Goodreads has put out a list of the most popular memoirs of the past ten years, according to their users. Each of the titles has an average star rating of at least 3.5, and the list is ordered by popularity. Here is the top ten.
Educated by Tara Westover
I’m Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy
Becoming by Michelle Obama
When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi
Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner
Born a Crime: Stories From a South African Childhood by Trevor Noah
The Woman in Me by Britney Spears
Untamed by Glennon Doyle
Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing by Matthew Perry
Everything I Know About Love by Dolly Alderton
Some other Book Riot favorite memoirs on the list include Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates, Know My Name by Chanel Miller, In the Dream House by Carmen Maria Machado, Hunger: A Memoir of (My) Body by Roxane Gay, Gender Queer: A Memoir by Maia Kobabe, and The Argonauts by Maggie Nelson.
You can also check out our picks for 20 Must-Read Memoirs of the Last Decade, 10 Genre-Defying Memoirs, and 2025 Memoirs to Read With Your Book Club. If you’re looking for great memoirs that aren’t as well known, give these Hidden Gem Memoirs a try.
You can find the whole list of 99 memoirs on Goodreads.
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