# Your favorite book written in the first person **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [September 26, 2019, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-book-written-in-the-first-person/840833 "2019-09-26T01:34:32Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![Horatio\_Hellpop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e5b9ba/32.png) [@Horatio\_Hellpop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horatio_Hellpop)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2019, 11:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-book-written-in-the-first-person/840833/81 "2019-10-12T11:31:18Z")
The OP didn’t specify novels or fiction, and most memoirs (or similar) are written in the first person. My favorites include: **The Double Helix** by James Watson (He’s become problematic in his old age, but what a great book!) **How to Talk Dirty and Influence People** by Lenny Bruce **The Cuckoo’s Egg** by Cliff Stoll **Whoever Fights Monsters** by Robert Ressler ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2019, 1:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-book-written-in-the-first-person/840833/82 "2019-10-12T13:18:08Z")
Ooh, yeah, if we’re going to include memoirs, then toss in Feynman’s. ---
**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2019, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-book-written-in-the-first-person/840833/83 "2019-10-12T16:32:04Z")
Add _The Cuckoo’s Egg_ to my list as well. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-book-written-in-the-first-person/840833.md?page=4)