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Memoirs that speak to the world, and don't have fairy tale endings
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Running with Scissors: A MemoirRunning with Scissors: A Memoir by Augusten Burroughs
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Great, first of his works. Will put new meaning to "dysfunctional childhood"
Dry: A MemoirDry: A Memoir by Augusten Burroughs
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After Running With Scissors, you get to see what happens to someone who grew up with a life that was illustrated in his prior book.
Magical Thinking: True StoriesMagical Thinking: True Stories by Augusten Burroughs
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Ties the first two memoirs together with stories that happened though out the time of both those books.
Possible Side EffectsPossible Side Effects by Augusten Burroughs
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Another great compelation of true stories by burroughs
A Wolf at the Table: A Memoir of My FatherA Wolf at the Table: A Memoir of My Father by Augusten Burroughs
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Final memoir out from him so far. A great work that is disturbing at the same time
Sickened: The Memoir of a Munchausen by Proxy ChildhoodSickened: The Memoir of a Munchausen by Proxy Childhood by Julie Gregory
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Disturbing but you can't put it down.
The Glass Castle: A MemoirThe Glass Castle: A Memoir by Jeannette Walls
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One of my favorites, makes you really think of how normal a childhood you actually had.
Change Me into Zeus's Daughter: A MemoirChange Me into Zeus's Daughter: A Memoir by Barbara Robinette Moss
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Great book, really helps you see inside dysfunctional families
Fierce: A MemoirFierce: A Memoir by Barbara Robinette Moss
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Follow up to the above, not as good as the first but answers some questions the first memoir brought out
Girlbomb: A Halfway Homeless MemoirGirlbomb: A Halfway Homeless Memoir by Janice Erlbaum
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Totally didn't even intend to read this but ended up loving it! Great story
Madness: A Bipolar LifeMadness: A Bipolar Life by Marya Hornbacher
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Great look inside mental illness and it's effect on people
Jesus Land: A MemoirJesus Land: A Memoir by Julia Scheeres
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Totally amazing. So glad I read it, only wish I would have read it sooner.