2,128, 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
83	The Spiral Staircase: My Climb Out of Darkness by Karen Armstrong 3.94 avg rating — 8,814 ratings score: 2,126, 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
84	Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal? by Jeanette Winterson 4.01 avg rating — 45,775 ratings score: 2,102, 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
85	Let's Pretend This Never Happened: A Mostly True Memoir by Jenny Lawson (Goodreads Author) 3.90 avg rating — 199,254 ratings score: 2,020, 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
86	Me: Stories of My Life by Katharine Hepburn 3.81 avg rating — 16,057 ratings score: 1,994, 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
87	Two or Three Things I Know for Sure by Dorothy Allison 4.13 avg rating — 6,015 ratings score: 1,946, 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
88	By Myself by Lauren Bacall really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 4,874 ratings score: 1,925, 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
89	I'm with the Band: Confessions of a Groupie by Pamela Des Barres 3.70 avg rating — 21,161 ratings score: 1,913, 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
90	When Rabbit Howls by Truddi Chase 4.05 avg rating — 17,833 ratings score: 1,903, 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
91	I Am Nujood, Age 10 and Divorced by Nujood Ali 3.83 avg rating — 24,039 ratings score: 1,837, 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
92	Leap of Faith: Memoirs of an Unexpected Life by Queen Noor 3.82 avg rating — 10,201 ratings score: 1,836, 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
93	Devil in the Details: Scenes from an Obsessive Girlhood by Jennifer Traig 3.58 avg rating — 4,756 ratings score: 1,834, 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
94	An Autobiography by Angela Y. Davis 4.44 avg rating — 10,577 ratings score: 1,804, 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
95	A Three Dog Life by Abigail Thomas 3.79 avg rating — 9,867 ratings score: 1,767, 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
96	Narrative of Sojourner Truth by Sojourner Truth 4.10 avg rating — 10,583 ratings score: 1,765, 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
97	Pilgrim at Tinker Creek by Annie Dillard 4.08 avg rating — 29,247 ratings score: 1,758, 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
98	The Egg and I (Betty MacDonald Memoirs, #1) by Betty MacDonald 3.88 avg rating — 10,187 ratings score: 1,751, 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
99	Desert Flower by Waris Dirie 4.24 avg rating — 40,080 ratings score: 1,729, 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
100	Memoirs of a Dutiful Daughter by Simone de Beauvoir 4.12 avg rating — 17,963 ratings score: 1,699, 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

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message 1: by Mary (new)

Sep 22, 2008 12:00PM

The Diary of a Teenage Girl: An Account in Words and Pictures

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message 2: by Rick (new)

Dec 28, 2008 08:42AM

I Can't Forget: A Journey Through Nazi Germany and WWII by Gudrun (Koppe) Everett

Astonishing story, amazing book, couldn't put it down!

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message 3: by Julie (new)

Mar 08, 2010 10:54AM

#95 AND #140 are duplicates

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Apr 18, 2010 10:19AM

How does Life of Pi qualify as a memoir? I could have sworn it was fiction and that Yann Martel was a man...

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message 5: by Julie (new)

Apr 18, 2010 12:37PM

Aless wrote: "How does Life of Pi qualify as a memoir? I could have sworn it was fiction and that Yann Martel was a man..."

you're right! But -- I think it's better that there isn't a "book nazi"
on Goodreads

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message 6: by Antoine (new)

May 15, 2010 04:48AM

Ahhh, but there IS. buh bye pi.

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message 7: by [deleted user] (new)

May 15, 2010 05:33AM

I wouldn't call myself a "book nazi" and if you've ever read anything about World War 2, I really don't think nazi is an appropriate thing to call anyone except a murderous dictator and his minions, I just happen to think that when a list is called "memoirs by women" that's what it should be, or else why have a special list for them? why not call it "Anything List (with some memoirs by women)"?

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message 8: by Antoine (new)

May 15, 2010 06:23AM

Sorry- all I can say in my defense is that I didn't personally introduce the term into the discussion. I am certainly old enough to know better.

But on your other point, I couldn't agree with you more; what is the point of these lists if even the most basic ground rules can't be adhered to and (if necessary) enforced? Sometimes things can be subjective, and then it is certainly best to leave well-enough alone. But what constitutes a "memoir" and what constitutes a "woman" are pretty objective. Novels by men are Right Out.

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message 9: by Janna (last edited Jul 05, 2010 07:22PM) (new)

Jul 05, 2010 07:19PM

The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman (currently #101), although a good novel, is a work of fiction written by a man.

Actually, there are also several books on here that are biographies about women, but not AUTObiographies or memoirs as this list states.

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message 10: by Molly (new)

Oct 14, 2011 09:34AM

Tiger, Tiger

You Remind Me of You

Queen of the Oddballs: And Other True Stories from a Life Unaccording to Plan

ADD ALL THREE OF THESE

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message 11: by Themis-Athena (Lioness at Large) (new)

Dec 29, 2011 06:51AM

Molly wrote: "Tiger, Tiger

You Remind Me of You

Queen of the Oddballs: And Other True Stories from a Life Unaccording to Plan

ADD ALL THREE OF THESE"

Anybody can add books -- just click on the tab "add books to this list" up top, next to "all votes," perform a search either from among your own bookshelves or the Goodreads database, and then vote for the books you would like to add.

