Everything I Know About Love
Dolly Alderton recalls bad dates flatshares and female friendship in her twenties memoir.
2,194-word summary · 10 min read
humor + memoir
7 books tagged both “humor” and “memoir”.
Running with Scissors
A boy sent to live with his mother's psychiatrist grows up in a chaotic house with no rules.
2,036-word summary · 9 min read
A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail
Bryson and friend Katz attempt the Appalachian Trail with blisters, bears, and laughs.
2,660-word summary · 12 min read
Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me?
Mindy Kaling recalls Boston childhood, Dartmouth comedy, New York hustle, and The Office writers room.
2,239-word summary · 10 min read
Marley & Me
A young couple learns marriage, parenthood, and goodbye through thirteen years with Marley, their wild and loving Labrador.
2,167-word summary · 10 min read
Me Talk Pretty One Day
Sedaris on French classes, family chaos, and learning to speak badly in two languages.
2,111-word summary · 9 min read
Bossypants
Tina Fey moves from Pennsylvania childhood through improv and SNL to 30 Rock in this funny 2011 memoir. Expect backstage stories, jokes about work and…
2,301-word summary · 10 min read