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3.97 AVERAGE
3.97 AVERAGE
I didn't like this as much as Running with Scissors but again very funny.
I wish I could give this book 3.5 stars, because it was better than Running with Scissors, but not quite a "Really Liked It". I suppose Dry was better mainly because it was a heck of a lot more belieable than Running with Scissors. Dry is Burroughs life before, during and after alcohol rehab, and while not a gripping novel, was a pretty easy read. If you were turned off by the insane, outlandishness of Running with Scissors, read Dry...it sounds much more like a memoir and less like fiction.
dark
emotional
inspiring
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Rape, Self harm, Alcohol
I actually like this one better than Running With Scissors. I really like all of his memoirs though, I'm not a big fan of his novel Sellevision though.
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
My favorite of his books. Details the author's struggle with alcoholism and how he overcame. Augusten took a very serious matter and--not surprisingly--makes it funny.
Burroughs fan who enjoyed Running with Scissors will love Dry too. It's not as shockingly hilarious as RWS, but Burroughs' candid writing style about his battle with alcoholism and relationships kept me turning the pages. I hope he's been able to stay dry since this book was published.
Extremely raw and brutally honest about all sides of addiction however he still manages to find a way to make this book feel like a light read. A favorite of this year.
I really enjoyed this book. To be quiet honest, I've been audiobooking Augusten Burroughs and his brother John Elder Roberson for about a year. I normally just listen to books as I'm working, or out for a walk, or on a long drive. This is an audiobook I couldn't put down. I listened on the way to school. I listened in between chores. And then I'd come home and just stare as I listened and listened, knowing that I needed to do other things.
As a short synopsis, after Running with Scissors... is it a surprise that the author writes a memoir about dealing with alcoholism? And it's not just a standard arch. He goes to rehab early on... and then there's the rest of the story. It's good enough that I might give it a second listen. There's a awareness to the representation of 12-steps programs, some self-mocking, and for the most part, it is really interesting and insightful. Most people are too jaded to just walk into something like that without being skeptical, and he portrays it well.
There are parts of this book that are heartbreaking, and others that are just hilarious. Burroughs has a good sense of humor, and unlike Running with Scissors, this book has more of a plot to hold it together, though I think some things might have been foreshadowed earlier. He's very good with memoir, obviously, and he has ample life experience to shock and delight you.
Towards the end, there's a section that had me in tears, really. I got very invested.
As a short synopsis, after Running with Scissors... is it a surprise that the author writes a memoir about dealing with alcoholism? And it's not just a standard arch. He goes to rehab early on... and then there's the rest of the story. It's good enough that I might give it a second listen. There's a awareness to the representation of 12-steps programs, some self-mocking, and for the most part, it is really interesting and insightful. Most people are too jaded to just walk into something like that without being skeptical, and he portrays it well.
There are parts of this book that are heartbreaking, and others that are just hilarious. Burroughs has a good sense of humor, and unlike Running with Scissors, this book has more of a plot to hold it together, though I think some things might have been foreshadowed earlier. He's very good with memoir, obviously, and he has ample life experience to shock and delight you.
Towards the end, there's a section that had me in tears, really. I got very invested.
