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A wildly poetic, laugh-out-loud descent into the absurdities of a deeply eccentric Catholic upbringing. These 12 books are the closest matches in mood, pace and themes, with what each one shares with Priestdaddy.
- chaotic
- surreal
- nostalgic
- warm
- 01
The Liars' Club
Mary Karr · 1995
A fiercely funny, unsentimental plunge into a chaotic Texas childhood where storytelling is the only survival skill.
- 02
No One Is Talking About This
Patricia Lockwood
A hyper-ironic scroll through the digital void that suddenly shatters into a profound meditation on embodied grief and love.
- 03
Lit
Mary Karr · 2009
A darkly hilarious, fiercely unsentimental plunge into the abyss of addiction and the messy, miraculous climb back out.
- 04
Shrill
Lindy West
A hilarious, battle-tested manifesto for taking up space and refusing to apologize for it.
- 05
The cost of living
Deborah Levy
A vibrant, urgent reflection on dismantling the social hierarchies that diminish women, in pursuit of a life lived with meaning, pleasure, and ultimate freedom.
- 06
We are Never Meeting in Real Life
Samantha Irby
A wildly funny, unapologetically messy romp through the indignities of adulthood and the human body.
- 07
The chronology of water
Lidia Yuknavitch
A raw, untraditional plunge into grief, fluid sexuality, and the fierce current of survival.
- 08
Small Fry
Lisa Brennan-Jobs
A beautifully rendered, aching exploration of what it means to grow up in the shadow of a myth.
- 09
If They Come for Us
Fatimah Asghar
A soulful, raw exploration of identity, orphanhood, and inherited violence told through experimental and lyrical verse.
- 10
Furiously Happy
Jenny Lawson
A wildly tangential, laugh-out-loud manifesto on fighting crippling depression with weaponized absurdity.
- 11
Grace (Eventually)
Anne Lamott
A funny, bittersweet, and poignant exploration of faith and the wild adventure of being fully alive.
- 12
Notes on Grief
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
A raw, crystalline meditation on the shattering physical reality of losing a beloved parent.
