Running with Scissors: A Memoir
The author of Sellevision describes his bizarre coming-of-age years after his adoption by his mother's psychiatrist, during which he witnessed such misadventures as a fake suicide attempt, a pedophile's life in a barn, and front-lawn family/patient sleepovers. Reprint. (A Plan B Productions &...
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The author of Sellevision describes his bizarre coming-of-age years after his adoption by his mother's psychiatrist, during which he witnessed such misadventures as a fake suicide attempt, a pedophile's life in a barn, and front-lawn family/patient sleepovers. Reprint. (A Plan B Productions & Sony Pictures Entertainment film, written & directed by Ryan Murphy, releasing Winter 2006, starring Annette Bening, Gwyneth Paltrow, Jill Clayburgh, Alec Baldwin, Joseph Fiennes, Brian Cox, & Vanessa Redgrave) (Biography & Autobiography)
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Format: ebook
ISBN:
9781429902526 (1429902523)
Publish date: April 1st 2010
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Pages no: 288
Edition language: English
Finished this on Tuesday, 9/13/16, but haven't had a chance to write up my review. As I mentioned in my review for John Elder Robison's recent book Switched On, finding out that Augusten Burroughs is Robison's younger brother is what spurred me into downloading Running With Scissors from my library...
DNF @ 41%Yeaaah... nope. I don't know what sick sense of humor you people have but this is not humorous in the slightest. It's disturbing and sad and shocking.
I liked it. It's well written and well observed, but I would have liked a little more retrospective-ity-ness about the situations. "Augusten" is mainly a passive observer in these events which I felt weakened the narrative - some further perspective would have been interesting.
didnt hate it but it didnt delight me either. it just seemed like another whiny author trying to convince his readers that his childhood sucked. he neglected the fact that most peoples childhoods sucked.
Was worth the two or so hours it took to read this on a plane- but not a favorite.
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