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Lidia Yuknavitch’s memoir, The Chronology of Water: Review by Julie Christine Johnson at Chalk the Sun

12 May 2014|

My rating: 5 of 5 stars

This isn’t for everyone. Some will read and be exasperated or disgusted or disbelieving. I get that. I get that chaos and promiscuity and addiction are ugly, messy, and life is too short to waste reading about someone else’s tragedy and self-destructive behavior. That’s pretty much me, really. But something about this story–the goddamn gorgeous language, the raw power of its brutality–gave me so much comfort and solace. In Yuknavitch’s word embrace, I felt the magic of self-acceptance and self-love, and the crazy-wonderful beauty of life.

To read the entire review go to Chalk the Sun.