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12 books with a reading profile close to The Princess Diarist by Carrie Fisher. Inward-looking and clear-cut; an easy read.

1

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.
2

Wishful Drinking

by Carrie Fisher

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

Adapted from her solo stage show, this memoir chronicles Carrie Fisher’s life as the daughter of Hollywood royalty Debbie Reynolds and Eddie Fisher, and her sudden rise to fame as Princess Leia.
3

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.
4

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.
5

Magical Thinking: True Stories

by Augusten Burroughs

Also inward-looking · memoir, narrative

Augusten Burroughs presents a series of autobiographical essays documenting the friction between his private neuroses and the banality of adult life.
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

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.
8

The House of Hidden Meanings

by RuPaul

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

RuPaul, the drag performer and host of RuPaul's Drag Race, writes a memoir that looks at his upbringing in San Diego, his time in the clubs of Atlanta and New York, and his rise to fame.
9

Chinese Cinderella: The True Story of an Unwanted Daughter

by Adeline Yen Mah

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

Adeline Yen Mah provides a detailed account of her childhood in 1940s China, where she was labeled as bad luck following her mother’s death during childbirth.
10

The House of My Mother: A Daughter's Quest for Freedom

by Shari Franke

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

Shari Franke recounts her life as the eldest child of a prominent YouTube family, chronicling the transition from public digital stardom to a private existence defined by extreme isolation and physical discipline.
11

A Well-Trained Wife: My Escape from Christian Patriarchy

by Tia Levings

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

Tia Levings recounts her years embedded in the high-control environment of the Quiverfull movement and the Independent Fundamentalist Baptist church.
12

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.

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