Books like Forced entries by Jim Carroll


First publish date: 1987
Genre: Biography & Autobiography/Biography
Authors: Jim Carroll
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 0.0 (0 community ratings)

Forced entries by Jim Carroll

How are these books recommended?

The books recommended for Forced entries by Jim Carroll are shaped by reader interaction. Votes on how closely books relate, user ratings, and community comments all help refine these recommendations and highlight books readers genuinely find similar in theme, ideas, and overall reading experience.


Have you read any of these books?
Your votes, ratings, and comments help improve recommendations and make it easier for other readers to discover books they’ll enjoy.

Books similar to Forced entries (13 similar books)

On The Road by 6476883|Jack Kerouac book cover

πŸ“˜ On The Road

A nonfiction novel chronicling the adventures of a group of friends on their cross-country journey of discovery, featuring characters like Sal Paradise and Dean Moriarty as real-life friends Neal Casady.

β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜… 3.5 (78 ratings)
Similar? ✓ Yes 0 ✗ No 0
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by 7182527|Maya Angelou book cover

πŸ“˜ I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

Maya Angelou's autobiography, 'I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings', tells the story of her life and the challenges she faced growing up in Arkansas, including racism, abuse, and the loss of her father. The book is a powerful and moving portrayal of the African American experience during the 1930s and 1940s.

β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜… 4.2 (39 ratings)
Similar? ✓ Yes 0 ✗ No 0
Girl, interrupted by 11610578|Susanna Kaysen book cover

πŸ“˜ Girl, interrupted

Eighteen‑year‑old Susanna Kaysen is admitted to McLean Hospital in 1967, where she documents life in the psychiatric ward, exploring mental illness, recovery, and the cultural landscape of the late 1960s.

β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜… 4.0 (29 ratings)
Similar? ✓ Yes 0 ✗ No 0
Just kids by 6606108|Patti Smith book cover

πŸ“˜ Just kids

Patti Smith’s memoir charts her life in New York City, from the bohemian scenes of Max’s Kansas City and the Hotel Chelsea to a creative partnership with photographer Robert Mapplethorpe in Brooklyn.

β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜… 4.1 (26 ratings)
Similar? ✓ Yes 0 ✗ No 0
Running with Scissors by 4254607|Augusten Burroughs book cover

πŸ“˜ Running with Scissors

Augusten Burroughs recounts his turbulent adolescence spent in a decaying Victorian home run by a psychiatrist, where ordinary rites of childhood give way to a surreal blend of family eccentricity, escape from school, and the early years of a future author.

β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜… 3.6 (16 ratings)
Similar? ✓ Yes 0 ✗ No 0
The New York Trilogy by 6213956|Paul Auster book cover

πŸ“˜ The New York Trilogy

Paul Auster’s The New York Trilogy weaves three interlinked detective‑style narratives that explore identity and the city’s uncanny parallels, turning ordinary clues into profound questions of human existence.

β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜… 4.4 (14 ratings)
Similar? ✓ Yes 0 ✗ No 0
A million little pieces by 4753430|James Frey book cover

πŸ“˜ A million little pieces
 by James Frey

James Frey's raw, first‑person memoir of addiction and recovery, offering an unflinching look at his struggle with opioids and the brutal path to sobriety.

β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜… 3.8 (12 ratings)
Similar? ✓ Yes 0 ✗ No 0
The Basketball diaries by 6494942|Jim Carroll book cover

πŸ“˜ The Basketball diaries

Jim Carroll’s 1978 memoir chronicles his teenage years in New York City through a series of personal diaries written between ages twelve and sixteen.

β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜… 3.5 (6 ratings)
Similar? ✓ Yes 0 ✗ No 0
Keep the Aspidistra Flying by 1970130|George Orwell book cover

πŸ“˜ Keep the Aspidistra Flying

A disaffected advertising writer deserts his secure office job to live as a part‑time bookseller and aspiring author, but the poverty he deliberately creates gnaws at his creativity and spirit, while a steadfast friend forces him to confront his ideals.

β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜… 3.4 (5 ratings)
Similar? ✓ Yes 0 ✗ No 0
Bright lights, big city by 6630749|Jay McInerney book cover

πŸ“˜ Bright lights, big city

A darkly humorous account of addiction and self-discovery.

β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜… 4.5 (2 ratings)
Similar? ✓ Yes 0 ✗ No 0
Too close to the falls by 6800577|Catherine Gildiner book cover

πŸ“˜ Too close to the falls

Meet 30-year-old Cathy who has a rebellious streak and a gambling addiction.

β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜… 5.0 (1 rating)
Similar? ✓ Yes 0 ✗ No 0
This Boy's Life by 8836464|Tobias Wolff book cover

πŸ“˜ This Boy's Life

A candid account of a young boy's life in 1950s America and his coming of age process in the face of adversity and growth through experiences like paper routes, whiskey, scouting, fistfights, and betrayal.

β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜… 4.0 (1 rating)
Similar? ✓ Yes 0 ✗ No 0
Go Ask Alice by 13371893|Anonymous book cover

πŸ“˜ Go Ask Alice
 by Anonymous


β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜… 3.0 (1 rating)
Similar? ✓ Yes 0 ✗ No 0

Some Other Similar Books

A Child Called It by Dave Pelzer
Bedroom Diaries by Alice Chatham
A Child Called 'It' by Dave Pelzer
Runyonland by Gordon B. Smith
Hextended by Andrew Vachss
Last Exit to Brooklyn by Hubert Selby Jr.
Girl Interrupted by Susanna Kaysen

Have a similar book in mind? Let others know!

Please login to submit books!