false 2145681 7 When Augusten Burroughs was small, his father was a shadowy presence in his life: a form on the stairs, a cough from the basement, a silent figure smoking a cigarette in the dark. As Augusten grew older, something sinister within his father began to unfurl. Something dark and secretive that could not be named. Betrayal after shocking betrayal ensued, and Augusten's childhood was over. The kind of father he wanted didn't exist for him. This father was distant, aloof, and uninterested. And then the "games" began. With <i>A Wolf at the Table</i> Augusten Burroughs makes a quantum leap into untapped emotional terrain: the radical pendulum swing between love and hate, the unspeakably terrifying relationship between father and son. Told with a scorching honesty and penetrating insight, it is a story for anyone who has ever longed for unconditional love from a parent. Though harrowing and brutal, <i>A Wolf at the Table</i> will ultimately leave you buoyed with a profound joy of simply being alive. It's a memoir of stunning psychological cruelty and the redemptive power of hope. 2216670 29 4 2008 A Wolf at the Table: A Memoir total:4027|5:763|4:1305|3:1270|2:506|1:183| 4027 14040 6879 921 2145681 0312342020 9780312342029 3945 898 3.49 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255909654m/2145681.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2145681.A_Wolf_at_the_Table_A_Memoir 2 13 false Mon Jun 02 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Apr 23 19:04:18 -0700 2008 Mon Jun 02 16:19:07 -0700 2008 more...]]> 2145681 0312342020 9780312342029 3945 898 3.49 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255909654m/2145681.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2145681.A_Wolf_at_the_Table_A_Memoir 1 7 false Tue Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Apr 15 14:52:31 -0700 2008 Tue Apr 15 15:03:18 -0700 2008 more...]]> 2145681 0312342020 9780312342029 3945 898 3.49 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255909654m/2145681.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2145681.A_Wolf_at_the_Table_A_Memoir 1 7 false Tue Aug 12 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri Jun 20 17:42:57 -0700 2008 Tue Aug 12 16:02:09 -0700 2008
I've menti...more...]]> 2145681 0312342020 9780312342029 3945 898 3.49 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255909654m/2145681.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2145681.A_Wolf_at_the_Table_A_Memoir 3 5 false Wed Jul 30 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Jul 23 10:35:21 -0700 2008 Wed Jul 30 08:41:40 -0700 2008
This is a tough one... A tough review to write, a tough book to read.

Normally I like Burroughs' books, but I am truly torn over this one.

