Read 10 Autobiographies or Memoirs

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9 participants (35 books)

01 Jan 2025—31 Dec 2025

Overview

In an attempt to branch out of my fiction reading, I am challenging myself to read 10 autobiography or memoir books this year. 

Challenge Books

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Ultramarathon Man: Confessions of an All-Night Runner by Dean Karnazes

Ultramarathon Man: Confessions of an All-Night Runner

Dean Karnazes

295 pages • paperback • 2005

nonfiction memoir sports adventurous inspiring fast-paced
Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace . . . One School at a Time by David Oliver Relin, Greg Mortenson

Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace . . . One School at a Time

David Oliver Relin, Greg Mortenson

349 pages • paperback • 2006

nonfiction biography memoir travel adventurous informative inspiring medium-paced
The House of My Mother: A Daughter's Quest for Freedom by Shari Franke

The House of My Mother: A Daughter's Quest for Freedom

Shari Franke

315 pages • digital • 2025

nonfiction memoir emotional reflective sad fast-paced
James Herriot's Dog Stories by James Herriot

James Herriot's Dog Stories

James Herriot

464 pages • paperback • 1986

nonfiction nature adventurous funny lighthearted slow-paced
I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy

I'm Glad My Mom Died

Jennette McCurdy

304 pages • hardcover • 2022

nonfiction memoir emotional reflective sad fast-paced