Books like Wasted
Wasted by Marya Hornbacher reads as raw, harrowing. These 12 books share its genome — matched by how they actually read, not just their shelf label.
The art of starvation
Sheila MacLeod · 1981
Both explore body image & recovery
79% genome match
More, now, again
Elizabeth Wurtzel · 2001
Both explore addiction & recovery
68% genome match
Lighter than my shadow
Katie Green · 2013
Both explore eating disorders & recovery
78% genome match
Drinking
Caroline Knapp · 1996
Both explore addiction & recovery
77% genome match
Voluntary madness
Norah Vincent · 2008
Same memoir feel
60% genome match
A million little pieces
James Frey · 2003
Both explore addiction & recovery
73% genome match
Hunger
Roxane Gay · 2016
Both explore body image & eating disorders
74% genome match
Girl, interrupted
Susanna Kaysen · 1993
Same memoir feel
83% genome match
Dry
Augusten Burroughs · 2003
Both explore addiction & recovery
83% genome match
Tweak
Nic Sheff · 2007
Both explore addiction & recovery
72% genome match
Ninety days
Bill Clegg · 2012
Both explore addiction & recovery
77% genome match
My Alcoholic Escape from Reality
Kabi Nagata · 2019
Both explore self-destruction & recovery
71% genome match
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