Magical Thinking: True Stories | 
pick⭐️⭐️⭐️ These personal essays range in time from when Burroughs sold his first book, a satirical novel called Sellevision, to the success of Running with Scissors, and the diary-esque penning of Dry. It‘s been many, many years since I first read this collection, and I didn‘t like it as much as I remembered, but it‘s still decent. He‘s def not for everyone, but he‘s one of my favorites. I‘ll always credit him with my falling in love with memoir.
Scochrane26 I haven‘t read his recent work, but I think I read this one. I liked Dry the best. 4y
britt_brooke @Scochrane26 Dry is my favorite, too. 💚 I liked his last 2 memoirs, too. The witch one is weird, but so is he. 😂 4y
Scochrane26 I have the witch one on my tbr. 4y
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CaitlinR I loved both Running with ... and Dry. They helped while I was newly sober. I‘ll try this collection. Thanks! 4y
britt_brooke @CaitlinR 💚 That‘s a big reason I loved Dry so much. It came out the year my dad finally got sober. He has 16 years now. 4y
britt_brooke @Scochrane26 It‘s good! I liked it more than I expected to given the synopsis. 4y
Scochrane26 @CaitlinR @britt_brooke I think I liked Dry because it‘s very helpful in understanding addiction & treatment. I read it toward the beginning of my social work career. I‘m not a certified drug counselor, but all therapists work some w/ substance abuse. I also really liked his brother‘s first book about having Asperger‘s. 4y
britt_brooke @Scochrane26 I agree. I think it‘s a helpful perspective. I loved his brother‘s first book, but I haven‘t read his others. I think he has 2 more? I think I‘ll reread Look Me in the Eye soon. They‘re a fascinating family. 4y
Reviewsbylola I would love to just go have a drink with Augusten. He‘s so entertaining. I love his sense of humor. 4y
Reviewsbylola And if David sedaris could join us, that would be the icing on the cake! 4y
britt_brooke @Reviewsbylola That dinner party would be dream come true! 4y
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