Hopefully He's Not Slipping Already

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	• Possible Side Effects Augusten Burroughs St. Martin's Press, 2006 - 304 pages average customer review:based on 100 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

Too funny!

Ok, so I was literally almost sobbing as I read this book because I was laughing so damn hard. Augustun Burroughs appears to let his id run around outside his body and the results are freaking hilarious!
Sometimes I wonder if he really has the thoughts he writes about, but after his upbringing......who knows.
Definately a worthy read. Good book to read when you need some cheering up or a nice endorphin storm!

just okay, not great

I have read three of Augusten's books (Dry, Running With Scissors, and Magical Thinking), and absolutely LOVED them. This book, however, was really disappointing. It wasn't funny, nor particularly interesting. It was just bland. None of the stories were really entertaining. I can't pinpoint exactly what this book is lacking, but it's simply not as well-written as his other books. I would definitely recommend his previous work. This one? Not so much.

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Quite, quite good

I really enjoyed this latest memoir of Mr. Burroughs, almost as much as his first - RWS, Dry and MT. My favorites were his essays on Cow & Bentley, his French Bulldogs, Julia's Child, and the essay on his paternal grandmother. There were a few that seemed like he might be reaching for things to remember to fill out the book, but overall it was with much enjoyment that I read his latest.

Hopefully He's Not Slipping Already

While there are still the stories that make you cringe, cry and laugh at the same time, we're now also subjected to his "horror" stories of success: sweating while at book signings; famous-author-recognized-on-airplane-with-bloody-nose; Bad accommodations while on speaking tours. We should all have such problems. On top of this, the book is by-and-large written in fragmented sentences..where was the editor on this one?

I LOVE Augusten..but what made him original was his perspective on the pre-success stuff. You'll love those parts; the rest you can skip.

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