52 Books in 52 Weeks (2022) (52 Book Club) - hosted by alexanderclamilton

A book based on a real person
There are so many incredible and fascinating people throughout history. This prompt is for a book based on a real person. You could choose a fiction or non-fiction read about a person at any point in history, who lived anywhere on the globe! This could be a memoir, biography, or fictionalized account of a real person.

Examples of fictionalized stories based on real people: The Women of Chateau Lafayette, Her Hidden Genius, The Mystery of Mrs. Christie, The Perfect Nanny, Circling the Sun

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The Babysitter: My Summers with a Serial Killer by Jennifer Jordan, Liza Rodman

The Babysitter: My Summers with a Serial Killer

Jennifer Jordan, Liza Rodman

352 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

nonfiction true crime dark reflective slow-paced
Becoming by Michelle Obama

Becoming

Michelle Obama

448 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

nonfiction memoir politics hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced
The Stranger Beside Me by Ann Rule

The Stranger Beside Me

Ann Rule

550 pages • first pub 1980 (editions)

nonfiction biography true crime dark informative mysterious slow-paced
As Nature Made Him: The Boy Who Was Raised as a Girl by John Colapinto

As Nature Made Him: The Boy Who Was Raised as a Girl

John Colapinto

289 pages • first pub 2000 (editions)

nonfiction biography gender psychology reflective slow-paced
Everyone Knows Your Mother is a Witch by Rivka Galchen

Everyone Knows Your Mother is a Witch

Rivka Galchen

275 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction historical literary dark funny slow-paced
Before We Were Yours by Lisa Wingate

Before We Were Yours

Lisa Wingate

342 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

fiction historical dark emotional sad tense fast-paced
Couplehood by Paul Reiser

Couplehood

Paul Reiser

224 pages • first pub 1994 (editions)

nonfiction biography funny reflective fast-paced
The Boys: A Memoir of Hollywood and Family by Ron Howard, Clint Howard

The Boys: A Memoir of Hollywood and Family

Ron Howard, Clint Howard

416 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

nonfiction memoir emotional informative reflective medium-paced
Rogues: True Stories of Grifters, Killers, Rebels and Crooks by Patrick Radden Keefe

Rogues: True Stories of Grifters, Killers, Rebels and Crooks

Patrick Radden Keefe

15 hours, 28 minutes • first pub 2022 (editions)

nonfiction history true crime informative medium-paced
Lion by Saroo Brierley

Lion

Saroo Brierley

7 hours, 28 minutes • first pub 2013 (editions)

nonfiction memoir emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced