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The 3 stars are for the writing quality alone. As a huge fan of Burroughs, it was really disappointing to dislike one of his books. I thought the story was fractured. It didn't flow well to me, and I kept waiting for something to happen that never did. I listened to this on CD, and in the past, I've thought he was one of the best authors that I had ever heard read. Not so this time around. He was so overdramatic, sobbing at parts, that it was uncomfortable to listen to. Having said all of that,
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Really, really sad stuff here. Damn! Burroughs' other books deal with difficult themes, but tend to have a strong thread of wacked out humor running through them. This one is just sad.
It was a quick read (I read the whole thing in one evening), and I'm glad I read it, but it was not amusing at all. ...more
It was a quick read (I read the whole thing in one evening), and I'm glad I read it, but it was not amusing at all. ...more
This was all right, but not NEARLY as good as Augusten Burrough's other books I have thoroughly enjoyed! (Dry, Running With Scissors, and Sellevision).
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Mar 25, 2009
crafty_puppy
marked it as to-read
Oct 31, 2009
Rachael
marked it as to-read
May 05, 2010
Lara
marked it as own-unread
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