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12 books with a reading profile close to Not My Father's Son by Alan Cumming. Inward-looking and contemplative; a moderate read.

1

The Glass Castle

by Jeannette Walls

Also inward-looking and contemplative · memoir, narrative

Jeannette Walls chronicles her upbringing within a nomadic family led by a brilliant but alcoholic father, Rex, and an artistic, detached mother, Rose Mary.
2

Wir Kinder vom Bahnhof Zoo

by Christiane V. Felscherinow

Also inward-looking and contemplative · memoir, narrative

Christiane Felscherinow narrates her descent into heroin addiction in 1970s West Berlin, beginning with her experimentation with hashish and pills at age twelve.
3

Solito

by Javier Zamora

Also inward-looking and contemplative · memoir, narrative

Nine-year-old Javier Zamora departs his small town in El Salvador to reunite with his parents in the United States, traveling three thousand miles without his family.
4

In Pieces

by Sally Field

Also inward-looking and contemplative · memoir, narrative

In this memoir, Sally Field narrates her internal life from her childhood in a fractured Hollywood household through her decades-long career.
5

From Scratch: A Memoir of Love, Sicily, and Finding Home

by Tembi Locke

Also inward-looking and contemplative · memoir, narrative

Tembi Locke recounts the three summers she spent in the Sicilian countryside following the death of her husband, Saro.
6

The In-Between: Unforgettable Encounters During Life's Final Moments

by Hadley Vlahos

Also inward-looking and contemplative · memoir, narrative

Hadley Vlahos details her experiences as a hospice nurse, documenting the specific physical and psychological phenomena that occur as patients approach death.
7

A HYMN TO LIFE

by Gisèle Pelicot with Judith Perrignon

Also inward-looking · memoir, narrative

Gisèle Pelicot documents her experience as the central plaintiff in a criminal trial involving her husband and dozens of other men.
8

When You Are Engulfed in Flames

by David Sedaris

Also inward-looking and contemplative · memoir, narrative

David Sedaris chronicles the mundane indignities and peculiar fixations of his middle age through a collection of observational essays.
9

STRANGERS

by Belle Burden

Also inward-looking · memoir, narrative

Belle Burden reconstructs a two-decade marriage while documenting the precision of its eventual collapse.
10

A Heart That Works

by Rob Delaney

Also inward-looking and contemplative · memoir, narrative

Rob Delaney, the comedian and actor known for Catastrophe, tells the story of his youngest son Henry, who was diagnosed with a brain tumour as a baby and died at the age of two.
11

Acid for the Children

by Flea

Also inward-looking · memoir, narrative

Flea bypasses the typical rock star trajectory to document his childhood and adolescence before the Red Hot Chili Peppers formed.
12

Born to Run

by Bruce Springsteen

Also inward-looking · memoir, narrative

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

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