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Books like Falling Leaves

12 books with a reading profile close to Falling Leaves by Adeline Yen Mah. Inward-looking and clear-cut; an easy read.

1

All Boys Aren’t Blue

by George M. Johnson

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

George M.
2

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.
3

Raising Hare: A Memoir

by Chloe Dalton

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

During a period of isolation in the British countryside, Chloe Dalton discovered an orphaned leveret and began a meticulous process of hand-rearing the wild creature.
4

Escape

by Carolyn Jessop

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

Carolyn Jessop details her life within the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints and her eventual flight from the polygamous sect.
5

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.
6

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.
7

Broken Horses

by Brandi Carlile

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

Brandi Carlile traces her development from a child living in a series of rental houses in rural Washington to a recognized singer-songwriter.
8

A Girl Named Zippy

by Haven Kimmel

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

Haven Kimmel recounts her childhood in Mooreland, Indiana, a town of three hundred people during the 1960s and 70s.
9

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.
10

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.
11

Eat a Peach

by David Chang

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

David Chang charts his path from a struggling noodle shop owner to the founder of the Momofuku restaurant empire.
12

El Deafo

by Cece Bell

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

Cece Bell’s graphic memoir chronicles her childhood experience with profound hearing loss beginning at age four after a bout of meningitis.

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