Books like…

Books Like Running with Scissors

by Augusten Burroughs · about this book

Loved Running with Scissors by Augusten Burroughs? If its memoir & biography, nonfiction and first person narrator hooked you, these 20 books hit the same notes — starting with I'm Glad My Mom Died, Ham On Rye and Good Morning, Monster. Every pick is matched by what’s actually inside the book, not just its genre, and we skip other books by the same author so you find someone new.

What’s inside Running with Scissors: Memoir & Biography · Nonfiction · First Person Narrator · Childhood Trauma · Dark Comedy

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   I'm Glad My Mom Died

   Jennette McCurdy

   Childhood Trauma · Memoir & Biography · Toxic Family Dynamics · Dark Comedy · Child Abuse

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   Ham On Rye

   Charles Bukowski

   Childhood Trauma · Toxic Family Dynamics · Substance Abuse · Memoir & Biography · Child Abuse

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   Good Morning, Monster

   Catherine Gildiner

   Neglect · Childhood Trauma · Memoir & Biography · Child Abuse · Toxic Family Dynamics

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   Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing: A Memoir

   Matthew Perry

   Divorced Parents · Memoir & Biography · Nonfiction · Substance Abuse · First Person Narrator

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   On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous

   Ocean Vuong

   Substance Abuse · Sexual Orientation · Child Abuse · LGBTQ+ Protagonist · First Person Narrator

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   The Woman in Me

   Britney Spears

   Autobiography · Memoir & Biography · Toxic Family Dynamics · Nonfiction · Substance Abuse

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   A Carnival of Snackery: Diaries 2003-2020

   David Sedaris

   Memoir & Biography · Nonfiction · Dark Comedy · LGBTQ+ Protagonist · First Person Narrator

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   What My Bones Know

   Stephanie Foo

   Childhood Trauma · Memoir & Biography · Child Abuse · Nonfiction · First Person Narrator

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   Demon Copperhead

   Barbara Kingsolver

   Neglect · Child Abuse · Substance Abuse · Dark Comedy · First Person Narrator

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    My Sister, the Serial Killer

    Oyinkan Braithwaite

    Dark Comedy · Childhood Trauma · Toxic Family Dynamics · Child Abuse · First Person Narrator

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11. 

    Beyond the Wand

    Tom Felton

    Memoir & Biography · Nonfiction · Coming of Age · First Person Narrator · Substance Abuse

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    Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas

    Hunter S. Thompson

    Dark Comedy · Memoir & Biography · Substance Abuse · First Person Narrator · Nonfiction

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    If You Tell: A True Story of Murder, Family Secrets, and the Unbreakable Bond of Sisterhood

    Gregg Olsen

    Neglect · Childhood Trauma · Toxic Family Dynamics · Nonfiction · Child Abuse

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    Too Much and Never Enough: How My Family Created the World's Most Dangerous Man

    Mary L Trump

    Memoir & Biography · Neglect · Toxic Family Dynamics · Nonfiction · First Person Narrator

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    Nice Girls Don't Win: How I Burned It All Down to Claim My Power

    Parvati Shallow

    Memoir & Biography · Nonfiction · Childhood Trauma · Sexual Orientation · First Person Narrator

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16. 

    Spare

    Prince Harry

    Memoir & Biography · Toxic Family Dynamics · Autobiography · Nonfiction · First Person Narrator

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    The List of Things That Will Not Change

    Rebecca Stead

    Divorced Parents · Sexual Orientation · Coming of Age · First Person Narrator · Funny

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18. 

    This Is Me: A Reckoning

    Hayden Panettiere

    Memoir & Biography · Substance Abuse · Toxic Family Dynamics · Nonfiction · First Person Narrator

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19. 

    Super Chill: A Year of Living Anxiously

    Adam Ellis

    Memoir & Biography · Nonfiction · LGBTQ+ Protagonist · Funny · Therapy Journey

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    The Friday Afternoon Club: A Family Memoir

    Griffin Dunne

    Memoir & Biography · Nonfiction · Sexual Orientation · Dark Comedy · Toxic Family Dynamics

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