14 must-read memoir books like A Life Turned Upside Down: My Dad's an Alcoholic by Mariko Kikuchi

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A Life Turned Upside Down: My Dad's an Alcoholic

By: Mariko Kikuchi

3.98

Format: 144 pages, Paperback

A moving autobiographical manga about her father's alcoholism that inspired a critically acclaimed …

If you liked the memoir plot in A Life Turned Upside Down: My Dad's an Alcoholic by Mariko Kikuchi , here is a list of 14 books like this:

1. My Lesbian Experience with Loneliness

By: Kabi Nagata , Jocelyne Allen

3.74

Format: 70 pages, Paperback

The heart-rending autobiographical manga that's taken the internet by storm! My Lesbian Experience … read more

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2. Girl Juice

By: Benji Nate

3.95

Format: 176 pages, Paperback

A hilarious slice of twentysomething life in the twenty-first century Welcome to the Girl Juice … read more

Similar categories in Benji Nate's Girl Juice book and Mariko Kikuchi's A Life Turned Upside Down: My Dad's an Alcoholic

  • graphic novels
  • comics
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3. My Solo Exchange Diary Vol. 1

By: Kabi Nagata

4.18

Format: 168 pages, Paperback

The sequel to the viral sensation My Lesbian Experience with Loneliness! In this follow-up to th… read more

Similar categories in Kabi Nagata's My Solo Exchange Diary Vol. 1 book and Mariko Kikuchi's A Life Turned Upside Down: My Dad's an Alcoholic

  • memoir
  • graphic novels
  • mental health
  • comics
  • nonfiction
  • manga
"The energy that, until now, had swelled up in the space between life and death turned toward a thirst for love."

-Kabi Nagata, My Solo Exchange Diary Vol. 1

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4. The Bride Was a Boy

By: Chii

4.19

Format: 158 pages, Paperback

The heartwarming transgender love story, based on true events! Drawn in the style of diary comic… read more

Similar categories in Chii's The Bride Was a Boy book and Mariko Kikuchi's A Life Turned Upside Down: My Dad's an Alcoholic

  • memoir
  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • nonfiction
  • manga
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5. A Life Turned Upside Down: My Dad's an Alcoholic

By: Mariko Kikuchi

3.98

Format: 144 pages, Paperback

A moving autobiographical manga about her father's alcoholism that inspired a critically acclaimed … read more

Similar categories in Mariko Kikuchi's A Life Turned Upside Down: My Dad's an Alcoholic book and Mariko Kikuchi's A Life Turned Upside Down: My Dad's an Alcoholic

  • josei
  • memoir
  • graphic novels
  • mental health
  • biography memoir
  • comics
  • nonfiction
  • japanese literature
  • japan
  • manga
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6. The Girl That Can't Get a Girlfriend

By: Mieri Hiranishi

4.11

Format: 208 pages, Paperback

From first crush to first crushed! The autobiographical manga about one woman’s quest for the hot s… read more

Similar categories in Mieri Hiranishi's The Girl That Can't Get a Girlfriend book and Mariko Kikuchi's A Life Turned Upside Down: My Dad's an Alcoholic

  • memoir
  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • nonfiction
  • manga
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7. Until I Love Myself: The Journey of a Nonbinary Manga Artist, Vol. 1

By: Poppy Pesuyama

4.20

Format: 192 pages, Paperback

Nonbinary manga artist Poppy Pesuyama is excited when forms offer the option to choose “neither” fo… read more

Similar categories in Poppy Pesuyama's Until I Love Myself: The Journey of a Nonbinary Manga Artist, Vol. 1 book and Mariko Kikuchi's A Life Turned Upside Down: My Dad's an Alcoholic

  • memoir
  • graphic novels
  • mental health
  • comics
  • nonfiction
  • manga
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8. I Want to be a Wall, Vol. 1

By: Honami Shirono

4.19

Format: 144 pages, Paperback

Any love story aficionado will say that the key to a successful couple is intense desire for one an… read more

Similar categories in Honami Shirono's I Want to be a Wall, Vol. 1 book and Mariko Kikuchi's A Life Turned Upside Down: My Dad's an Alcoholic

  • manga
  • graphic novels
  • comics
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9. My Wandering Warrior Eating Disorder

By: Kabi Nagata

3.52

Format: 50 pages, Kindle Edition

Nagata Kabi's newest diary comic details the complexities of her fraught relationship with food--fr… read more

Similar categories in Kabi Nagata's My Wandering Warrior Eating Disorder book and Mariko Kikuchi's A Life Turned Upside Down: My Dad's an Alcoholic

  • graphic novels
  • manga
  • nonfiction
  • memoir
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10. My Alcoholic Escape from Reality (My Lesbian Experience with Loneliness)

By: Kabi Nagata

4.05

Format: 136 pages, Paperback

An emotional new diary comic from Nagata Kabi, creator of My Lesbian Experience with Loneliness. … read more

Similar categories in Kabi Nagata's My Alcoholic Escape from Reality (My Lesbian Experience with Loneliness) book and Mariko Kikuchi's A Life Turned Upside Down: My Dad's an Alcoholic

  • memoir
  • graphic novels
  • mental health
  • comics
  • nonfiction
  • japan
  • manga
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11. Walk Me to the Corner

By: Anneli Furmark

3.92

Format: 228 pages, Paperback

Stability withers where passion blossoms in this cool-toned meditation on mid-life relationships.A … read more

