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Dry by Augusten Burroughs

6 reviews

linxoflife's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad medium-paced

3.5

Honestly I did not like the blatant racism at some parts. The book felt very human and real. I feel bad for the things that happened to him, and the people around him.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Drug use, Pedophilia, Toxic relationship, Chronic illness, Alcoholism, and Drug abuse

Moderate: Racism

thejajon's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Drug use, Alcohol, Rape, Self harm, Mental illness, Child abuse, and Death

katierobertsonshaddix's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny sad tense fast-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Forced institutionalization, Panic attacks/disorders, Drug use, Blood, Sexual content, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Drug abuse, Mental illness, Cursing, Homophobia, Self harm, Addiction, Alcoholism, and Alcohol

funkylitchick's review against another edition

dark funny sad fast-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Medical content, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, and Drug use

Minor: Suicide attempt

alekz's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

2.75

Critics claiming ‘Dry’ is deeper and more complex than his previous ‘running with scissors’ are a breed of people I do not understand. I have read sharper, I have read more honest, and more lilting memoirs. Burroughs’ writing is honest and with that comes a certain beauty that I am not dense enough to not see, but the praise putting this among other five star books are misplaced. His sharpness becomes too much in the offensive lines thrown in throughout the piece - short anti Semitic and islamophobic quips that any editor should have seen only detract from the credibility of the piece. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Medical trauma, Medical content, Pedophilia, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Ableism, Antisemitism, and Islamophobia

moneyispizza's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

“I'm lonely. And I'm lonely in some horribly deep way and for a flash of an instant, I can see just how lonely, and how deep this feeling runs. And it scares the shit out of me to be this lonely because it seems catastrophic.”

Wow, I loved this book. Intense, and beautifully written. I was completely caught up in Augusten’s character arc (can we call it that in a memoir?). His internal dialogue throughout this story is profound - and at some points hidden behind humor. I both laughed and cried - Would absolutely recommend.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Drug use, Drug abuse, and Addiction

Moderate: Vomit, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Suicidal thoughts, Medical content, Infidelity, Gaslighting, and Forced institutionalization