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A raw, suspenseful, and wickedly funny memoir that balances the heavy trauma of an abusive past with sharp wit and profound insight. These 12 books are the closest matches in mood, pace and themes, with what each one shares with Not My Father's Son.
- heartbreaking
- suspenseful
- haunted
- deeply moving
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Neil Patrick Harris
Neil Patrick Harris
An over-the-top, interactive romp through the life of a beloved actor, where you get to call the shots.
- 02
Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing
Matthew Perry
A darkly funny, brutally honest conversation with a beloved star fighting for his life behind the scenes of his greatest success.
- 03
I'm Glad My Mom Died
Jennette McCurdy
A darkly hilarious and devastatingly raw reckoning with a toxic upbringing that finds hard-won freedom in the aftermath of grief.
- 04
American on purpose
Craig Ferguson
A hilarious, brutally honest ride through rock bottom and back up to the American Dream.
- 05
Finding Me
Viola Davis
A fiercely honest, deeply cathartic journey through profound trauma to a place of radical self-acceptance.
- 06
Shuggie Bain
Douglas Stuart
A devastatingly tender portrait of a boy's fierce, unrequited love for his deeply flawed mother amidst a grim, unforgiving world.
- 07
Pageboy
Elliot Page
An intimate, winding journey through the suffocating pressures of fame toward the defiant joy of queer and trans self-discovery.
- 08
Born a Crime
Trevor Noah
A masterclass in using humor as a survival tool, anchored by an unforgettable tribute to a fierce, rebellious mother.
- 09
High on arrival
Mackenzie Phillips
A brutally honest, harrowing descent into Hollywood's darkest corners and a desperate, ultimately triumphant claw back to the light.
- 10
The Commitment
Dan Savage · 2005
A laugh-out-loud, deeply personal exploration of what it means to tie the knot when you've spent your life untangling the rules.
- 11
Cry Silent Tears
Joe Peters
A devastating yet profoundly resilient memoir that navigates the darkest depths of childhood trauma to find a fragile lifeline of hope.
- 12
Born standing up
Steve Martin · 2007
A quiet, analytical masterclass on the grueling, lonely mechanics of becoming a legend and the grace of walking away.