Things I liked: The description, the imagery. I truly FELT (not just UNDERSTOOD) what he was writing. I also liked the way...more...]]> 2145681 0312342020 9780312342029 3945 898 3.49 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255909654m/2145681.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2145681.A_Wolf_at_the_Table_A_Memoir 5 5 false Fri May 02 15:47:59 -0700 2008 Fri May 02 16:17:37 -0700 2008 more...]]> 2145681 0312342020 9780312342029 3945 898 3.49 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255909654m/2145681.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2145681.A_Wolf_at_the_Table_A_Memoir 2 4 false Thu Apr 17 18:38:55 -0700 2008 Mon May 12 21:19:48 -0700 2008
one of the things i most admire and apriceiate about A.B. is his outstanding humor and wit despite the traumatic events that have shaped his life. this book lacked the humor.
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I heard Augusten Burroughs said, and I paraphrase, that Running with Scissors was a joyous romp compared with this book. Now that I have read it, I understand ...more...]]> 2145681 0312342020 9780312342029 3945 898 3.49 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255909654m/2145681.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2145681.A_Wolf_at_the_Table_A_Memoir 4 4 false Sun Jul 06 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Jun 12 17:08:29 -0700 2008 Sun Jul 06 18:20:49 -0700 2008 Augusten Burroughs is one of my favorite contemporary authors, and it has always puzzled me a bit regarding the debate as to whether or not the events in "Running With Scissors," and now "A Wolf at the Table," are ultimately word for word truth. Given the corroboration fro...more...]]> 2145681 0312342020 9780312342029 3945 898 3.49 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255909654m/2145681.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2145681.A_Wolf_at_the_Table_A_Memoir 5 2 false Thu May 29 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Apr 23 20:01:16 -0700 2008 Sat May 31 17:33:45 -0700 2008
This is Burroughs' third full-length memoir, and it takes place mostly before the time Running With Scissors was written about, with a couple of stories...more...]]> 2145681 0312342020 9780312342029 3945 898 3.49 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255909654m/2145681.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2145681.A_Wolf_at_the_Table_A_Memoir 3 2 false Tue Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun May 11 21:14:19 -0700 2008 Sun May 11 21:37:32 -0700 2008 more...]]> 2145681 0312342020 9780312342029 3945 898 3.49 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255909654m/2145681.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2145681.A_Wolf_at_the_Table_A_Memoir 2 1 false Sun Nov 23 18:01:25 -0800 2008 Sun Nov 23 18:13:34 -0800 2008 more...]]> 2145681 0312342020 9780312342029 3945 898 3.49 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255909654m/2145681.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2145681.A_Wolf_at_the_Table_A_Memoir 5 1 false Thu May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Aug 04 15:53:14 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 06 09:14:22 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2145681 0312342020 9780312342029 3945 898 3.49 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255909654m/2145681.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2145681.A_Wolf_at_the_Table_A_Memoir 3 2 false Sat Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon Apr 21 07:24:02 -0700 2008 Mon Apr 21 07:25:37 -0700 2008 2145681 0312342020 9780312342029 3945 898 3.49 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255909654m/2145681.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2145681.A_Wolf_at_the_Table_A_Memoir 4 2 false Mon Dec 29 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Thu Dec 25 22:49:46 -0800 2008 Sun Dec 28 17:52:09 -0800 2008 1
Let me clarify. While Burroughs' earlier memoir revealed what a uniquely torturous childhood he'd had...more...]]> 2145681 0312342020 9780312342029 3945 898 3.49 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255909654m/2145681.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2145681.A_Wolf_at_the_Table_A_Memoir 4 1 false Fri Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Aug 04 19:41:09 -0700 2008 Tue Aug 12 20:47:06 -0700 2008 Running With Scissors and was alternately horrified and fascinated with the author's life. I read Scissors with a weird detachment, viewing it instead as a fictional memoir, because it was too difficult to read, imagining that what he described actually happened to him.

But, I did...more...]]> 2145681 0312342020 9780312342029 3945 898 3.49 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255909654m/2145681.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2145681.A_Wolf_at_the_Table_A_Memoir 4 1 false Thu Jul 17 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri Jun 27 06:28:21 -0700 2008 Thu Jul 17 05:24:41 -0700 2008 more...]]> 2145681 0312342020 9780312342029 3945 898 3.49 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255909654m/2145681.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2145681.A_Wolf_at_the_Table_A_Memoir 2 1 true Tue Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon May 05 14:52:39 -0700 2008 Mon Aug 04 18:37:46 -0700 2008 all characters. This was lacking...more...]]> 2210884 142720425X 9781427204257 19 13 3.49 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255909664m/2210884.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2210884.A_Wolf_at_the_Table_A_Memoir 5 1 false Sat Aug 16 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Apr 23 13:40:54 -0700 2008 Sat Aug 16 14:37:26 -0700 2008
08/08 Stunning! I am so glad t...more...]]> 2145681 0312342020 9780312342029 3945 898 3.49 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255909654m/2145681.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2145681.A_Wolf_at_the_Table_A_Memoir 5 2 false Tue Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri Aug 01 23:08:34 -0700 2008 Fri Aug 01 23:08:53 -0700 2008 more...]]> 2145681 0312342020 9780312342029 3945 898 3.49 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255909654m/2145681.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2145681.A_Wolf_at_the_Table_A_Memoir 1 1 true Tue May 13 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue May 13 17:26:20 -0700 2008 Sat Aug 02 08:41:42 -0700 2008 more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=6310544