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Dry: A Memoir by Augusten Burroughs Paperback
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- ASIN : B004HQMELQ
- Language : English
- Item Weight : 1.95 pounds
- Best Sellers Rank: #575,916 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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About the author

Augusten Burroughs is the author of the autobiographical works "Running with Scissors," "Dry," "Magical Thinking," "Possible Side Effects" and "A Wolf at the Table," all of which were New York Times bestsellers. "Running with Scissors" remained on the New York Times bestseller list for over two consecutive years and was made into a Golden Globe-nominated film starring Annette Bening. His only novel, "Sellevision," is currently in development as a series for NBC. "Dry," Augusten's memoir of his alcoholism and recovery, is being developed by Showtime. In addition, Burroughs is currently creating an original prime-time series for CBS. Augusten's latest book is called "You Better Not Cry: Stories for Christmas."
Twice named to Entertainment Weekly's list of the funniest people in America, Augusten has also been the subject of a Vanity Fair cover story and a Jeopardy! answer. His books have made guest appearances in two James Patterson novels, one Linkin Park music video, numerous television shows and a porn movie.
Augusten has been a photographer since childhood and many of his images can be seen on his website, www.augusten.com. He lives in New York City.
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It took me a while to pick up this novel and start reading it, but once I started I couldn’t put it down. I just finished it tonight and I’m so sad. I wish I would’ve read a little slower as I enjoyed it so much.
To give some background, I’m a gay recovering alcoholic so I found this to be very relatable for me, personally. I’m also an addiction counselor now so I read this book prior to displaying it in my office with my other books on recovery and addiction.
Some parts of this book made me laugh, and some made me cry because I found it all too relatable.
If the author by chance reads this review, thank you. Thank you for inspiring me and so many others. I’ve been in recovery for about 3 years now so I’m by no means an expert, but reading this novel is inspiring me to keep going. I am somebody and so are you.






