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The Burn Journals

by Brent Runyon

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this book hits u on a level that u didnt think any book could reach. its touching and moving. u will love it ( )
  shelbyh17 | Oct 23, 2009 |
This is about a teenage boy (the author) who is depressed and tries to commit suicide by lighting his robe on fire. He goes into detail about how he feels during the fire and after. He tells about his time in the hospital, how he feels about his suicide and the impact it had on his family. Despite the very seriousness of the subject he adds in some lightness and joking which makes it a very interesting read. There is some profanity and sexual talk. ( )
  NWADEL | Sep 3, 2009 |
Maybe this was written for teens and, that, I am not. The first part of the book was interesting enough and held some promise, but his lack of introspection and insight left me disappointed. There were a few good parts to the book, like when he was describing his recovery and his apprehension about his appearance. But, I was expecting much more from this book. I would not recommend it to anyone.
  Jamily5 | Aug 20, 2009 |
This book is an absolutely devestating, and in the end viscerally refreshing, anatomy of a suicide. The author writes with so much honestly and openness, with a level of clarity and bravery that few people acheive. For me, it answered the question "What were they thinking?" ( )
  fromula | May 13, 2009 |
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"For Christina Egloff. She said I should write everything I could remember and called it The Burn Journals. We spent four years working together on this book. She developed the structure. She shaped the tone, rhythm, and pacing. She pursued perfection in all the details. This book wouldn't exist without her."
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"I'm awake, listening to the radio, and Mom is yelling at me to get out of bed."
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Brent Runyon was a depressed kid. He felt at the end of his rope, that he needed to get away from all the bad things in his life. And so he decided to commit suicide by setting himself on fire. This is about where his memoir begins.

Amazon.com Product Description (ISBN 0375826211, Hardcover)

BRENT RUNYON WAS 14 years old when he set himself on fire.

This is a true story.

In The Burn Journals, Runyon describes that devastating suicide attempt and his recovery over the following year. He takes us into the Burn Unit in a children’s hospital and through painful burn care and skin-grafting procedures. Then to a rehabilitation hospital, for intensive physical, occupational, and psychological therapy. And then finally back home, to the frightening prospect of entering high school.

But more importantly, Runyon takes us into his own mind. He shares his thoughts and hopes and fears with such unflinching honesty that we understand—with a terrible clarity—what it means to want to kill yourself and how it feels to struggle back toward normality.

Intense, exposed, insightful, The Burn Journals is a deeply personal story with universal reach. It is impossible to look away. Impossible to remain unmoved.

This truly riveting memoir is a spectacular debut for a talented new writer.

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