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message 12: by Themis-Athena (Lioness at Large) (last edited Dec 29, 2011 06:56AM) (new)

Dec 29, 2011 06:56AM

Antoine wrote: " ... But on your other point, I couldn't agree with you more; what is the point of these lists if even the most basic ground rules can't be adhered to and (if necessary) enforced? Sometimes things can be subjective, and then it is certainly best to leave well-enough alone. But what constitutes a "memoir" and what constitutes a "woman" are pretty objective. Novels by men are Right Out. "

Janna wrote: "The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman (currently #101), although a good novel, is a work of fiction written by a man.

Actually, there are also several books on here that are biographies about women, but not AUTObiographies or memoirs as this list states."

Jessica, I think it's time for the list's creator to pitch in ... would you like to see the list pruned back so as to exclude fictional memoirs, biographies that aren't actually AUTObiographies and books written by (or about!) men -- or do you think the list is so far gone at this point that all of these books might just as well remain?

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message 13: by Rebecca (new)

Mar 07, 2013 10:39AM

Freak: The True Story of an Insecurity Addict

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message 14: by Prada (new)

Apr 15, 2013 03:35AM

This book taught me a lot about reading and writing: that is, what I want to read and what I don't want to read; what I should write, and I shouldn't. also taught me alot about the life of people who live continuously with the feeling of insecurity.... visit http://www.unn.edu.ng/ for more of such books or http://www.unnfacultyofarts.com/

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message 15: by Donna (new)

Oct 11, 2013 09:53PM

Just wanted to note that although it is legendary and much-loved, the Little House series by Laura Ingalls Wilder is not a memoir. When confronted with some obvious inaccuracies in these tales, she responded that as far as she knew, she had just been writing stories for little children, not nonfiction. She does have a memoir, but it is not listed here, and I have not read it.

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message 16: by Lobstergirl (new)

Jan 18, 2014 05:48PM

Donna wrote: "Just wanted to note that although it is legendary and much-loved, the Little House series by Laura Ingalls Wilder is not a memoir. When confronted with some obvious inaccuracies in these tales, she..."

I agree. Deleted.

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message 17: by Lobstergirl (last edited May 06, 2014 11:17PM) (new)

May 06, 2014 11:17PM

Deleted tons, literally tons, of fiction. Tons of mysteries. Sherlock Holmes. Also memoirs by men. Also biographies by men. People! Do you know what a memoir is?

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message 18: by BookLovingLady (deceased Jan. 25, 2023...) (new)

Oct 06, 2014 09:54AM

A tip? Start on the last page and work your way back...

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message 19: by Lobstergirl (new)

Oct 06, 2014 03:46PM

Yes, that works.

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message 20: by Barbara (new)

Feb 05, 2015 05:30PM

The Tender Bar by J R Moeringer is and excellent mrmoir but not written by a woman.

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message 21: by John (new)

May 17, 2015 12:50AM

Joyce Ann AshfordDamaged Goods A Woman's Memoir is an incredibly powerful well written book. Timely and important.

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message 22: by Melinda (new)

Sep 30, 2015 08:25AM

Removed Between Shades of Gray by Ruta Sepetys, because it is definitely a novel, not a memoir.

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message 23: by Devorah (new)

Jan 02, 2016 05:47PM

When G-D Asks Me; When God Asks Me by Devorah Kalani

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message 24: by [deleted user] (new)

Jun 30, 2016 09:02AM

The Book of Margery Kempe is listed twice on this list: the Penguin Classics edition and the Norton Critical edition.

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message 25: by Melinda (new)

Jun 30, 2016 09:07AM

Duplicates removed.

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message 26: by Cheryl (new)

Jul 05, 2016 08:06AM

FYI: The Bell Jar is not a memoir.

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message 27: by Melinda (new)

Oct 14, 2016 08:49AM

Removed The House on Mango Street; it's fiction, not a memoir.

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message 28: by Lzz (new)

Jul 26, 2017 08:08AM

I'm astounded that Hunger by Roxane Gay isn't at the top of this list.

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message 29: by Nina (new)

Jan 30, 2018 10:37AM

I was wishing that From Sun to Sun: A Hospice Nurse Reflects on the Art of Dying was on this list.

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message 30: by Lobstergirl (new)

Jan 30, 2018 04:17PM

Nina wrote: "I was wishing that From Sun to Sun: A Hospice Nurse Reflects on the Art of Dying was on this list."

Because you are the author? This is why authors are no longer allowed to add or vote for their own books on Listopia.

"Listopia is not intended to be a promotional tool. We’ve also found that, no matter how good the author’s intention, readers see authors adding their own books or voting for them as self-promotional, an attempt to game Listopia, or even spam."

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message 31: by Daisy (new)

Jan 08, 2023 04:15PM