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luisaaaa's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
inspiring
reflective
slow-paced
4.5
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 and Drug abuse
Moderate: Medical trauma
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.
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
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