Running with Scissors
Format: audiobook
ISBN:
9781615552153 (1615552154)
Publish date: September 5th 2006
Publisher: Macmillan Audio
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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