Books › The chronology of water › Books like it
If you loved
Books like The chronology of water
A raw, untraditional plunge into grief, fluid sexuality, and the fierce current of survival. These 12 books are the closest matches in mood, pace and themes, with what each one shares with The chronology of water.
- turbulent
- visceral
- grief-stricken
- ultimately hopeful
- 01
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.
- 02
A cup of water under my bed
Daisy Hernandez
An intimate, rebellious memoir about translating the lessons of an immigrant childhood into a fiercely authentic queer adulthood.
- 03
Recollections of My Nonexistence
Rebecca Solnit
A lyrical, fiercely intelligent exploration of finding your voice and taking up space in a world designed to silence you.
- 04
The Argonauts
Maggie Nelson
A fiercely intelligent, deeply intimate exploration of love, bodily transformation, and the limits of language.
- 05
The Woman Warrior
Maxine Hong Kingston · 1976
A fierce, myth-soaked exploration of girlhood, ghosts, and the struggle to forge a voice between two colliding worlds.
- 06
In the Dream House
Carmen Maria Machado
A kaleidoscopic, haunted-house tour of a toxic relationship that shatters the boundaries of what a memoir can be.
- 07
Sissy
Jacob Tobia
A funny, deeply moving exploration of growing up outside the gender binary that balances heartache with abundant joy.
- 08
Redefining realness
Janet Mock
An intimate, unflinching, and ultimately triumphant journey of claiming one's truth and bodily autonomy against all odds.
- 09
Drinking
Caroline Knapp · 1996
An extraordinarily candid memoir that strips away the liquid armor of addiction to reveal the vulnerable realities of coping with life.
- 10
Shrill
Lindy West
A hilarious, battle-tested manifesto for taking up space and refusing to apologize for it.
- 11
Priestdaddy
Patricia Lockwood
A wildly poetic, laugh-out-loud descent into the absurdities of a deeply eccentric Catholic upbringing.
- 12
Gender outlaw
Kate Bornstein · 1994
A playful, mind-altering manifesto that invites you to completely dismantle everything you thought you knew about gender.
