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Books like Broken Horses

12 books with a reading profile close to Broken Horses by Brandi Carlile. Inward-looking and clear-cut; an easy read.

1

Acid for the Children

by Flea

Also inward-looking and clear-cut · memoir, narrative

Flea bypasses the typical rock star trajectory to document his childhood and adolescence before the Red Hot Chili Peppers formed.
2

A Stolen Life

by Jaycee Dugard

Also inward-looking and clear-cut · memoir, narrative

In 1991, eleven-year-old Jaycee Dugard was abducted from a school bus stop in California by Phillip and Nancy Garrido.
3

NOBODY'S GIRL

by Virginia Roberts Giuffre

Also inward-looking and clear-cut · memoir, narrative

Virginia Roberts Giuffre details her experiences inside the sex-trafficking ring operated by Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell.
4

All Boys Aren’t Blue

by George M. Johnson

Also inward-looking and clear-cut · memoir, narrative

George M.
5

The Rules Do Not Apply

by Ariel Levy

Also inward-looking and clear-cut · memoir, narrative

Ariel Levy recounts her pursuit of a conventional feminist success story—career prestige at The New Yorker, a stable marriage, and financial independence—only to face a sudden sequence of catastrophic losses.
6

A HYMN TO LIFE

by Gisèle Pelicot with Judith Perrignon

Also inward-looking and clear-cut · memoir, narrative

Gisèle Pelicot documents her experience as the central plaintiff in a criminal trial involving her husband and dozens of other men.
7

Born to Run

by Bruce Springsteen

Also inward-looking and clear-cut · memoir, narrative

Bruce Springsteen traces his trajectory from a restless childhood in Freehold, New Jersey, to his induction into rock and roll stardom.
8

STRANGERS

by Belle Burden

Also inward-looking · memoir, narrative

Belle Burden reconstructs a two-decade marriage while documenting the precision of its eventual collapse.
9

High Achiever: The Incredible True Story of One Addict's Double Life

by Tiffany Jenkins

Also inward-looking and clear-cut · memoir, narrative

Tiffany Jenkins details her rapid descent from a deputy’s girlfriend to an opioid addict living a fractured existence.
10

Maid: Hard Work, Low Pay, and a Mother's Will to Survive

by Stephanie Land

Also inward-looking and clear-cut · memoir, narrative

Stephanie Land documents her years spent cleaning private homes across the Pacific Northwest while raising her young daughter as a single parent.
11

Falling Leaves

by Adeline Yen Mah

Also inward-looking and clear-cut · memoir, narrative

Adeline Yen Mah chronicles her childhood as an unwanted daughter in a wealthy Chinese family during the transition from Japanese occupation to Communist rule.
12

Will

by Will Smith

Also inward-looking and clear-cut · memoir, narrative

Will Smith recounts his evolution from a fearful child in West Philadelphia to a global box-office leader.

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