the closest thing I have read as a memoir is McCurdy’s I’m Glad My Mom Died.
Crying in H Mart is also good easy to read memoir but further from the themes of Educated.
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The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls
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The Glass Castle by Jeanette Walls
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*Unorthodox*, by Deborah Feldman. It’s about her upbringing in the extremely strict Orthodox Jewish community in New York City and how she left.
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If you want to learn more about the FLDS church that Westover’s family was part of, *Under the Banner of Heaven* by Jon Krakauer does a better job of diving deeper into its history and general controversy.
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Completely different cultural settings than **Educated**, but **How To Say Babylon** by Safiya Sinclair, and someone else already mentioned **Crying in H Mart**.
Seems like problematic relationships with parents are a universal human theme.
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The Sound of Gravel by Ruth Wariner is very similar but I liked it more than Educated.
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Homeschooeld. (2026)
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There are a lot of good ex-mormon memoirs that have the same common themes of women being sheltered from society by their families views.
The Sound of Gravel by Ruth Ware
Breaking Free by Rachel Jeffs
The Polygamist’s Daughter by Anna LeBaron
TW: I’m pretty sure every ex-mormon testimony I’ve read contains some description of CSA, so if that is especially troubling to you I would avoid them like the plague. They are inspiring, but deeply upsetting.
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The Sound of Gravel by Ruth Wariner
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The Dirt Beneath my Door by Pamela Jones has a lot of the same bones. I just started A Well-Trained Wife by Tia Levings, and it isn’t rural but definitely fundie.
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The Well Trained Wife has a similar feel, imo!
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Acceptance by Emi Nietfeld
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Acceptance by Emi Nietfeld
A Well-trained Wife by Tia Levings
The Liars’ Club
Lit
Cherry – all 3 by Mary Karr
You Don’t Have to Say You Love Me by Sherman Alexie
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the closest thing I have read as a memoir is McCurdy’s I’m Glad My Mom Died.
Crying in H Mart is also good easy to read memoir but further from the themes of Educated.
The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls
The Glass Castle by Jeanette Walls
*Unorthodox*, by Deborah Feldman. It’s about her upbringing in the extremely strict Orthodox Jewish community in New York City and how she left.
If you want to learn more about the FLDS church that Westover’s family was part of, *Under the Banner of Heaven* by Jon Krakauer does a better job of diving deeper into its history and general controversy.
Completely different cultural settings than **Educated**, but **How To Say Babylon** by Safiya Sinclair, and someone else already mentioned **Crying in H Mart**.
Seems like problematic relationships with parents are a universal human theme.
Unfollow by Megan Phelps Roper
The Sound of Gravel by Ruth Wariner is very similar but I liked it more than Educated.
Homeschooeld. (2026)
There are a lot of good ex-mormon memoirs that have the same common themes of women being sheltered from society by their families views.
The Sound of Gravel by Ruth Ware
Breaking Free by Rachel Jeffs
The Polygamist’s Daughter by Anna LeBaron
TW: I’m pretty sure every ex-mormon testimony I’ve read contains some description of CSA, so if that is especially troubling to you I would avoid them like the plague. They are inspiring, but deeply upsetting.
The Sound of Gravel by Ruth Wariner
The Dirt Beneath my Door by Pamela Jones has a lot of the same bones. I just started A Well-Trained Wife by Tia Levings, and it isn’t rural but definitely fundie.
The Well Trained Wife has a similar feel, imo!
Acceptance by Emi Nietfeld
Acceptance by Emi Nietfeld
A Well-trained Wife by Tia Levings
The Liars’ Club
Lit
Cherry – all 3 by Mary Karr
You Don’t Have to Say You Love Me by Sherman Alexie
Black Boy by Richard Wright
The House of My Mother by Shari Franke
Nobody’s Girl by Virginia Giuffre
Not My Father’s Son by Alan Cumming
Running With Scissors by Augusten Burroughs