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Toil & Trouble
Toil & Trouble: A Memoir | Augusten Burroughs
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booklover3258
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My review of this book can be found on my YouTube Vlog at:

https://youtu.be/hyirJXmNDeA

Enjoy!

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Scochrane26
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Thank you, Katy, for my #HHS gifts! I wore the hat today at a band contest & love the tea towels. The books look great! I love that you have an official tag on your hat with the instructions for washing. @katy4peas @wanderinglynn

AmyG Good book. 3y
StaceGhost Wow! What a cool hat 🎩 3y
katy4peas Yay! I‘m glad the hat fits! 😊 the warrior heir series is good and there are about 5 books in the series. I loved them! They are all different characters but they all connect in some way. I hope you enjoy them! 3y
wanderinglynn Fantastic! 🎃🧡 And that hat is so cool! 3y
Scochrane26 @katy4peas The hat is awesome, but I did take the pompom off last night while sitting in drizzling rain at a band contest. The Warrior Heir sounds like a book I‘ll really like. I didn‘t know about this series before. 3y
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BookwormAHN
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Panpan
sharread 🤣🤣🤣❤❤❤🎃🎃🎃 3y
aperfectmjk I have seen so many mixed reviews for this one that I eventually took it off my Libby wishlist. 😆 3y
TheSpineView Good to know. 3y
TheAromaofBooks At least it's off the list! 😂 3y
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Nalbuque
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I love Augusten Burroughs books. He‘s such a *magic* storyteller and damn does he have some GOOD stories. I like finding little personality traits he describes (either in himself or others) in people I know in real life - or dogs.
He‘d be such a great person to be friends with, but it‘d also be stressful and a little annoying. Extremely funny tho. And he‘s so quotable! Some of the commentary in here should be on tv. British tv prob.

#2021

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rather_be_reading
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Ive read Burroughs before and LOVED his work. This was the first audiobook I listened to him narrating and with his voice I just could not get into his story. Also the chapters just seemed to go on too long and ended boring. Probably one that would be better in print.

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CaliforniaCay
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I loved this book! If you're a fellow fan of Augusten Burroughs then this will be right up your alley. If you're not familiar with his work it may seem a bit odd. A grown man claiming to be a witch? Not for the skeptical, but I believe he is a witch! Centered on his transition from the city to the country in his middle age with his husband and 4 dogs, Augusten reveals parts of his present and past that are too strange to not be supernatural. 🔮👻

Leftcoastzen Beautiful photo! 4y
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GidgetsTreasures75
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10-14-20: My 83rd finished book of 2020! Augusten Burroughs is a witch! This memoir was about so much more than just his witchy powers: his relationship with his mother, his husband Christopher, their move from Manhattan to Connecticut, their dogs. We are given all these glimpses into his life with humor and candor. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ #toil&trouble #augustenburroughs 📖👍🏼#️⃣8️⃣3️⃣

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CaliforniaCay
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Happy October! 🎃 here's my TBR for the month. I doubt I'll get through all of them but ya never know 😉

JanuarieTimewalker13 I‘m curious about love letters to the dead...I own that one, but have yet to read 4y
IMASLOWREADER joe hill scares me...awesome 😂 4y
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CaliforniaCay @JanuarieTimewalker13 I was going to read that last, but I'll read it next and let you know what I think! 4y
CaliforniaCay @IMASLOWREADER I've never read a book that really scared me so I'm looking forward to reading Joe Hill 4y
JanuarieTimewalker13 Cool!!! Thanks!!! Can you tag me on your review so I don‘t miss it? (edited) 4y
JanuarieTimewalker13 Thank you!!🌻 4y
IMASLOWREADER @CaliforniaCay let me know what you think...also try ania ahlborn‘s seed and bird eater (edited) 4y
CaliforniaCay @IMASLOWREADER I'll tag you in my review. And just looked into that bird eater book, definitely sounds creepy. Stacked! 4y
IMASLOWREADER @CaliforniaCay cool happy reading 😊 4y
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SESchend
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Fascinating book with a look at pagan/esoteric/witchy life that could open many eyes

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sharread
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This book was definitely entertaining. Do I agree with some statements no but his life was interesting growing up.

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Jen2
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Great audiobook!!

