Books like When You Are Engulfed in Flames
12 books with a reading profile close to When You Are Engulfed in Flames by David Sedaris. Inward-looking and contemplative; a moderate read.
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Naked
memoir, narrative
Naked is a collection of autobiographical essays that trace David Sedaris’s life from his childhood in North Carolina through his early adulthood as a struggling artist.
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Born to Run
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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Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim
memoir, narrative
In this collection of autobiographical essays, David Sedaris recounts the friction and absurdity inherent in his middle-class upbringing and adult life.
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Not My Father's Son
by Alan Cumming
Also inward-looking and contemplative · memoir, narrative
Alan Cumming recounts a pivotal summer in 2010 when he filmed a genealogy program while preparing for a play.
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The Glass Castle
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.
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Wir Kinder vom Bahnhof Zoo
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.
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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.
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Solito
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.
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The Midwife: A Memoir of Birth, Joy, and Hard Times
Also contemplative · memoir, narrative
Jennifer Worth recounts her experiences as a district nurse and midwife in London’s East End during the 1950s.
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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.
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Maid: Hard Work, Low Pay, and a Mother's Will to Survive
Also inward-looking · memoir, narrative
Stephanie Land documents her years spent cleaning private homes across the Pacific Northwest while raising her young daughter as a single parent.
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