Dry
£4.27
Burroughs normally Dry humour doesn t appear in this novel... - ...But don t let you put this off. Dry is a detailed memoir of Burroughs struggle with Alcoholism and how it affects everyone around him. This is quite grim stuff but it had me hooked, I finished it in a couple of hours and I felt like I had more of an understanding of what people feel like when they have a drink dependency and what it does to you. If you re expecting the quirky stories from Magical Thinking or his debut novel Running with Scissors, you won t find them here but you will find the most gripping and honest story. I wouldn t recommend this novel if you re looking to get into Burroughs, but if you definitely like his other works, this is a must in your shopping basket.
I laughed out loud a lot - I loved this book. I have read most of Augusten Burrows s books and this was by far my favourite, he is laugh out loud naughty and is well able to describe the journey through re-hab, relationships and his friendship with Pighead which at times can make you cry as well as laugh. I hope you enjoyed it as much as I did.
dry, unlike my eyes!! - I highly recommend that everyone buy this book, especially those who have read running with scissors (an amazing account of his developmental years). This book is yet again highly entertaining and very funny, yet i found, extrememly sad at the end. no other book has managed to make me sob out loud for 50 solid pages!! So well written, i can t help but feel like he s now one of my best friends.
Superb - One of the best books I ve read in a long time: I couldn t put it down. Some laugh out loud parts coupled with some real tear jerking moments. Even better than Running with Scissors (which was superb)
Very funny and very thoughtful - This is one of my new favorite books. I couldn t put it down and finished it within one or two sittings. Augusten Burroughs is one of the funniest and most neurotic people I ve had the pleasure of reading. He has such a quirkiness about him and he s so honest--even when it doesn t paint him so prettily.I read this book at the kitchen table with my husband reading whatever he was reading. Every so often I d laugh hysterically. My husband started ignoring my laughter so I had to interrupt him to tell him what was so funny. I could barely read these paragraphs aloud-- getting the words out while laughing so hard is always so difficult.Anyways, this is really one of the best memoirs I ve read. I was sorry to see it end. If you like this, also try James Frey s stuff. He s good, too. . . but very different.I wanted to add one more thing: a couple of reviewers mentioned that if you re gay, this book would be helpful, or relevant, or whatever. I think this book is great for ANYONE. Yeah, Burroughs is gay. But, more importantly, he s an interesting human being. You don t have to be gay to appreciate his writing or appreciate what he has to say