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I listened to the Audio book of Dry which is about a Gay alcoholic and his climbing onto and falling back off of the wagon.
It was pretty good, I listened to it when I was commuting from PA to MD every weekend. ... I liked it so much that I just ordered the movie version (starring Annette Bening and Brian Cox) and I'll be looking for Dry - the follow up and by all accounts just as good - very soon! ... I liked it so much that I just ordered the movie version (starring Annette Bening and Brian Cox) and I'll be looking for Dry - the follow up and by all accounts just as good - very soon! Thanks Hunterin - I hadn't read anything else of his but I'll look out for Dry having enjoyed Running with Scissors so much! I actually listened to Dry by Burroughs a long time before reading anything by Sedaris. I have been told many times that listening to their books read them is the way to go. Ellie- I hope you enjoy Running with Scissors. It's an excellent memoir. Funny, quirky and very disturbing. His follow-up Dry is equally as good. 45. Dry, Augusten Burroughs
5/5 stars
Even more poignant for me than Running with Scissors, this novel really delved into the demons of addiction, the way our past is reflected in our present, and the complexities of adult relationships. I've just added three "like-new" books by Augusten Burroughs (Dry, Magical Thinking, and Possible Side Effects) as well as a beautiful copy of The Areas of My Expertise.
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EDIT: The Burroughs books have all been snatched up, but the Hodgman ... #19 Magical Thinking by Augusten Burroughs, enjoyed the stories but I didn't find it as good as Runnig with Scissors orDry
I am loving Outlander right now, sis. How far are you? We'll talk about it tomorrow.
Also reading Dry right now. Really enjoying it. >27 I listened to Running with Scissors after I listened to Dry. SUCH a crazy life! Wolf at the Door mostly comes before Running with Scissors in the chronology of Burroughs' life, although it extends through and past the times covered in the other books. The focus is all about his father. A ... #12 Dry:A Memoir by Augusten Burroughs was a great read. I really enjoyed this book. I found it not a busy as Running with Scissors I read this book very quickly, I didn't want to put it down. The way that Burroughs writes about the humour and sadness in his life makes it a great read.
>26 Doe ... Dry: A Memoir was the first book by Augusten Burroughs I listened to. No doubt it will be an even better read for you since you've already read Running with Scissors. Then a few months ago I listened to Wolf at the Table, his latest book. Mr. Burroughs reads the books himself. His brutal ... next is #12 Dry:A Memoir by Augusten Burroughs, I read Running with Sissors awhile ago. Hunger by Hamsun Knut
Saturday by Ian McEwan
Dry by Augusten Burroughs
Bodies by Jed Mercurio
Lamb by Bernard MacLaverty #1 I also love memoirs and have read most of the ones on your list. Dry by Augusten Burrous is a good one, as are all things David Sedaris, though the new one, When You Are Engulfed in Flames, wasn't as good as the previous...Naked is my favorite.
For something lighter but still ... ... -Ayn Rand (1/9/08)
2.Either/Or- Soren Kierkegaard (2/16/08)
3.Running With Scissors- Augusten Burroughs(3/1/08)
4.Dry- Augusten Burroughs(3/4/08)
5.So Far...-Kelsey Grammer(3/5/08)
6.I Am America (And So Can You)- Stephen Colbert(3/5/08)
7.Magical Thinking- Augusten Burroughs(3 ... richardderus: I can completely understand how The Glass Castle is too much even vicariously....same goes for Dry, though I thought that book was easier to relate to because we've all either been there or known someone who was. I'm doing a happy dance for you and Mr. Man that you've each found ... ... not able to listen to him suffer through this AND read it. He, on the other side of that coin, feels the same way about Dry. 15) Dry by Augusten Burroughs
I've been putting off reading this one because I wasn't sure how I would like it after Running With Scissors. There were times that I was annoyed with him, but overall I thought it was a good, well written memoir. i'm getting close to the end of Dry by Augusten Burroughs which I'm enjoying more than I expected I would. ... Little Pieces- they are both 'fictionalised' memoirs- but perhaps as RWS is about Burrough's childhood, his further book Dry would be better for a Compare & Contrast. ... previous work pick up this new book when it is out on April 29 - to see yet another part of his life. I still need to read Dry and Running with Scissors, but want to let this one linger for a while. (I have read his essays).
