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Rent Dry: A Memoir
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Format: Paperback, Unabridged-CD
Publisher: St Martins Pr Special
Published: Apr 2004
Genre: Biography & Autobiography - General
Retail Price: $16.00
Pages: 309
Synopsis
...Burroughs's story of getting dry will go straight to your bloodstream and leave you buzzing, exhilarated, and wiped out....Didn't think you'd ever feel even an ounce of sympathy for--let alone root for--a drunken adman, did you? Meet Mr. Burroughs.
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Reviews
All of Auggie's stories purport to be true, and there are at least elements of truth in each one. This one isn't quite as self-absorbed and whiny as some of his other books and aside from giving us a likeable, if infuriatingly passive, main character Burroughs also includes a hunky love interest that you just wish would fall in love with you as readily as he fell for Burroughs. Running with Scissors may be his better known memoir, but Dry is a more satisfying story.
this was a great book. i guess i read his previous one, but it didn't make too much of an impression on me. dry was written in such an engaging, bloggish style, it made me want to find out even more about his life. a great author, and the best part is - it's true!
While Running With Scissors was odd with plenty of humor, Dry tends to be a lot more serious. I learned a lot about alcoholism and the healing process that I have been able to apply to my own life. A good read for anyone who has been touched by alcoholism or drug addiction.