Books like The story of my life

The story of my life by Helen Keller reads as inspiring, reflective. These 12 books share its genome — matched by how they actually read, not just their shelf label.

Gifted hands

Ben Carson · 1990

Both explore perseverance & education

64% genome match

I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

Maya Angelou · 1969

Same memoir feel

83% genome match

Becoming

Michelle Obama · 2018

Same memoir feel

51% genome match

Nothing Is Impossible

Christopher Reeve · 2002

Both explore disability

63% genome match

The dark child

Camara Laye · 1954

Both explore education

65% genome match

Bone Black

bell hooks · 1996

Both explore education

61% genome match

Acts of faith

Iyanla Vanzant · 1993

Same nonfiction feel

58% genome match

The Last Lecture

Randy Pausch · 2008

Same nonfiction feel

56% genome match

Farewell to Manzanar

Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston · 1758

Same memoir feel

55% genome match

Love's Executioner and other tales of psychotherapy

Irvin D. Yalom · 1989

Same nonfiction feel

57% genome match

The Measure of a Man

Sidney Poitier · 2000

Same memoir feel

60% genome match

The Undefeated

Kwame Alexander · 2019

Both explore triumph

59% genome match