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i knew the end was coming bcuz of lust and wonder but I was NOT expecting it to hit as hard as it did. Augusten Burroughs is absolutely brilliant.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcoholism, Drug abuse
Moderate: Medical trauma
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I read Running With Scissors awhile ago and loved it, but felt bad about loving it. Burroughs is a very comedic man, his timing and writing are very spot-on. However, the subjects that he writes about, his life, are just so depressing that you laugh... but then feel bad.
Dry is his memoir about being an alcoholic, getting sober and struggling with whether to jump back off the wagon or not. It also intertwines his friends into his story and shows their struggles with various vices as well. This sounds serious and, for the most part, it is. But Burroughs injects quite a bit of humor into the writing, as per normal.
One of the things I've read about Burroughs, and he mentions briefly in this book, is that he has kept detailed journals over his life. So what you are reading is pulled from those journals and you really don't need to worry about another James Frey. (Although the Running With Scissors family apparently disputes this)
Dry is his memoir about being an alcoholic, getting sober and struggling with whether to jump back off the wagon or not. It also intertwines his friends into his story and shows their struggles with various vices as well. This sounds serious and, for the most part, it is. But Burroughs injects quite a bit of humor into the writing, as per normal.
One of the things I've read about Burroughs, and he mentions briefly in this book, is that he has kept detailed journals over his life. So what you are reading is pulled from those journals and you really don't need to worry about another James Frey. (Although the Running With Scissors family apparently disputes this)
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This book is very darkly funny a la David Sedaris, or Jeannette McCurdy's recent memoir.
Burroughs unflinchingly represents his peaks and valleys with the kind of wit that explains why he was so good in the advertising industry. What starts as a character study in People You Might Meet In Rehab becomes something profound.
We come to care for Augusten, rooting for him when things are going well and crying with him when they don't. Overall a great read.
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I think it's important to read about experiences I don't personally understand
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I always enjoy reading the memoirs of Augusten Burroughs. His sense of humor and expressions are something I have grown to love. I have a lot of addiction memoirs, so I assumed I would like this one as well. I certainly did. Everyone's experience with substance abuse if different, and it always is of interest to me to see how people became dependent on things and what the catalyst was for them to change their lives. I can't wait for another installment from Augusten.
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