A Wolf at the Table: A Memoir of My Father

by Augusten Burroughs | Nonfiction | This book has not been rated.
ISBN: 142720425x Global Overview for this book
Registered by gnissorckoob of Miami, Florida USA on 5/12/2008
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Journal Entry 1 by gnissorckoob from Miami, Florida USA on Monday, May 12, 2008
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Running time: 9+ hrs
Read by: Augusten Burroughs
Unabridged


Review from audible.com
Millions of listeners have been flat-out astonished, profoundly moved, and massively entertained by the writing of Augusten Burroughs. Now, with A Wolf at the Table - his first full-length memoir in five years - Augusten returns to his literary roots as one of the most famous memoirists of our time, yet he makes a quantum leap forward into untapped emotional terrain: the radical pendulum swing between love and hate, the unspeakably terrifying relationship between father and son.

A Wolf at the Table is the story of Augusten's relationship with his father, John Robison, Sr., a man only briefly touched upon in Running With Scissors. Told with shocking honesty and penetrating insight, A Wolf at the Table is more than the companion volume to Running with Scissors - it's a story of stunning psychological cruelty and the redemptive power of hope.

Featuring exclusive, all new original songs by Patti Smith, Sea Wolf, Ingrid Michaelson, and Tegan Quin of Tegan and Sara.

See also this amazon link for two video clips of Burroughs reading this book.

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Yes, I'm hooked on Augusten Burroughs. I've read (or listening to) these books of his:
Running with Scissors
Dry
Magical Thinking
Possible Side Effects




Journal Entry 2 by gnissorckoob from Miami, Florida USA on Saturday, May 24, 2008
Finished it yesterday. A weird and creepy childhood. If you are looking for humor, it's not here. But it is an excellent listen. As good as any Burroughs, but with his own added production touches including songs he had written just for this audio.

One lingering question: Why did he suggest his father pushing his mother from the bridge??

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