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Owlizabeth
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Okay, so I‘m not entirely convinced I believe in magick but as I get older, I‘m becoming more open to the possibility (same with astrology tbh). Maybe because everything seems terrible all the time, I want cosmic answers but can‘t really commit to religion. Whatever. What‘s important here is that Augusten has written another sharp, insightful, hilarious memoir that makes me want to be a witch. Do recommend. 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼1/2

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BarbaraTheBibliophage
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Time to check in on my #memoirsandmysteries challenge progress. The blue are planned reads, and the red are what I‘ve completed. Still a long way to go, but I‘m excited about what‘s to come. #mandmchallenge2020

Megabooks Great job!! 5y
Geenie 👍💖👏 5y
BarbaraTheBibliophage @Megabooks @Yoshi-and-a-book Thanks friends! 💕 5y
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PlumeGloom
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Picked this up from the library today. I‘m looking forward to reading it!

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SGB
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Funny book by my favorite witch! I laughed through it. Burroughs living in the country is such a funny thought.

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Come-read-with-me
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This was a laugh out-loud read for me. When Burroughs hits his stride there isn‘t anyone better to make people feel good about the weirdness we all face in life! I‘m still not convinced that he‘s a witch, but he presents a pretty compelling case as to why we should believe he is one! #nfnov. #TIL that he legally changed his name to Augusten Burroughs.

rsteve388 9 pts 5y
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I really enjoyed reading this BookPage article on Augusten Burroughs and Toil & Trouble. I‘ve had the book on my “to read” list for a while, but this article gave me a whole new insight into the book and author and makes me even more excited to read it 📚 Bonus points if you spot a guest appearance by Midnight! 🐾🐾 #bookpage #booksbrewsandbooze #toilandtrouble #augustenburroughs #imawitch #memoir

Leftcoastzen 😻❤️ 5y
booksbrewsandbooze @Leftcoastzen Kitty alert! 😊 5y
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Eggbeater
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I am a natural skeptic and I have to admit my first thought was "take your medication." But the book is so honest, hilarious, touching and observationally true, that I forgot I think the premise is ridiculous and got sucked right in. I am still not convinced if witches are real or not, but I am certain that his writing is magick. We have a similar background and I always feel understood when I read his books.

Copwithabook Great review. I‘ve got this on my list, and your review may have bumped him up a few notches 5y
Eggbeater @Copwithabook Awesome! He is one of my favorite authors. 5y
Scochrane26 I haven‘t read one of his books in yrs, but I‘ll get to this one soon because it‘s been on litsy a lot. I liked Dry a lot & his brother‘s Look me in the Eye. 5y
Eggbeater @Scochrane26 I had no idea his brother wrote a book. I'll have to check it out. 5y
Scochrane26 @Eggbeater his brother wrote about his childhood & his eventual diagnosis of Aspergers. I heard from another litten that he has written other books since then. 5y
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TheJOMOreader
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Augusten Burroughs is no stranger to the revelatory memoir, but there is one thing he‘s failed to mention until now: he‘s a witch. Go ahead, scoff. He wouldn‘t believe him either, except he‘s willing to offer proof. Enter Toil & Trouble. This is old school Burroughs - tough truths told with the sharpest of wits and the keenest of observations . I loved Running With Scissors and Dry, and this book reminded me why. He‘s just so freaking funny.

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Gina
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Burroughs new memoir is about him being a witch... are you intrigued? I know I am...

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Wife
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I really enjoyed the author‘s humor and had some laugh out loud moments. Very interesting take on every day witchcraft. Some of us have stronger intuition than others, but all of us have it. Totally enjoyed this, but not motivated to read any of his other books. 4/5🖤s

HOTPock3tt This is the one about the guy who grew up as a witch right? I thought about checking that one out... 5y
RinaBrahmbhattBarot I loved his previous books!!! Haven't tried this so adding it in my TBR 5y
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TheBookDream
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Well. That happened. It‘s about a witch so it qualifies for the #scarathon (#TeamSlaughter!) but I‘m not sure what to think. I‘m at an hour and 38 minutes in #24B4Monday. @Clwojick

