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Average rating3.6
In this unforgettable, in turns hilarious and harrowing, memoir Augusten Burroughs recounts the bizarre events of his childhood. After his parents' divorce, his mother, a delusional poet, left him in the care of her psychiatrist, a man who might have bene
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Riveting and disturbing memoir. This author's writing is very immersive.
OK, so, I understand that this is memoir and that, it may have events that could possibly be disturbing. In fact some events were very weird and put me off, but i lost it when the ‘turd' thing happened because...dear heavens, i do not want to imagine that scene and now i feel like i'll close my eyes and it will be there. Just so fucking weird.
But, i liked the book in the start. I related to some things, some words mentioned
2 stars.
I love his voice. The way he writes is so true to how he talks. It's great.