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Interesting second memoir from Burroughs. I read running with scissors years ago, but don‘t remember it very well. This one was a good. His style is easy to read and it is interesting. It chronicles his ups and downs in his recovery from alcohol and drugs. I ordered three more of his more recent books.

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#SharreadsReadathon for Sharon: after Day 6:
7 audiobooks, 2 ebooks

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10/100. an advertiser struggles with alcoholism.

Burroughs can definitely write and narrate a compelling memoir.

It‘s similar in structure to other sobriety memoirs I‘ve read. You lose track of something while you‘re drinking, then you quit, then there‘s a crisis, then you relapse, then you find or lose something, then you really get sober.

I don‘t why this structure is so common in books, both fictional and non. It wasn‘t my journey, but maybe I‘m weird. 🤷🏻‍♀️ Good book, though!

Burroughs is a good writer. I find him smart and compelling. What I‘m not sure of is how much of what he says is true. It‘s hard to believe he remembers so many details from so many conversations during times when he was inebriated. I can‘t help but think of the James Frey controversy. Still, this book was hard to put down and I‘d have liked it whether marketed as a memoir or not.

Going to start this. Plus, on the back cover, Entertainment Weekly named him one of the fifteen most funniest people in America. So here's to many LOL moments.

#QuotsyJuly19 Day 11: #Lonely
This level of loneliness sounds debilitating. I think I own a copy of this book but have not gotten around to reading it yet.

"My mitochondria want to make friends with his mitochondria" - love in a witty form.

#bookquote

I love Augustan Burroughs. He is so brutally honest (😉 @Cinfhen ) but also has a great sense of humor. Very self deprecating. This is one of his more serious memoirs, dealing with his alcoholism. #rehab #anglophileapril

DAY 29: Often memoirs shine #theharshestlight on oneself. This memoir of getting sober is one of my favorites. I know Burroughs is a polarizing author, but I love him. He ignited my love for the genre back when I first became a reader.

This, and similar books, resonate because of my dad‘s alcoholism. He‘s 14 or 15 years sober now and I‘m so proud of him. 🧡

#nofemmeber

📖 Dry (tagged)
📝 David Sedaris
🎬 Despicable Me
🍗 drummies (my husband makes the best!)

#manicmonday

Pretty happy with this weekend's book haul. Less than $5 spent thanks to Goodwill and yard sales! #Bookworm #Bibliophile #WeekendReads

This has always been one of my favorite memoirs; Augusten‘s struggle to get sober. My copy has seen better days, but I love this cover.

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#Wasted #GetMovin @Cinfhen @eanderson

His drinking problem forced him into a rehab centre and when he‘s out from rehab and sober, he has to face temptations back in Manhattan.
#aprella #highforthis

I picked up this book when I was searching to understand addiction. Dry provided insight and perceptive of the journey.

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After reading the first of his books that I was introduced to (Running with Scissors), I was hooked. The way he expresses himself and comes up with witty antidotes for situations that otherwise would make a reader feel awkward; as though you're intruding on a moment that isn't yours to be a part of...he takes that worry away. Full of humor and honesty. I recommend it to everyone!

Thanks again to @britt_brooke for your #150kgiveaway! I got this #bookmail today! I look forward to reading these, because I haven‘t read any of them yet! I also love the card with art by @BookBabe !

Just got a nice surprise that the book I ordered delivered about a week early!! Although it's an older book, it's new in for me!!

Plus, I just received my first birthday card (a bit early), but it's handmade and so gorgeous!

A new book shipment is on its way!! #blameitonLitsy. This one I'm blaming on @GatheringBooks lol.

#UncannyOctober Day 14: I just think this is a perfect #BookAndDrink memoir.

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Another great Litten has reached a huge milestone today - Congratulations @britt_brooke 🎉🎉 it is so awesome you are doing a #150kgiveaway!

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"The fact is I'm not like other people, I'm like other alcoholics."

This was an audio #reread of a book I read in print in 2008. This has long been one of my favorite memoirs and will remain so.

Augusten is a decent narrator except, when speaking as Foster, he sounds more like Forrest Gump than just a guy with a southern accent. Being from the south myself, that threw me off a little. ??

That sure sucked, but at least I got in an hour of quality #audio time with Augusten Burroughs talking about getting sober and his struggle with codependence. #reread

I think both the stairclimber and book fit today's prompt. 😆 And I loved this song! It was out when hubby and I first started dating. 💚 #MyOwnWorstEnemy #90sInJuly

A memoir of getting sober. This is a great read. #NoRain #90sInJuly

#junebookbugs #cheers Augusten Burroughs' memoir about his struggle to live sober. I read this book years ago but it has stayed with me.

I normally find addiction memoirs really dull, but Augusten Burroughs doesn't know how to be boring. Alcohol is his biggest weakness, but there's #cocaine in this book, too. #rockinmay

A scary look st the rationalization of substance abuse by the author of Running with Scissors. His honest and matter of fact tone makes his shallow commentary likable. The ending was kinda abrupt, but that's alcoholism for you.

"I'm lonely. And I'm lonely in some horribly deep way and for a flash of an instant, I can see just how lonely, and how deep this feeling runs. And it scares the shit out of me to be this lonely because it seems catastrophic."

My two favorite memoirs are 2 of my all-time favorite books. I've posted about them both many times. 💛💛 Highly recommend! #funfridayphoto

I don't have a lot of #creepycovers, but I think there's something creepy about this one...

I take all drinking memoirs with a grain of salt (who can really remember all that much from a given bender?) but at it's core, it's a funny, moving, and occasionally heartbreaking account of love and loss. Speaks to the inner Void, for sure

I understand it's #recommendsday Run, don't walk, to your nearest book supplier and snag all of Burroughs's memoirs. 💗💗

Here are just a few of my #alltimefavoritebooks ? As Neil Gaiman once said "Picking five favorite books is like picking the five body parts you'd most like not to lose.” My list of all time favorites is much longer than these 5 ? #Augustofpages #photochallenge

My #recommendsday pick, for the writing and the cover.

Augusten Burroughs continues his life story in this second memoir. Augusten is an alcoholic. A severe alcoholic. When it starts to affect his job, he is sent to rehab where he learns about himself and his illness. His struggles about returning home are sad, hilarious and downright beautiful.

My favorite Augusten Burroughs book. As the daughter of a recovering alcoholic, it really resonated.

Burroughs may make me laugh and cry more than any author. I think this one may be my favorite.