Running with Scissors (Abridged): A Memoir Audiobook

" Funny and scandalising at the same time. Some plot elements are outrageously comic. I still don't buy the fact that this is a memoir in entirety. Some embellishment has surely been done. "

" An amazing start to a life.....great read. "

" Good, but a bit bizarre. Heard the movie was awful. "

" I love Augusten Burroughs writing style and honestie about his life. He is a insperation to me to take up writing. I hope to continue to read his books in the future! "

" Typical Burroughs... lots of sarcasm and wit. His view of the world is... interesting. "

" 2.5 stars. Would have been more funny if this was fiction. Disturbing that this is actually people's lives. "

" Life is too short to drink cheap wine, clean your own house and/or read Augusten Burroughs. There is nothing instructional, edifying or beautiful in his themes or his prose. I seriously doubt his veracity, his memory and his integrity. "

" I don't believe a lot of the claims in this book. "

" A very sad memoir. Horrific childhood that no one should have to live through. I found it amazing that he had the strength to share those private details. Will most definately NOT see the movie. "

" My love for stories about dysfunctional families won out over my dismay at the author's pretentiousness in naming himself Augusten Burroughs. "

" Too crazy for me. Felt very creepy reading about a 13 year old boy and his 30-something boyfriend. And that seemed to take over the book about half way through. Wouldn't recommend to anyone. Won't even donate the book but throw it away. "

" There are a lot of bad reviews on here but I was thinking so far, so good. And weird. Good and weird. One of my favorite combos! "

" Very disfunctional life. You wonder how you could be somewhat normal after growing up like that! "

" This book was reviewed as one of the funnies books to read. I found very little to laugh about. I was very disappointed. I it a look at mental illness from the authors experience. At times, unappealing. "

" The back cover definitely made the book sound a lot more intense than it turned out to be. I did like the writing style though... fun. "

" I never wanted to call bull shit on an author more in my life. "

" Bizzare! Hard to imagine how some people ever overcome their childhoods. Bourroughs seems scared by his unusual upbringing, if only in his sense of humor. "

" Mmmm, pretty indecisive about this one. I think the writing is interesting primarily as a study in writer's voice, but the ending really left me wanting more. "

" Good book. But my heart broke for young author Augusten and the childhood he endured. "

" Hilarious if you like reading about a family more dysfunctional than your own. "

" Depressing male version of the Glass Castle. Only even more messed up if you can believe that:/ "

" A little wacky but it kept me wanting to read more. I don't know if these stories are true or not but if they are - I can't imagine why anyone would want to make a life like this so public! Yikes! "

" Hilarious! I laughed my my through this poignant book. "

" Very interesting. If you're into weird people and odd real life situations. Read it. "

" did not enjoy this book at all "

" Just started reading this book, I didn't know anything about it. I really enjoyed it although I don't think I will read Dry (his other book). The twisted humor kept me flipping the pages! I heard that his brother wrote a book too...I may read that. "

" Yuck. I couldn't finish this one, it upset me so much. I probably would have been able to handle it if it were fiction, but to think a child actually had to live through that---it's just too much for me to absorb. I had to put it down and I won't be picking it back up again. "

" That book got me reading everything Burroughs has published. "

" Disturbing, hard to believe, burn a soul-disturbing look at one man's hell told with humor. "

" This book was very funny at times, and then very disturbing at times. I'm not quite sure what to say other than that. It was entertaining... "

" Did not like any part of this book! "

" I read this book in about four hours, mostly because the story resembled a car crash - it was impossible to look away. The things the author went through (crazy mother, alcoholic father, etc.) are absolutely mind boggling, and certainly make one appreciate normalcy and the mundane a bit more... "

" Strange book, not horrible, but so off the wall it wasn't my style. "

" Overall, I thought this book was hilarious, but at times, the reader needs to look past the tragedy of the events described in the book. "

" Disturbing, yet couldn't put it down. Can't wait to read the sequel! "

" Very disturbing, I laughed when I now I shouldn't have. "

" This was a weird one because I didn't really care for it but I'm glad I read it. I think sometimes its necessary to take ourselves out of the sun shiny happy story to put things into perspective. I appreciated the authors dry humor. "

" Well written but very disturbing for me "

" It was so gross and twisted, yet I couldn't put it down! "

" I listened to the author read this one on CD. It's pretty graphic with lots of profanity, but I admit to laughing out loud at a few of the incidents. He reminds me of David Sedaris. I hear there's a movie with Gwynneth Paltrow - I may have to watch that one. "

" Entertaining and honest... movie doesn't do justice...what a shame... "

" Awful, horrible, terrible book.......I'll never read this author again! "