Reviews tagging 'Rape'

Dry by Augusten Burroughs

3 reviews

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

eirianz's review against another edition

emotional funny sad fast-paced

4.0

A fantastic look into Augusten Burrough's mind in all it's addictive, self-destructive, and deeply human tendancies. 

I found myself being unable to put the book down - needing to know what happens to each character whilst being deeply affected by the emotional journeys being told. 

The relationships in the book are rich, if at times frustrating. Being taken by the development of Augusten himself is highly rewarding. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Rape, Drug abuse, Addiction, Alcoholism, and Pedophilia

Minor: Chronic illness, Sexual harassment, Suicidal thoughts, Fatphobia, and Self harm

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