Books like This Is Going to Hurt
If you liked This Is Going to Hurt by Adam Kay, start here: 12 similar summaries, with why each one matches.
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The Autobiography of Malcolm X
Because shares tags: memoir, biography.
Malcolm X traces his life from Michigan childhood through Harlem, prison, and the Nation of Islam to Mecca in this 1965 memoir told to Alex…
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Shoe Dog
Because shares tags: memoir, biography.
Phil Knight tells how Blue Ribbon Sports grew from a trunk of Japanese running shoes into Nike.
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On Writing
Because shares tags: memoir, biography.
Stephen King blends memoir and blunt writing advice on reading daily, drafting fast, and cutting hard.
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Just Kids
Because shares tags: memoir, biography.
Patti Smith recalls broke young years with Robert Mapplethorpe in 1960s New York, from Brooklyn rooms to the Chelsea Hotel, art, music, and…
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Heaven Is for Real
Because shares tags: memoir, biography.
A Nebraska pastor's four-year-old survives a burst appendix, then describes angels, Jesus, and relatives he never met.
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Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing
Because shares tags: memoir, biography.
Matthew Perry revisits Friends fame and a long struggle with addiction, from junior tennis to Chandler Bing to a 2018 health crisis, with…
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Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim
Because shares tags: humor, memoir.
Sedaris on snow days, rental houses, Dutch Christmas, and the family that made him funny.
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Spare
Because shares tags: memoir, biography.
Prince Harry recalls Diana's death in 1997, two tours in Afghanistan, and stepping back from royal life with Meghan in this frank 2023…
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Running with Scissors
Because shares tags: memoir, humor.
A boy sent to live with his mother's psychiatrist grows up in a chaotic house with no rules.
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Everything I Know About Love
Because shares tags: memoir, humor.
Dolly Alderton recalls bad dates flatshares and female friendship in her twenties memoir.
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Marley & Me
Because shares tags: memoir, humor.
A young couple learns marriage, parenthood, and goodbye through thirteen years with Marley, their wild and loving Labrador.
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Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me?
Because shares tags: memoir, humor.
Mindy Kaling recalls Boston childhood, Dartmouth comedy, New York hustle, and The Office writers room.
