This is a book for a man. It is honest and full of feeling,but the low sand the language are too much for me. I thought if was about universal distress at cutting off addictions, applicable to sweets or various obsessions. No. It’s specific.
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I did like this book, although I definitely found it very dark and not really that funny at all. Burroughs' writing is witty and his outlook mildly amusing at times, but the subject matter is very dark and often disturbing. I also have a hard time believing a lot of the story. I'm not sure how accurate a memoir needs to be, but this seems a bit larger-than-life. It was still a good read, though.
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From the author of Sellivision and Running With Scissors, this is a hillarious book from beginning to end. Burroughs is amazingly irreverent as he tells of a ten year period in his life, but he is also VERY VERY funny, and somehow quite disarming!
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Augusten Burroughs is one of the most entertaining writers on the current scene. After reading his RUNNING WITH SCISSORS and accepting the fact that it was truly a memoir (ie, he really DID have that childhood!), most of us who loved that book couldn't wait to see if he would be able to maintain his particular level of genius dry humor. Well, here it is. DRY is the continued life of this amazing writer. It is one of the...
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Addiction is not funny. And recovery is not entertaining. Unless, that is, these subjects are in the hands of Augusten Burroughs. Then, it is not merely unexpectedly funny and entertaining but appropriately poignant and touching as well. In DRY, the follow-up to his bestselling memoir RUNNING WITH SCISSORS, Burroughs is all grown up and working in the cutthroat world of advertising. To cope with his high stress and demanding...
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