Books like

Books like The Guinea Pig Diaries: My Life as an Experiment

12 books with a reading profile close to The Guinea Pig Diaries: My Life as an Experiment by A.J. Jacobs. Clear-cut; an easy read.

1

How to Be a Woman

by Caitlin Moran

Also clear-cut · entertainment, memoir

Caitlin Moran combines personal history with political commentary to address the everyday realities of modern femininity.
2

Shrill: Notes from a Loud Woman

by Lindy West

Also clear-cut · entertainment, memoir

Lindy West chronicles her life as a fat woman navigating a culture that demands female silence and aesthetic conformity.
3

Killing Yourself to Live: 85% of a True Story

by Chuck Klosterman

entertainment, memoir

Chuck Klosterman chronicles a 6,557-mile road trip across America, visiting the locations where famous rock musicians died.
4

I Was Told There'd Be Cake: Essays

by Sloane Crosley

entertainment, memoir

Sloane Crosley narrates the minor humiliations and logistical failures of early adulthood in New York City.
5

Possible Side Effects

by Augusten Burroughs

entertainment, memoir

In this collection of autobiographical essays, Augusten Burroughs details the chaotic friction of daily life and the peculiar outcomes of his own decision-making.
6

The Year of Living Biblically: One Man's Humble Quest to Follow the Bible as Literally as Possible

by A.J. Jacobs

entertainment, memoir

A.J.
7

I Can't Make This Up: Life Lessons

by Kevin Hart

Also clear-cut · entertainment, memoir

In this memoir, Kevin Hart recounts his trajectory from a difficult childhood in North Philadelphia to becoming a global comedy icon.
8

The Best of Me

by David Sedaris

Also clear-cut · entertainment, memoir

This collection spans three decades of David Sedaris's personal essays, curated by the author to represent his most effective comedic work.
9

The Disaster Artist: My Life Inside The Room, the Greatest Bad Movie Ever Made

by Greg Sestero

Also clear-cut · entertainment, memoir

Greg Sestero chronicles his unlikely friendship with the enigmatic Tommy Wiseau and the chaotic production of the 2003 cult film The Room.
10

Stories I Only Tell My Friends

by Rob Lowe

Also clear-cut · entertainment, memoir

Rob Lowe recounts his transition from a standard Midwestern upbringing to the epicenter of 1980s Hollywood stardom.
11

Born Standing Up: A Comic's Life

by Steve Martin

Also clear-cut · entertainment, memoir

Steve Martin recounts his beginnings as a magician at Disneyland and Knott’s Berry Farm, tracing the fifteen-year evolution of his stand-up career.
12

Yearbook

by Seth Rogen

Also clear-cut · entertainment, memoir

Yearbook is a collection of autobiographical essays detailing Seth Rogen’s life from his childhood in Vancouver to his career in Hollywood.

Get picks matched to your own reading on papr.

Get papr

Your library, beautifully understood.