by Augusten Burroughs
I say 3.75 stars the first three stories of his childhood past Christmas had me laughing out loud to myself. Biting a plastic Santa's lips off, and the things his parents got him for Christmas.Claus and Effect takes a turn into the more heart warming moments in his past Christmas times. Although Si...
It was dragging, but then on page 167 it felt like he'd punched me in the gut. Had me blinking away the tears.
Interesting to read as a companion to David Sedaris's Holidays on Ice. Where Sedaris's Christmas tales are absurd but restrained, Burroughs provides the more warped and damaged end of the spectrum (in the last piece, the warpage is literal). Some reviewers don't like Burroughs's sudden transition fr...
I liked this book, but didn't love it. Unusual for me when it comes to Augusten Burroughs. The book is comprised of vignettes about the author's various Xmas experiences. I was not able to accept the one childhood story. It felt too manufactured, too precious. The rest of the book worked better. Unf...
I thought I was going to hate this book and when I started it was even unsure why I was reading it except that it was in my library's new release section. I actually really liked this book. It was twisted, but not in a creepy way. More in a cynical Christmas way. I guess the old saying "Don't judge ...
I give 3 stars to the first few stories and 1 star to the last few for an average of 2 stars. The first couple of stories tell about Burroughs's childhood memories of past Christmases. Two stories are about how he used to confuse Santa with Jesus and also when he bit the wax face off of a life-size ...
Another wonderful collection of essays from Augusten Burroughs. No matter what your thoughts on his personal life, this collection of short stories will move you and make you laugh. He can take every day situations and make them magical. A perfect read for the season. I just wish it were longer.
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