Dry: A Memoir
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Trade paperback received in the mail from Cleveland, Ohio, USA, through TitleTrader.
From Booklist
How to follow your successful my-childhood-was-so-bad-it-was-funny memoir? Why, with a then-my-alcoholism-was-so-bad-it-was-funny memoir, of course. Burroughs, who described in Running with Scissors (2002) perhaps the funniest emotionally and sexually abusive family in memoir history, now tells the story of his adulthood. After infuriating his advertising co-workers by showing up at a series of meetings stinking of booze, Burroughs is sent to a recovery center for gays and lesbians in Minnesota. He sobers up, at least for a while, and begins to confront both the demons and the comic irrationality of addiction. The narrative descends into cliche-ridden recovery jargon now and again, but Burroughs openly acknowledges the triteness of it and allows us to laugh. Blessedly free from sentimentality and the predictable fall-and-rise plot of your average booze-soaked memoir, Burroughs' characters are well drawn and fresh, even when they rely on archetypes (there's a still-wet drinking buddy, for example, but he's a hilariously morbid undertaker). Burroughs again displays his talent for finding hope and hard-won laughs in the nastiest of situations.
From Booklist
How to follow your successful my-childhood-was-so-bad-it-was-funny memoir? Why, with a then-my-alcoholism-was-so-bad-it-was-funny memoir, of course. Burroughs, who described in Running with Scissors (2002) perhaps the funniest emotionally and sexually abusive family in memoir history, now tells the story of his adulthood. After infuriating his advertising co-workers by showing up at a series of meetings stinking of booze, Burroughs is sent to a recovery center for gays and lesbians in Minnesota. He sobers up, at least for a while, and begins to confront both the demons and the comic irrationality of addiction. The narrative descends into cliche-ridden recovery jargon now and again, but Burroughs openly acknowledges the triteness of it and allows us to laugh. Blessedly free from sentimentality and the predictable fall-and-rise plot of your average booze-soaked memoir, Burroughs' characters are well drawn and fresh, even when they rely on archetypes (there's a still-wet drinking buddy, for example, but he's a hilariously morbid undertaker). Burroughs again displays his talent for finding hope and hard-won laughs in the nastiest of situations.
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Received through PaperBackSwap.com. I am hoping something didn`t accidentally mess up as I am in Wi. and received a note that this was mailed to a different person. I did request a copy and am hoping someone else isn`t missing one!
I wished I`d have read this book sooner! A must read, especially if you`ve read Running with Scissors! Hilariously heartbreaking. I am on the lookout for anything this guy writes if it`s as good as these two books!
This is going to GrizzlyGirl as part of the book relays...
This is going to GrizzlyGirl as part of the book relays...
Journal Entry 5 by Wistroll at -- By Hand Or Post, Ray/Ring, RABCK in Milltown, Wisconsin USA on Monday, April 3, 2006
Released 17 yrs ago (4/3/2006 UTC) at -- By Hand Or Post, Ray/Ring, RABCK in Milltown, Wisconsin USA
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Off to GrizzlyGirl. Enjoy!
Off to GrizzlyGirl. Enjoy!
Looking forward to this one! Thanks so much!
I really enjoyed this book! It was better than Running With Scissors. Looking forward to reading another by Mr Burroughs.
This book will be on its way to hostile17! Yay 5 years of bookcrossing! :)
Received in the mail today.
TYVM !!!
TYVM !!!
A heartbreaker of a book, both horrifying, and strangely ... unputdownable.