by Augusten Burroughs
I was on an Augusten Burroughs jag when I found this available at the library. Much to my surprise, instead of a dose of fun snarky humor I got a self help book. No, I didn't see or read the full title till I looked at it on Goodreads. As it turns out, the title is really the only funny thing abo...
A kick in the pants.A slap in the face.Or as the kids say, "real talk."These are the best ways I can think of to describe this book. If you're looking for a pat on the back or to be told that everything's going to be okay and it will get better, look elsewhere. Burroughs is trying to help you, sure,...
I picked this up from my library's Lucky Day shelf and thought "Oh, I dig Burroughs. Can't wait to read his latest snarkful memoir!" This is NOT a snarkful memoir. This is what it says on the front cover, a self-help book. My heart sank as I realized this, but I figured I'd wade in anyway in the int...
I liked this more than I expected. It's mostly about being honest and not lying to yourself and living in the present, not the past or future.
Anyone who approaches this as a 'Self-Help" book is missing the point. Totally. Augusten Burroughs challenges the multitudes/notion of self-help advice (Life Hacker/anyone?) prevalent in modern society and turns them on their head and question if we have been blinded by our need to be helped. Each s...
I have read most of Augustin Burroughs books and I enjoyed all of them. I know there is controversy about the whether or not his memoirs are truly memoirs or not, I don’t care. If the book entertains me I don’t care if the author used a creative license here and there on parts of the book, especi...
Last week I went with a friend to hear Augusten Burroughs read from this, his latest book. Now, he's a funny guy, so things started out with him relaying funny anecdotes and the audience snorting aloud. At some point, the talk went over to the dark side and he starts talking about rape and suicide a...
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