Another book of essays by the witty and unconventional author, dealing with a wide variety of (mis)adventures. For some reason, he set this book up backwards - beginning with stories from his loving, adult relationship and ending with tales from his unconventional childhood. Essays include receiving $50 from the tooth fairy while visiting his favorite grandmother, to being horrible rude to his other "evil" grandmother, being an alcoholic and adopting a puppy, spending more money on Nicorette gum then on rent, traveling to a creepy doll themed inn, and a little bit about his mother's psychosis. Some of the essays are funny, some are sad (grandmother, and puppy), some left me confused as to who this guy really is.

I have yet to read Running with Scissors, and this is my first Augusten Burroughs book, although I did read his brother's book Look Me in the Eye earlier this year. I think that this book is okay - and I will try others by the author. 3 1/2 STARS ( )

This book is a collection of essays/short stories/memoirs surrounding the early childhood, of the author. Reviews had this book as being hilarious especially when read on audio by the author. This is the version that I checked out of the library. It missed with me. The stories are told in reverse chronological order which is a little strange - going from successful relationships to a loner; non-smoking Alcoholic in AA to a smoking drinker; gay relationship to young man looking at girls; The tales included telling of when he was a child, his reluctance to visit one grandmother (evil) after visiting the other (good) (If one of my grandmothers had a tooth fairy that gave $50 per tooth, I 'd think that the other was evil too.), spending over $600 a month on Nicorette gum when he quit smoking, and a crush on a female doctor as a child. A few of the short stories are extremely entertaining but the entire book wasn't worth its reviews that were raves. (IMHO) ( )

Entertaining series of short stories about Augusten Burrough's life. Includes his work in advertising, his partner, his family. ( )

Augusten Burroughs is hilarious. I never thought reading autobiographical books could be fun until I read this book. ( )

This is a smart, cynical collection of essays about all things Augusten Burroughs. This was so enjoyable to sit down and breeze through. It was at once hilarious and moving as all of his books are. I found this to be a fast read. ( )