Best Strange and Twisted Memoirs

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601	Food: A Love Story by Jim Gaffigan 3.72 avg rating — 32,411 ratings score: 50, and 1 person 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
601	The Master Plan: My Journey from Life in Prison to a Life of Purpose by Chris Wilson 4.61 avg rating — 1,825 ratings score: 50, and 1 person 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
603	How to Build a Girl (How to Build a Girl, #1) by Caitlin Moran 3.72 avg rating — 36,681 ratings score: 49, and 1 person 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
603	Shoe Dog: A Memoir by the Creator of Nike by Phil Knight 4.46 avg rating — 355,555 ratings score: 49, and 1 person 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
605	Rough Beauty: Forty Seasons of Mountain Living by Karen Auvinen (Goodreads Author) 3.90 avg rating — 916 ratings score: 48, and 1 person 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
606	Touchy, Feely, Squeezy: Musings of a Masseuse by Mandy Urena (Goodreads Author) 4.49 avg rating — 35 ratings score: 47, and 1 person 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
607	Seized: A Sea Captain's Adventures Battling Scoundrels and Pirates While Recovering Stolen Ships in the World's Most Troubled Waters by Max Hardberger 3.97 avg rating — 458 ratings score: 46, and 1 person 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
608	In the Midst of Life by Jennifer Worth 4.11 avg rating — 3,355 ratings score: 45, and 1 person 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
608	My Orange Duffel Bag: A Journey to Radical Change by Sam Bracken 3.86 avg rating — 430 ratings score: 45, and 1 person 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
610	Travels with Lizbeth: Three Years on the Road and on the Streets by Lars Eighner 3.77 avg rating — 804 ratings score: 44, and 1 person 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
611	I Beat the Odds: From Homelessness, to The Blind Side, and Beyond by Michael Oher 4.13 avg rating — 8,695 ratings score: 43, and 1 person 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
612	Jarhead : A Marine's Chronicle of the Gulf War and Other Battles by Anthony Swofford 3.70 avg rating — 11,835 ratings score: 42, and 1 person 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
613	We the Animals by Justin Torres (Goodreads Author) 3.73 avg rating — 26,202 ratings score: 41, and 1 person 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
613	Chickenhawk by Robert Mason (Goodreads Author) 4.27 avg rating — 14,884 ratings score: 41, and 1 person 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
615	Heretic: One Scientist's Journey from Darwin to Design by Matti Leisola 4.36 avg rating — 191 ratings score: 40, and 1 person 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
616	I Will Be Complete: A Memoir by Glen David Gold (Goodreads Author) 4.10 avg rating — 379 ratings score: 39, and 1 person 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
617	Boy Kings of Texas: A Memoir by Domingo Martinez (Goodreads Author) 3.65 avg rating — 3,517 ratings score: 38, and 1 person 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
618	Crazy Town: The Rob Ford Story by Robyn Doolittle 3.77 avg rating — 1,180 ratings score: 37, and 1 person 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
618	Never Look an American in the Eye: A Memoir of Flying Turtles, Colonial Ghosts, and the Making of a Nigerian American by Okey Ndibe 3.76 avg rating — 374 ratings score: 37, and 1 person 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
620	Destination Truth: Memoirs of a Monster Hunter by Josh Gates 4.48 avg rating — 2,612 ratings score: 36, and 1 person 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
621	Twopence to Cross the Mersey by Helen Forrester 4.25 avg rating — 2,181 ratings score: 35, and 1 person 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
622	Mom & Me & Mom by Maya Angelou 4.22 avg rating — 26,759 ratings score: 34, and 1 person 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
622	Positive by Paige Rawl 4.27 avg rating — 3,694 ratings score: 34, and 1 person 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
624	The Wolf of Wall Street (The Wolf of Wall Street, #1) by Jordan Belfort (Goodreads Author) 3.75 avg rating — 38,582 ratings score: 33, and 1 person 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
624	Son of a Gun: A Memoir by Justin St. Germain 3.58 avg rating — 1,929 ratings score: 33, and 1 person 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
626	Poisoned: How a Crime-Busting Prosecutor Turned His Medical Mystery into a Crusade for Environmental Victims by Alan Bell (Goodreads Author) 4.06 avg rating — 197 ratings score: 32, and 1 person 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
627	You Can't Win by Jack Black 4.33 avg rating — 4,746 ratings score: 31, and 1 person 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
628	Cocktail Hour Under the Tree of Forgetfulness by Alexandra Fuller 3.91 avg rating — 12,795 ratings score: 30, and 1 person 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
628	Deep Undercover: My Secret Life and Tangled Allegiances as a KGB Spy in America by Jack Barsky (Goodreads Author) 4.07 avg rating — 2,694 ratings score: 30, and 1 person 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
630	13 Years in America by Melanie Steele (Goodreads Author) 4.01 avg rating — 166 ratings score: 29, and 1 person 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
630	Feather in the Storm: A Childhood Lost in Chaos by Emily Wu 4.13 avg rating — 543 ratings score: 29, and 1 person 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
632	The Mormon Mirage: A Former Member Looks at the Mormon Church Today by Latayne C. Scott (Goodreads Author) 3.91 avg rating — 280 ratings score: 28, and 1 person 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
633	Riding in Cars with Boys by Beverly Donofrio 3.77 avg rating — 9,859 ratings score: 27, and 1 person 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
633	Looking Down Into the Madness: A Midlife Memoir by Andrew Hudgins (Goodreads Author) 4.57 avg rating — 7 ratings score: 27, and 1 person 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
635	Townie by Andre Dubus III 3.79 avg rating — 8,364 ratings score: 26, and 1 person 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
