Running with Scissors: A Memoir818 reviews
Augusten Burroughs

St. Martin's Paperbacks, 2006

A humorous romp through an unusual childhood

+ Liked the Movie Better
+ What I learned from Running with Scissors
+ A quirky memoir to be read and re-read
  
  











  



  
Fish: A Memoir of a Boy in a Man's Prison70 reviews
T. J. Parsell

Da Capo Press, 2007

a little warning: it haunts!

+ Wonderful and moving!
+ slow start, captivating end
+ Sh_t on my D_ck or Blood on my Shank
+ Shocking Eye-Opener
  
  











  



  
Crank108 reviews
Ellen Hopkins

Simon Pulse, 2004

Life with the Monster

+ A Monster Addiction
+ AMAZING BOOK
+ Crank by Ellen hopkins
  
  











  



  
This Book Will Change Your Life39 reviews
Benrik

Plume, 2003

Benrik Fan

+ Cool book
+ Inspiration!
+ Genius!!!!
  
  











  



  
My Secret: A PostSecret Book (Postsecret)91 reviews
Frank Warren

William Morrow, 2006

Love it.

+ A voyeristic journey into others lives!
+ My Secret: A PostSecret Book
+ Awesome
+ Awesome
  
  











  



  
The Secret Lives of Men and Women: A PostSecret Book53 reviews
Frank Warren

William Morrow, 2007

Love it.

+ WE ALL LOVE SECRETS
+ Post Secrets
+ enjoyed the insight
+ Like shooting fish in a barrel
  
  











  



  
My Friend Leonard380 reviews
James Frey

Riverhead Hardcover, 2005

So touching, so good

+ a good follow up to 'A Million Little Pieces'
+ A touching story of friendship...
+ nice a friend like this
  
  











  



  
PostSecret: Extraordinary Confessions from Ordinary Lives245 reviews
Frank Warren

William Morrow, 2005

You can't resist picking this up

+ Post Secrets
+ hooked
+ PostSecret:Extraordinary Confessions from Ordinary Lives
  
  











  



  
Cunt: A Declaration of Independence Expanded and Updated Second Edition104 reviews
Inga Muscio

Seal Press, 2002

amazing

+ extremely happy
+ My new bible

This book is a must read for any woman. It goes everywhere from supporting female owned corporations to showing women how they disempower each others and themselves. Most of all it teaches you how to love yourself and the women around you. I'm buying for all of my female relatives for this ...
  
  











  



  
Dry: A Memoir253 reviews
Augusten Burroughs

Picador, 2004

Excellent story telling

+ One of his best
+ Very nice
+ Astounding
+ Every emotion under the martini glass!
  
  











  



  
The Teenage Liberation Handbook: How to Quit School and Get a Real Life and Education85 reviews
Grace Llewellyn

Lowry House Pub, 1998

A Must Read

+ Excellent!! Truly Excellent!!

This is the only review I have ever written so take note. This book changed my life.I went through school being vaugly aware of the opression I was suffering but I figured,as most teens would,that it was unavoidable. Keep in mind I was no deliquent. I made highest honors every term and was in AP ...
  
  











  



  
Can't Get There from Here51 reviews
Todd Strasser

Simon Pulse, 2005

good book =D

+ A Book You Can Imagine Yourself In
+ can't get there with out this review
+ cant get there from here
  
  











  



  
Prozac Nation: Young and Depressed in America344 reviews
Elizabeth Wurtzel

Replica Books, 1999

Very Helpful In Understanding Depression

+ On The Mark
+ Helpful In Many Ways

I've gone through my share of depression, as many others have before me. As bad as I thought I had it, after reading this book I realize just how lucky I was. Wurtzel's book was gripping, using very raw and blunt language, which I connected with easily. And such a quick, easy read. Made me want ...
  
  











  



  
Flowers In The Attic (Dollanger Saga)447 reviews
V.C. Andrews

Pocket, 1990

It all begins with this book...

+ my favorite book
+ My guilty pleasure

Sadly, this wasn't the first VCA book I ever read, but when I got around to this, I was not disappointed. It is easily one of the best books I have ever read. The drama, the intrigue, the suspense... I have read this book several times and never get tired of it.
  
  











  



  
Girl, Interrupted429 reviews
Susanna Kaysen

Vintage, 1994

Chase Von, The Last Panther's Review

+ Better than film
+ Personal, but (seemingly) honest memoir

Having PTSD myself from Wars and other things, I thought this was a great movie! I didn't read the book first however and normally I do but from what I gather the movie in this instance was much better than the book... I have read One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest and in many ways this reminded ...
  
  











  



  
Buzzed: The Straight Facts About the Most Used and Abused Drugs from Alcohol to Ecstasy, Third Edition ...34 reviews
Cynthia Kuhn, Scott Swartzwelder, ...

W. W. Norton, 2008

Very up to date information

+ Interesting but could use more experiences
+ Excellent book
+ Good Information!
  
  











  



  
You Remind Me Of You (Push Poetry)31 reviews
Eireann Corrigan

Push, 2002

An Honest Voice

+ "she never claimed reliable narrator status"
+ ?
+ I Love it
+ SOME OF THE *BEST* POETRY I'VE READ!!
  
  











  



  
Trainspotting179 reviews
Irvine Welsh

W. W. Norton & Company, 1996

brilliant!

+ Yeah son
+ By Adam W., a 7th Grader
+ One Of My Favorites
+ A solid primer in modern Scottish vernacular...
  
  











  



  
1984 (Signet Classics)1386 reviews
George Orwell

New American Library, 1961

A Warning, A Prediction...A Terrifying Truth

+ Perfectly Horrific
+ Still Relevant
+ Timeless classic on the dangers of communism/big government
+ 1984 review
  
  











  



  
Brave New World and Brave New World Revisited44 reviews
Aldous Huxley

Harper Perennial Modern Classics, 2005

Mood controlling pills and uniformity

+ Satirical Take on Utopia
+ perfect
+ Thought-provoking!