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Dry: A Memoir

by Augusten Burroughs

From the bestselling author of Running with Scissors comes Dry—the hilarious, moving, and no less bizarre account of what happened next.

You may not know it, but you've met Augusten Burroughs. You've seen him on the street, in bars, on the subway, at restaurants: a twenty-something guy, nice suit, works in advertising. Regular. Ordinary. But when the ordinary person had to drinks,... (more)

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Darla W
  • Rated 4 stars

Great book about addiction. I enjoy Augusten's 'dry' sense of humor in this book.

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Stephanie
  • Rated 2 stars

IF YOU'RE A HOMOSEXUAL RECOVERING ADDICT, YOU MIGHT LIKE THIS BOOK. AND WHATEVER FLOATS YOUR BOAT BEHIND YOUR BEDROOM DOOR IS YOUR OWN BUSINESS, BUT I DON'T THINK IT'S NECESSARY FOR HIM TO GO INTO EVERY DETAIL OF HIS SEXUAL ENCOUNTERS.

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  • Rated 4.5 stars
 

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  • mimi

    mimi said:

    I didnt like it neither :( i mean it couldnt hold me enough to convince to even read it :(

    posted Friday, May 30 2008
  • Laura  M

    laura m said:

    I didn't like this book as much as running with scissors but still enjoyed the book. It was a good look at what addicts go through trying to achieve sobriety. Augusten is a very good author.

    posted Friday, May 30 2008
  • Laura  M

    laura m said:

    I didn't like this book as much as running with scissors but still enjoyed the book. It was a good look at what addicts go through trying to achieve sobriety. Augusten is a very good author.

    posted Friday, May 30 2008
  • marthamai

    marthamai said:

    one of my absolute favorites!! But read RWS 1st- its the ist 1/2 of his life...both excellent reads....

    posted Tuesday, January 8 2008

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