This book is different from what I have read from him before - ... ... I think I am going to need to let it linger with me for a while. While I have read Augusten's essays, I have not read Dry or Running with Scissors, so I am not sure how this compares with his other memoirs, but I thought it is very good. Well written and thought provoking. It seems ... ... The seventh seal by Birgitta Steene
Damnyankee in a Southern kitchen : a revival feast by Helen (Levison) Worth
Dry: A Memoir by Augusten Burroughs
Bloodroot by Susan Wittig Albert
Cut and run by Carla Neggers
The grey beginning by Barbara Michaels
Highlander in ... Ditto...did not like Gilead...loved Dry....detested Back to Wando Passo Well, I'm now curious about Dry. I'm imagining that over time Burrough's voice--written, that is---changes and in itself tells of his trials. And one of these days I'll have to try audiobooks.
>160 It is interesting in Burrough's Dry: A Memoir that his humor turns more on himself than those around him. It has a different effect. In fact, I was very surprised to find parts of the second book quite moving. Very surprised. I listened to both books on audio, read by the author, btw. Enterta ... ... time believing its a true story. I agree with you--the book gave me the creeps too. Someone gave me a copy of the sequel, Dry and I really don't want to read it. ... The Chosen - Chaim Potok
42. The Inimitable Jeeves - P.G. Wodehouse
43. Lord of the Flies - William Golding
44. Dry: A Memoir - Augusten Burroughs
45. The Memory Keeper's Daughter - Kim Edwards
46. And Then There Were None - Agatha Christie
47. The Case for Christianity - C.S. ... ... Maybe.
I tried reading Magical Thinking by Augusten Burroughs - couldn't take it. Will have to get rid of his Dry as well. ... Bones.
Catch-22 and Running With Scissors are both fantastic; if you Running With Scissors, I highly suggest Dry which is, in my opinion, the best thing he's ever done.
I'm reading:
I Like You: Hospitality Under The Influence by my bestest imaginary friend Amy Sedaris, ... ... Bones.
Catch-22 and Running With Scissors are both fantastic; if you Running With Scissors, I highly suggest Dry which is, in my opinion, the best thing he's ever done. I will second Augusten Burroughs and Dry. Even though Jodi Picoult is usually tackling a tough subject...I just listened to the audio of My Sister's Keeper and the voice of Campbell Alexander is very funny. ... On Ice
Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim
Anything by Augusten Burroughs:
Running With Scissors
Dry
Magical Thinking
Possible Side Effects
Sellevision
The Nativity play scene from John Irving's A Prayer for Owen Meany had me laughing so hard I ... Just ordered from Amazon:
The Best American Nonrequired Reading
and:
Dry
Possible Side Effects: True Stories
Magical Thinking: True Stories
... I have got to finish Broken by William Cope Moyers first...and am liking his story very much. Not the humor of Dry but has a place for those who are battling the effects of addiction. The disease crosses all lines. The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls
A Woman in Berlin by Anonymous
Dear Miss Breed by Joanne Oppenheim
Dry by Augusten Burroughs
Loved The Glass Castle...what a great discussion we could have with it...also Dry by Augusten Burroughs ... for. I agree with the person who felt like so much of it was just for shock value. I forced myself to read others by him Dry and Magical Thinking and really enjoyed them. If you didn't like Running with Scissors, I would suggest others by him.
My book club is reading Don't Let's Go to ... I just finished reading August Burrough's Running with Scissors. (and his follow up book, Dry) I laughed and laughed at his humor. He made me feel as if my own childhood was almost normal.
Now I'm dying to watch the movie, but since I live in a rural area, I'd have to drive over an ... Just finished The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls and found it a page turner. I also enjoyed Dry by Augusten Burroughs which was funny and sad and gave me much sympathy for people llving with addictions. YA title I read recently is Smashed by Koren Zailckas.
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