10 books for fans of The Glass Castle
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Finding Me
by Viola Davis
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From a rat-infested apartment to the Academy Awards stage, Viola Davis chronicles her path to finding her voice as an artist and woman. Her memoir confronts poverty, racism, and self-doubt with unflinching honesty.
★ 4.53 Goodreads (184.9K ratings) - 2
Born a Crime
by Trevor Noah
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Mixed-race Trevor Noah tells stories of his childhood in apartheid South Africa, where his birth was literally criminal. Hilarious and heartbreaking memoir about his remarkable mother's influence.
★ 4.49 Goodreads (817.0K ratings) - 3
Educated
by Tara Westover
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Tara Westover's memoir chronicles her escape from a family that rejected formal education, medicine, and eventually her entirely.
★ 4.46 Goodreads (1.9M ratings) - 4
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
Maya Angelou's Autobiography • Book 1
by Maya Angelou
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Growing up Black in Depression-era Arkansas, Angelou survives rape, racism, and muteness to discover that words can be weapons against oppression. Her lyrical prose transforms trauma into transcendent art.
★ 4.30 Goodreads (586.4K ratings) - 5
Phases
by Brandy
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Brandy traces her path from church singer at fourteen to platinum artist to public struggles and personal growth. The memoir reveals both industry pressures and personal resilience.
★ 4.71 Goodreads (7 ratings) - 6
Stripped Down
by Bunnie Xo
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Bunnie Xo chronicles her path from Vegas trailer parks to Nashville success, pulling no punches about addiction, trauma, and the messy reality of rebuilding your life.
★ 4.59 Goodreads (7.6K ratings) - 7
The Choice: Embrace the Possible
by Edith Eger, Edith Eva Eger
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Holocaust survivor Edith Eger recounts being forced to dance for Mengele at sixteen, then chronicles her decades-long path from trauma to becoming a celebrated therapist.
★ 4.57 Goodreads (132.9K ratings) - 8
Finding My Way
by Malala Yousafzai
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Beyond the international headlines and Nobel Prize, Malala reveals years of private struggle to find herself after surviving assassination and becoming a global symbol while still a teenager. Raw honesty about trauma, identity, and finding purpose.
★ 4.53 Goodreads (13.6K ratings) - 9
Rocket Men: The Daring Odyssey of Apollo 8 and the Astronauts Who Made Man's First Journey to the Moon
by Robert Kurson
★ 4.53 Goodreads (12.0K ratings) - 10
Spaceman: An Astronaut's Unlikely Journey to Unlock the Secrets of the Universe
by Mike Massimino
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From zero to 17,500 mph in minutes—Massimino chronicles his journey from earthbound dreamer to space-walking astronaut performing crucial Hubble repairs with humanity's cosmic future hanging in the balance.
★ 4.53 Goodreads (5.3K ratings)