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by J.D. Vance

MemoirNon-FictionSocial Science ❄️ 0/5 RawReflective

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Becoming
by Michelle Obama
❄️ 0/5 · 448p · Memoir, Non-Fiction
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94%
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Born a Crime
by Trevor Noah
❄️ 0/5 · 304p · Memoir, Non-Fiction
If Hillbilly Elegy left a void, Born a Crime fills it — then digs a new one.
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Educated
by Tara Westover
❄️ 0/5 · 334p · Memoir, Non-Fiction
You'll finish this and immediately text someone "READ THIS." We guarantee it.
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Greenlights
by Matthew McConaughey
🌶️ 1/5 · 304p · Memoir, Non-Fiction
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How to Be an Antiracist
by Ibram X. Kendi
❄️ 0/5 · 320p · Nonfiction, Social Science
Same raw energy. Same can't-put-it-down pacing. Different heartbreak. Perfect match.
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84%
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Man's Search for Meaning
by Viktor E. Frankl
❄️ 0/5 · 165p · Non-Fiction, Memoir
165 pages of exactly what you're craving right now.
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Maybe You Should Talk to Someone
by Lori Gottlieb
❄️ 0/5 · 432p · Memoir, Psychology
Same raw energy. Same can't-put-it-down pacing. Different heartbreak. Perfect match.
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Spare
by Prince Harry
🌶️ 1/5 · 416p · Memoir, Non-Fiction
Prince Harry writes like J.D. Vance's cooler cousin. Same energy, fresh take.
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Becoming by Michelle Obama — ❄️ 0/5 spice, 448 pages

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Books similar to Hillbilly Elegy by J.D. Vance include other memoir and non-fiction novels that share its themes and emotional tone. Our curated list matches books by genre DNA and reading mood.

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