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Augusten Burroughs |
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Augusten Burroughs |
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Biography & Autobiography |
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Times Literary Supplement: "[Burroughs's] 'family' are quite literally crazy, and worth reading about, if for nothing more than a critique of pop psychology. However, buried beneath layers of bludgeoning metaphors and references to obscure 1970s television personalities, are the signs of a keen observe of the domestic wildlife park." |
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Format: Paperback, 352
Publisher: St Martins Pr (August 29, 2006)
Measurements: 6.75"(h) x 4.5"(w) x 1"(d), 0.4 lbs.
ISBN: 9780312938857 |
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<I>Running with Scissors</I> is the true story of a boy whose mother (a poet with delusions of being Anne Sexton) gave him away to be raised by her psychiatrist, a dead ringer for Santa and a lunatic in the bargain.<P>Suddenly, at age 12, Augusten Burroughs found himself living in a dilapidated Victorian house in perfect squalor. The doctor's bizarre family, a few patients, and a pedophile living in the backyard shed completed the tableau. Here, there were no rules.<p><I>Running with Scissors</I> is at turns foul and harrowing, compelling and maniacally funny. But above all, it is a truly amazing chronicle of an ordinary boy's survival under the most extraordinary circumstances. |
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