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

1

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.
2

The Princess Diarist

by Carrie Fisher

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

Carrie Fisher discovered the original journals she kept as a nineteen-year-old actress while filming the first Star Wars movie in London.
3

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.
4

Hey, Kiddo: How I Lost My Mother, Found My Father, and Dealt with Family Addiction

by Jarrett J. Krosoczka

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

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5

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.
6

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.
7

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.
8

El Deafo

by Cece Bell

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

Cece Bell’s graphic memoir chronicles her childhood experience with profound hearing loss beginning at age four after a bout of meningitis.
9

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.
10

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.
11

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.
12

Inside Out

by Demi Moore

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

Demi Moore details her evolution from a child living in trailer parks with alcoholic parents to a Hollywood icon struggling with body image and substance use.

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