tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8282761092944595871.post6475669984483215383..comments2010-03-11T19:12:21.918-06:00Comments on eclectic / eccentric: Book Review: You Better Not CryTrishahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13917705393662132891noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8282761092944595871.post-14538853996665638612010-03-11T19:12:21.838-06:002010-03-11T19:12:21.838-06:00I thought the first story may possibly have been t...I thought the first story may possibly have been the best ever I have read of Burroughs so far. The rest of the book was pretty good--not as great as his other stuff but still funny!reviewsbylolahttp://reviewsbylola.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8282761092944595871.post-48221320598467897452010-03-08T22:45:20.815-06:002010-03-08T22:45:20.815-06:00That cover disturbs me. I stay far, far away from...That cover disturbs me. I stay far, far away from Burroughs because a) I don't like books full of dysfunction and b) I definitely hate it when memoirs read like fiction. Just make it fiction!Evahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06703372903532502944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8282761092944595871.post-26668191511028895622010-03-08T19:33:16.132-06:002010-03-08T19:33:16.132-06:00I really like Augusten Burroughs and have read pre...I really like Augusten Burroughs and have read pretty much everything he has written except for this and "A Wolf At the Table" (which is on my list for this year). Not sure about this ... I'm not a big fan of Christmas-themed books as a rule.Jennershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08044537551139633301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8282761092944595871.post-57547902910182376582010-03-08T14:45:17.002-06:002010-03-08T14:45:17.002-06:00I think the veracity issues have to do with the ex...I think the veracity issues have to do with the extreme nature of his experiences. Not many people can identify with a person who winds up naked in a hotel room with a disgusting old Santa with no memory of the night before. And then there's the dog and young boy incident in Running with Scissors. It's hard to believe even if it is true.Trishahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13917705393662132891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8282761092944595871.post-15262166534267997642010-03-08T09:29:22.403-06:002010-03-08T09:29:22.403-06:00Yes! I had trouble with parts of Running with Scis...Yes! I had trouble with parts of Running with Scissors for that very reason. There were a few continuity issues, plus there's the whole issue of how his family felt about the book. I think I spent most of the book wondering what was true and what wasn't.softdrinkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14228292413339353925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8282761092944595871.post-41845993270424436872010-03-08T09:10:58.662-06:002010-03-08T09:10:58.662-06:00I like Burroughs, but I can never understand why p...I like Burroughs, but I can never understand why people question the veracity of his memories. No one has ever said why! So I'd be interested in what you think about that.rhapsodyinbookshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07041412748239010264noreply@blogger.com