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A Wolf at the Table: A Memoir of My Father by Augusten Burroughs

3 reviews

becatetwo's review against another edition

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dark funny medium-paced

3.75

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ldaffy's review against another edition

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Dark. Psychological abuse. Horrid father.  
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dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

4.0

I have read several books by the author in the past, and have really enjoyed his work. I knew his talent lay in memoirs, and I had heard that this was slight deviation from his other works. That didn't prepare me for this utterly shocking recollection of a childhood filled with trauma and horror. I can't image the sheer terror that Burroughs dealt with every day in his most formative years, and how he pushed through the difficulties that obviously followed him into adulthood. It was heartbreaking but very powerful in the way that the stories were constructed. I didn't walk away from this book with feelings of anger or horror. Just a profound sadness for the love that Burroughs was deprived. 
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