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Books like Lust & Wonder

12 books with a reading profile close to Lust & Wonder by Augusten Burroughs. Inward-looking; a moderate read.

1

Stitches: A Memoir

by David Small

Also inward-looking · memoir, narrative

David Small’s graphic memoir recounts his childhood in 1950s Detroit, living in a household defined by emotional withdrawal and medical negligence.
2

Hunger Makes Me a Modern Girl

by Carrie Brownstein

Also inward-looking · memoir, narrative

Carrie Brownstein chronicles her development from a fan in the Pacific Northwest underground music scene to the guitarist of Sleater-Kinney.
3

Just Kids

by Patti Smith

Also inward-looking · memoir, narrative

Just Kids chronicles the relationship between Patti Smith and Robert Mapplethorpe, beginning with their chance meeting in Brooklyn in 1967.
4

The Tender Bar: A Memoir

by J.R. Moehringer

Also inward-looking · memoir, narrative

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5

Little Weirds

by Jenny Slate

Also inward-looking · memoir, narrative

Jenny Slate’s collection of lyrical essays centers on the internal reclamation of her house and spirit following a painful divorce.
6

The Basketball Diaries

by Jim Carroll

Also inward-looking · memoir, narrative

Jim Carroll's memoir draws on diaries he kept as a teenager in 1960s New York, between ages twelve and sixteen.
7

Wat ik nooit eerder heb gezegd

by Celeste Ng

Also inward-looking · memoir, narrative

Set in 1970s Ohio, the narrative begins with the death of Lydia Lee, the favorite daughter of a mixed-race couple.
8

When All Is Said

by Anne Griffin

Also inward-looking · memoir, narrative

Maurice Hannigan, an elderly Irish farmer, sits in a pub in a small town one evening and orders five drinks, one for each person who has been important in his life.
9

The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother

by James McBride

Also inward-looking · memoir, narrative

James McBride alternates between his own upbringing in a Brooklyn housing project and the oral history of his mother, Ruth Jordan.
10

Priestdaddy

by Patricia Lockwood

Also inward-looking · memoir, narrative

Patricia Lockwood, a poet, moves back with her husband into her parents' house in a Kansas City rectory.
11

Animal

by Lisa Taddeo

Also inward-looking · memoir, narrative

Joan, a woman living in Los Angeles, witnesses a man commit suicide in front of her during a tense restaurant confrontation.
12

Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight: An African Childhood

by Alexandra Fuller

Also inward-looking · memoir, narrative

Alexandra Fuller outlines her upbringing in 1970s and 80s Rhodesia, Malawi, and Zambia during a period of violent decolonization.

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