Books like Kitchen Confidential

Kitchen Confidential by Anthony Bourdain reads as witty, immersive. These 12 books share its genome — matched by how they actually read, not just their shelf label.

Liar's Poker

Michael Lewis · 1989

Shares the vvoice thread

83% genome match

American Junkie

Tom Hansen · 2010

Shares the vvoice thread

69% genome match

Chaos Monkeys

Antonio Garcia Martinez · 2016

Shares the vvoice thread

69% genome match

The Road

Jack London · 1907

Shares the vvoice thread

69% genome match

Down and Out in Paris and London

George Orwell · 1933

Shares the vvoice thread

69% genome match

The great shark hunt

Hunter S. Thompson · 1979

Shares the vvoice thread

69% genome match

A Russian Journal

John Steinbeck · 1999

Shares the vvoice thread

69% genome match

You Can't Win

Jack Black · 1926

Shares the vvoice thread

69% genome match

Marching Powder

Rusty Young · 2003

Shares the vvoice thread

69% genome match

I Hope They Serve Beer In Hell

Tucker Max · 2008

Shares the vvoice thread

69% genome match

Quarto de Despejo

Carolina Maria de Jesus · 1960

Shares the vvoice thread

69% genome match

Hell's Angel

Ralph Barger · 2000

Shares the vvoice thread

69% genome match