Best memoir you’ve read?

[Anonymous]

I second the PP who suggested Rob Lowe's Stories I Only Tell My Friends. A fun vacation read if you are Gen X (or are a Gen X aficionado) If you like SNL, I would recommend Amy Poehler and Rachel Dratch's memoirs in addition to Tina Fey's Bossy Pants.

On a serious note, I loved Fairyland: A Memoir of My Father by Alicia Abbott. It really impacted me emotionally and it was very well written.

[Anonymous]

Jessica Simpson's and Shania Twain's memoirs were both fairly juicy, clearly written by the women themselves and not ghostwritten, and full of new-to-me details, since I wasn't a superfan of either. The end of Shania's marriage in particular was bonkers. Very beach-read-ish.

[Anonymous]

Bruce Springsteen's audio book

[Anonymous]

I'm not a big memoir reader, but I did like Tina Fey's. Funny yet also somewhat thoughtful.

[Anonymous]

Jacques Pepin!

[Anonymous]

Amy Schumer’s Girl with Lower Back Tattoo

[Anonymous]

Dave Grohl’s was really good.

[Anonymous]

I went through a major memoir phase. These were my favorites in random order:

- Jackie’s Girl (Jacqueline Kennedy’s personal maid/assistant, fascinating)
- The Girl With Seven Names (a woman’s escape from North Korea)
- Katie Couric’s memoir (not crazy about her, super interesting book)
- Andy Cohen’s diaries (fun and lots of tea)
- The Other Side of The Coin by Angela Kelly (the Queen’s dresser and closest aide of like 30 years, written with the Queen’s consent)
- Jason Priestly’s memoir (surprisingly good)
- Top of the Rock by Warren Littlefield (former President of NBC who basically created Must-See TV)
- Sebastian Bach’s memoir (I was not familiar with him or Skid Row, but it was a great read)
- A Mother’s Reckoning by Sue Klebold (mother of Columbine killer Dylan Klebold)
- Without You by Anthony Rapp (original Mark from RENT)
- How to Murder Your Life by Cat Marnell
- Come to the Edge by Christina Haag (longtime girlfriend of John Kennedy Jr.)
- Diary of a Stage Mother’s Daughter by Melissa Francis (former child actor)

[Anonymous]

Loved “How to Murder Your Life”. Cat grew up in MoCo - a train wreck but she owns it.

[Anonymous]

My Life In Paris by Julia Child
Ruth Reichl’s memoirs

[Anonymous]

Becoming by Michelle Obama
Born a crime by Trevor Noah
Are my friends hanging out without me (or some similar name) by Mindy Kaling

[Anonymous]

“There Is No Place For You Here” by fiona hill is fascinating and timely

I also liked Holly Madison’s Down the Rabbit Hole about living in the playboy mansion

[Anonymous]

Can't Hurt Me -David Goggins (though the audiobook is better)

[Anonymous]

One more time by carol burnett

[Anonymous]

Just As I Am - Cicely Tyson