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Dry
Dry
Author: Augusten Burroughs
With unconventional wit and a wonderfully weird way of looking at things, Burroughs, author of "Running with Scissors, " chronicles his life on the edge after leaving his deeply eccentric foster family. "Dry" is at times howlingly funny, devastatingly moving and, in the end, uplifting.
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ISBN-13: 9780965727730
ISBN-10: 0965727734
Publication Date: 2003
Pages: 293
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  • Currently 4/5 Stars.
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4 stars, based on 57 ratings
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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reviewed Dry on + 8 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 6
What I found so amazing about this book was Augusten's unapologetic honesty. He shares things with strangers (us, the readers) that most people would prefer to not even face. My husband is a recovering alcoholic and I learned things about his struggle that I had not known because he had chosen to keep them inside.

This book gives hope while taking the reader on a roller coaster ride of his struggles, triumphs, more struggles and more triumphs. I felt like I was righ there during some of the most heart-wrenching moments of this time of his life.
reviewed Dry on + 6 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 4
Better than Running with Scissors! Augusten Burroughs is a hilarious writer with a lot of issues. I tore through this on a 2-hour plane ride.
Twintoni avatar reviewed Dry on + 133 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 3
I really liked this book because I have read the books by Augusten Burroughs, this was just another chapter of his life. He writes about his problems with an alcohol addiction and his experience with rehab.
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Helpful Score: 3
Continuation of his life after the childhood described in Running with Scissors, the author's bizarre childhood, this is the story of his battle with addiction. There is a disclaimer that parts of the book are fictionalized.
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Great Book.
lildrafire avatar reviewed Dry on + 117 more book reviews
Witty and well written, Augusten Burroughs chronicals his experiences with rehab and AA after practically ruining his life and career with alcoholism. Along with his journey into sobriety we get glimpses of Burrough's pain at watching a beloved friend die from HIV, as well as snippets of the personalities of his friend the undertaker and his work associates.
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Augusten Burroughs' life of addiction and rehab.
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I thought it was much better than Running With Scissors, although I liked that as well. It is funny in places, laugh-out-loud funny even, but you can also feel his pain in dealing with his best friend's AIDS and in recovering from alcoholism. Excellent book.
anjil avatar reviewed Dry on + 45 more book reviews
Although Dry isn't as funny as Running With Scissors, it's still funny. Augusten Burroughs had a crazy childhood, leading to his dependency on alcohol. This is told in the same very funny way Running was. It's a good read!


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