Clwojick 🙌 🙌 🙌 5y
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Christine
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This was EXACTLY the book I needed to get over the hump of a stress-infused, news-oversaturated week. I loved it. It‘s been years since I‘ve read an Augusten Burroughs book, but this makes me consider going back to catch up on the ones I‘ve missed. He‘s hilarious, his writing is smart and engaging, and, bonus, he‘s a witch! (The witchy parts were my favorite by far.) 🧙‍♂️🖤

AmyG I loved this book, too. He way he writes...about his witchiness, the new house, the quirky neighbors....just wonderful. 5y
Bakingbookworm This one caught my eye at the library. I may just have to check it out! 5y
Christine @AmyG Yes!! The interactions with the neighbors were so funny, as was the visit to the older male model‘s house with his real estate agent friend...😂 5y
Christine @Bakingbookworm If you do, I hope you love it! 5y
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britt_brooke
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⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Augusten Burroughs is one of the reasons I finally became a reader. I picked up his first memoir in my early 20s, fell in love with the genre, the rest is history. He‘s a darkly humorous and talented storyteller. When I saw the basis of this one, I wasn‘t sure what hokeyness awaited, but it was quite interesting. Yes, he discusses his “powers,” but it‘s also about his mom, moving to the country, and, of course, dogs. 🐾

Scochrane26 Have you read his brother‘s book, Look Me in the Eye? I‘ve always liked it because it helped me understand more about aspergers. 5y
britt_brooke @Scochrane26 Yes! Same here. I think he has a couple of other books, but I haven‘t read those yet. 5y
Scochrane26 I didn‘t know he wrote more. I haven‘t read anything by Burroughs in a long time, I‘ll have to check both to see what I‘ve missed. 5y
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britt_brooke @Scochrane26 Have you read Dry? It‘s my favorite of his memoirs. 5y
Scochrane26 @britt_brooke Yes, I‘ve read Dry, I think as a book & audio. It was also helpful for my field of work. It‘s been my favorite, too, of what I‘ve read. 5y
CaseyLea I love his work too! 5y
britt_brooke @CaseyLea 💚💚💚 5y
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“There‘s nothing more beautiful than to have survived something.”

📷: augusten.com

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TheBookDream
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Chilling. Starting the first read of the #spooky season with a spooky #Pusheen. New job at Kohl‘s starts tomorrow night. Wish me luck! #teamslaughter @Clwojick

Jas16 Good luck🍀 5y
Clwojick GOOD LUCK!!! 5y
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Chrissyreadit
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Post 2- #screamathonswap @AmyG I love the magnets! The bookmark is amazing! The coffee and tea- all of it!

TrishB Those magnets are so cool! 5y
AmyG Yay! Happy Halloween!!! 5y
AmyG Coffee and tea....products of Colorado 🙌🏻 (edited) 5y
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Chrissyreadit @AmyG I love CO! I lived in Denver for a year and still miss it. I also loved the Celestial Seasonings tour! My son was very excited about the tea too. He loves herbal teas. I‘m so glad you sent me Colorado products. 5y
AmyG I had no idea you lived in Denver! Ha! 5y
Chrissyreadit @AmyG yes- I love Colorado so much! The Tattered Cover is my favorite bookstore ever. 5y
AmyG It‘s one of my favorites. Great great store. I wish Ilived closer. 5y
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HillsAndHamletsBookshop
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Thoroughly enjoyed this funny, dark, and offbeat memoir in which Augusten Burroughs comes out as a witch. Seriously, he‘s a witch. Burroughs reads it himself and has a weird, drawn out style, but I got used to it after awhile. Thanks to Libro.fm for the complimentary listening copy.

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Bookalong
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5/5🌟 What a great, entertaining memoir! I was really intrigued by this one from the moment I read the synopsis. Augusten Burroughs opens up about how he and other members of his family are descendants of Witches! Yes you read that right Witches, the supernatural kind. Burroughs is a wonderful writer and storyteller. His words and humour pulled me in. Definitely one of the more curious and uncanny memoirs I have read. Out Oct 1st! #bookreview

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Lineup for Augusten Burroughs signed ARCs. It continues around the corner and into the booth.

#bookexpo19 #bookexpo #BEA

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CaliforniaCay
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Any other Augusten Burroughs fans out there? Just found out he has a new book coming out October 1st! Can't wait!

ClairesReads Oh cool I didn‘t know about this! 6y
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