Similar categories in Anneli Furmark's Walk Me to the Corner book and Mariko Kikuchi's A Life Turned Upside Down: My Dad's an Alcoholic

  • graphic novels
  • comics
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12. My Pancreas Broke, But My Life Got Better (My Lesbian Experience with Loneliness)

By: Kabi Nagata

3.99

Format: 160 pages, Paperback

The latest diary manga from the Harvey Award-winning creator of My Lesbian Experience With Loneline… read more

Similar categories in Kabi Nagata's My Pancreas Broke, But My Life Got Better (My Lesbian Experience with Loneliness) book and Mariko Kikuchi's A Life Turned Upside Down: My Dad's an Alcoholic

  • memoir
  • graphic novels
  • mental health
  • comics
  • nonfiction
  • japan
  • manga
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13. My Solo Exchange Diary Vol. 2 (My Lesbian Experience with Loneliness)

By: Kabi Nagata

4.12

Format: 176 pages, Paperback

The sequel series to the award-winning My Lesbian Experience with Loneliness! Living on her own … read more

Similar categories in Kabi Nagata's My Solo Exchange Diary Vol. 2 (My Lesbian Experience with Loneliness) book and Mariko Kikuchi's A Life Turned Upside Down: My Dad's an Alcoholic

  • memoir
  • graphic novels
  • mental health
  • comics
  • nonfiction
  • manga
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14. My Brain is Different: Stories of ADHD and Other Developmental Disorders

By: Monzusu

4.20

Format: 184 pages, Paperback

In this manga essay anthology, follow the true stories of nine people (including the illustrator) n… read more

Similar categories in Monzusu's My Brain is Different: Stories of ADHD and Other Developmental Disorders book and Mariko Kikuchi's A Life Turned Upside Down: My Dad's an Alcoholic

  • memoir
  • graphic novels
  • mental health
  • nonfiction
  • manga
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15. Dog Biscuits

By: Alex Graham

4.22

Format: 414 pages, Paperback

It’s July 2020 in Seattle. Gussy struggles to keep his dog biscuit boutique afloat while a global p… read more

Similar categories in Alex Graham's Dog Biscuits book and Mariko Kikuchi's A Life Turned Upside Down: My Dad's an Alcoholic

  • graphic novels
  • comics
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16. Until I Love Myself: The Journey of a Nonbinary Manga Artist, Vol. 2

By: Poppy Pesuyama

4.23

Format: 184 pages, Paperback

Nonbinary manga artist Poppy Pesuyama is excited when forms have the option to choose “neither” for… read more

Similar categories in Poppy Pesuyama's Until I Love Myself: The Journey of a Nonbinary Manga Artist, Vol. 2 book and Mariko Kikuchi's A Life Turned Upside Down: My Dad's an Alcoholic

  • memoir
  • graphic novels
  • mental health
  • comics
  • nonfiction
  • japanese literature
  • manga
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17. CITY, Vol. 1

By: Keiichi Arawi

3.64

Format: 172 pages, Paperback

From the creator of nichijou, this surreal-slapstick series revolves around a penniless college stu… read more

Similar categories in Keiichi Arawi's CITY, Vol. 1 book and Mariko Kikuchi's A Life Turned Upside Down: My Dad's an Alcoholic

  • manga
  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • japan
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18. Secretly, I've Been Suffering About Being Sexless

By: Togame

3.28

Format: 144 pages, Kindle Edition

"True confessions from a sexless marriage… Togame and her husband are happy in love and want to hav… read more

Similar categories in Togame's Secretly, I've Been Suffering About Being Sexless book and Mariko Kikuchi's A Life Turned Upside Down: My Dad's an Alcoholic

  • memoir
  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • nonfiction
  • manga
Cover of My Wandering Warrior Existence (My Lesbian Experience with Loneliness) by Kabi Nagata

19. My Wandering Warrior Existence (My Lesbian Experience with Loneliness)

By: Kabi Nagata

3.79

Format: 128 pages, Paperback

The newest diary manga from the Harvey Award-winning creator of My Lesbian Experience with Loneline… read more

Similar categories in Kabi Nagata's My Wandering Warrior Existence (My Lesbian Experience with Loneliness) book and Mariko Kikuchi's A Life Turned Upside Down: My Dad's an Alcoholic

  • memoir
  • graphic novels
  • mental health
  • comics
  • nonfiction
  • manga
Cover of Shino Can't Say Her Name by Shuzo Oshimi

20. Shino Can't Say Her Name

By: Shuzo Oshimi

3.45

Format: 216 pages, Paperback

大島志乃是個有著嚴重結巴症狀的女孩,在開學第一天班上自我介紹時,就讓她吃盡苦頭,不但被同學們嘲笑,連老師都以為她在惡搞。這樣的她好不容易認識了一位熱愛唱歌卻五音不全的同學‧加代,在聽過她的歌聲之後,… read more

Similar categories in Shuzo Oshimi's Shino Can't Say Her Name book and Mariko Kikuchi's A Life Turned Upside Down: My Dad's an Alcoholic

  • manga
  • graphic novels
  • comics
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21. I'm a Terminal Cancer Patient, But I'm Fine.

By: Hilnama

4.65

Format: 160 pages, Paperback

After being diagnosed with terminal colon cancer, the creator documents her physical and emotional … read more

Similar categories in Hilnama's I'm a Terminal Cancer Patient, But I'm Fine. book and Mariko Kikuchi's A Life Turned Upside Down: My Dad's an Alcoholic

  • memoir
  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • nonfiction
  • japanese literature
  • manga

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