635	Angelhead: My Brother's Descent into Madness by Greg Bottoms 3.98 avg rating — 943 ratings score: 26, and 1 person 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
637	Slave: My True Story by Mende Nazer 4.28 avg rating — 10,265 ratings score: 25, and 2 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
637	Hillbilly Gothic: A Memoir of Madness and Motherhood by Adrienne Martini (Goodreads Author) 3.58 avg rating — 319 ratings score: 25, and 1 person 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
639	Tiny Beautiful Things: Advice on Love and Life from Dear Sugar by Cheryl Strayed (Goodreads Author) 4.15 avg rating — 138,800 ratings score: 24, and 1 person 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
640	The Man Who Quit Money by Mark Sundeen 3.75 avg rating — 3,262 ratings score: 23, and 1 person 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
640	Mind on Fire by Arnold Thomas Fanning 4.18 avg rating — 531 ratings score: 23, and 1 person 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
642	Lady Almina and the Real Downton Abbey: The Lost Legacy of Highclere Castle by Fiona Carnarvon 3.64 avg rating — 20,573 ratings score: 22, and 1 person 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
642	Descent: A Memoir of Madness by David Guterson 3.24 avg rating — 161 ratings score: 22, and 1 person 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
644	Primates of Park Avenue by Wednesday Martin (Goodreads Author) 3.16 avg rating — 16,878 ratings score: 21, and 1 person 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
644	Inferno: A Memoir of Motherhood and Madness by Catherine Cho (Goodreads Author) 4.24 avg rating — 4,684 ratings score: 21, and 1 person 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
646	Once Upon a Secret: My Affair with President John F. Kennedy and Its Aftermath by Mimi Alford 3.60 avg rating — 11,615 ratings score: 20, and 1 person 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
646	Me and Her: a Memoir Of Madness by Karen Tyrrell (Goodreads Author) 4.31 avg rating — 102 ratings score: 20, and 1 person 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
648	Nightingale: A Memoir of Murder, Madness, and the Messenger of Spring by Suzanne Congdon LeRoy 3.95 avg rating — 123 ratings score: 19, and 1 person 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
649	More Fool Me (Memoir, #3) by Stephen Fry 3.44 avg rating — 6,324 ratings score: 18, and 1 person 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
649	The Body of Chris: A Memoir of Obsession, Addiction, and Madness by Chris Cole 4.32 avg rating — 57 ratings score: 18, and 1 person 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
651	My Mother's Secret by J.L. Witterick (Goodreads Author) 4.20 avg rating — 19,290 ratings score: 17, and 1 person 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
651	History Lessons: A Memoir of Madness, Memory, and the Brain by Clifton Crais 3.53 avg rating — 88 ratings score: 17, and 1 person 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
653	Sarah Vaughan Is Not My Mother: A Memoir of Madness by MaryJane Thomson 3.38 avg rating — 37 ratings score: 16, and 1 person 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
654	Sleepwalk With Me and Other Painfully True Stories by Mike Birbiglia 3.85 avg rating — 14,285 ratings score: 15, and 1 person 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
654	Nola: A Memoir of Faith, Art, and Madness by Robin Hemley 3.80 avg rating — 71 ratings score: 15, and 1 person 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
656	Insanity: A Love Story: A Memoir of Madness and Mania by Melissa Miles McCarter (Goodreads Author) 3.91 avg rating — 11 ratings score: 14, and 1 person 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
657	Hearing Voices: A Memoir of Madness by Eric Coates (Goodreads Author) 3.71 avg rating — 76 ratings score: 13, and 1 person 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
658	Love Is Not Enough: A Mother's Memoir of Autism, Madness, and Hope by Jenny Lexhed 3.86 avg rating — 173 ratings score: 12, and 1 person 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
659	Dad Is Fat by Jim Gaffigan 3.78 avg rating — 79,985 ratings score: 11, and 1 person 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
660	I'm Sorry You Feel That Way: The Astonishing But True Story of a Daughter, Sister, Slut, Wife, Mother, and Friend to Man and Dog by Diana Joseph (Goodreads Author) 3.30 avg rating — 1,045 ratings score: 10, and 1 person 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
661	After the Madness:: A Judge's Own Prison Memoir by Sol Wachtler 3.45 avg rating — 71 ratings score: 9, and 1 person 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
662	You Say Tomato, I Say Shut Up: A Love Story by Annabelle Gurwitch (Goodreads Author) 3.22 avg rating — 1,527 ratings score: 8, and 1 person 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
662	A Mind That Found Itself: A Memoir of Madness and Recovery by Clifford Whittingham Beers 3.77 avg rating — 495 ratings score: 8, and 1 person 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
664	Chinese Cinderella: The True Story of an Unwanted Daughter by Adeline Yen Mah 4.08 avg rating — 41,073 ratings score: 7, and 1 person 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
664	The Sunlight on the Garden: A Memoir of a Family in Love, War and Madness by Elizabeth Speller (Goodreads Author) 3.63 avg rating — 54 ratings score: 7, and 1 person 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
666	Muscogee Daughter: My Sojourn to the Miss America Pageant by Susan Supernaw 4.18 avg rating — 11 ratings score: 6, and 1 person 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
667	In Pursuit of Love: One Woman’s Journey from Trafficked to Triumphant by Rebecca Bender (Goodreads Author) 4.45 avg rating — 1,238 ratings score: 5, and 1 person 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
668	The Film Club: A True Story of a Father and Son by David Gilmour 3.22 avg rating — 6,474 ratings score: 4, and 1 person 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
668	Invisible Innocence: My Story As a Homeless Youth by Maria Fabian 4.38 avg rating — 26 ratings score: 4, and 1 person 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
670	Dead, Insane, or in Jail: A CEDU Memoir by Zack Bonnie (Goodreads Author) 4.18 avg rating — 168 ratings score: 3, and 1 person 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