Books like Michelle Remembers

Michelle Remembers by Michelle Smith reads as disturbing, raw. These 12 books share its genome — matched by how they actually read, not just their shelf label.

When rabbit howls

Truddi Chase · 1987

Both explore trauma & abuse

71% genome match

A child called "it"

David J. Pelzer · 1987

Both explore trauma

83% genome match

A Stolen Life

Jaycee Lee Dugard · 2011

Both explore trauma & recovery

68% genome match

Se questo è un uomo

Primo Levi · 1947

Both explore memory & trauma

66% genome match

Jesus Land

Julia Scheeres · 2005

Both explore abuse & trauma

68% genome match

Little girl lost

Drew Barrymore · 1990

Both explore recovery

64% genome match

With the Old Breed

E.B. Sledge · 2007

Both explore trauma & memory

66% genome match

Psycho Stephen

Stephen Moyle · 2006

Both explore abuse & recovery

72% genome match

Soldat oublié

Guy Sajer · 1971

Both explore trauma & memory

66% genome match

Ordeal

Linda Lovelace · 1980

Both explore abuse & trauma

68% genome match

Satan's underground

Lauren Stratford · 1988

Both explore abuse & trauma

65% genome match

Picking Cotton

Jennifer Thompson-Cannino · 2009

Both explore trauma & memory

66% genome match