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    12 Must-Read Memoirs To Get You Through Your Twenties

    As the reigning queen of the twentysomething tell-all genre, Lena Dunham, makes her autobiographical debut today, here are some other brilliant works to guide you through your own coming-of-age story and change the way you look at life.

    1. Men We Reaped, by Jesmyn Ward

    2. My Life, by Isadora Duncan

    3. Hyena, by Jude Angelini

    4. Confessions of a Failed Southern Lady, by Florence King

    5. Just Kids, by Patti Smith

    6. A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius, by Dave Eggers

    7. Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? (And Other Concerns), by Mindy Kaling

    8. Life, by Keith Richards

    9. Committed: A Love Story, by Elizabeth Gilbert

    10. My Life in France, by Julia Child

    11. Cherry, by Mary Karr

    12. Not That Kind of Girl, by Lena Dunham