The Chronology of Water vs The Queen: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Women, Biography & Memoir
The Chronology of Water
This is not your mother's memoir. In The Chronology of Water, Lidia Yuknavitch expertly moves the reader through issues of gender, sexuality, violence, and the family from the point of view of a lifelong swimmer turned…
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The Queen
"In the fall of 1974, the Chicago Tribune found a woman its readers were sure to hate. Linda Taylor had reported a phony burglary, concocting a lie about stolen furs and jewelry. The detective who checked it out soon…
The verdict
- Readers rate The Chronology of Water highest: The Chronology of Water 4.2 · The Queen 3.7.
- The Chronology of Water is the quickest read — about 5 hours vs 8 for The Queen.
- The Chronology of Water has the widest readership — 19498 ratings behind its score.
- The Chronology of Water runs the darker storyline; The Queen stays the lighter read.
How to choose
Scores by source
| The Chronology of Water | The Queen | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.2 (19498) | — |
| Hardcover | 4.2 (23) | 3.0 (8) |
| Apple Books | — | 4.0 (12) |
Reception
| The Chronology of Water | The Queen | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 19498 | 12 |
| Editions | 8 | 7 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 44927 | — |
| Reading it now | 1411 | — |
| Written reviews | 2931 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 27827 | 491 |
| Pages | 296 | 432 |