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The Long Journey Home: A Memoir Audiobook
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The mother of best-selling memoirists Augusten Burroughs and John Elder Robison, Margaret Robison offers her own version of the events so famously chronicled in her sons' much-talked about works. From one view, Margaret and her husband John's life together began with a sheen of normality: he a successful academic and she an artist, poet, and mother. But when John turns to the bottle, and Margaret sinks farther and farther into mental illness, the cracks in their lives threaten to consume their fragile family.
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"Margaret Robison's memoir is very insightful. She bares her soul, telling the reader of her accomplishments as well as her many failures. Margarets tell us proudly of het 2 sons (both accomplished authors themselves). The ups and downs of her life are told from the heart."
— Angela (4 out of 5 stars)
The Long Journey Home Listener Reviews
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" written by Augusten (Chris)Burroughs mother...Not sure I beleive everything she wrote..also dont know how she could write so clearly what was going on during her psychotic episodes..Just not real believable.. "
— Sharon, 1/8/2014 -
" I had to read this book, since I've read both her sons memoirs....but she is so psychotic it was sometimes unbelievable. I didn't enjoy it as much as I thought I would. It is mostly about all her psychotic episodes in different mental hospitals. "
— Nancy, 12/31/2013 -
" Nothing very interesting happens. Probably because I've read all of her son's books, I was most interested in the part of the story involving the psychiatrist. The writing is not boring. "
— Rena, 12/13/2013 -
" I'll stick to Augusten. "
— Pamela, 12/10/2013 -
" Gave up, I don't think I can read about anymore disfunction "
— Lisa, 11/28/2013 -
" A good read. However, if you're reading this because you've read "Running With Scissors" prepare to be surprised, Robison tells a completely different story than her son, with only a few similarities. "
— Sam, 11/20/2013 -
" Beautifully written. Her memoir reads like at poem at times.... "
— Rebecca, 8/22/2013 -
" not really worth reading on its own, but a good alternative perspective on Augusten Burroughs' memoirs "
— Gaelen, 6/6/2013 -
" A heart-wrenching book about a woman who struggled with mental illness, abuse, and physical illness, ncluding a severe stroke. Although I felt her writing style was articulate and lyrical, the book was too long and too sad for my taste. However, her story of survival is heroic indeed. "
— Carol, 6/5/2013 -
" This book had some interesting parts, but mostly becuase I am familiar with Augusten Burroughs books. A lot of this story was uninteresting and seemed overly drawn out. I do enjoy hearing how the two authors disagree about their shared experiences. "
— Heather, 5/25/2013 -
" just an awful book.boring,all over the place, "
— Gina, 12/22/2012 -
" disappointed that she did not address her son's version of their life more specifically. "
— Carol, 7/9/2012 -
" I couldn't finish the book, it was too depressing too crazy. Even though I had all the other books from this family, this was just too over the top to finish. "
— Cindy, 2/13/2012 -
" Did not finish the book. Rarely does this happen but I could not get through it. "
— Bridget, 10/27/2011 -
" I have concluded that she really is crazy and selfish, a difficult combination to have as your mother! "
— JoAnn, 9/27/2011 -
" This is a memoir by a woman who has serious issues. I think she tries to address them directly, but she's a very unreliable narrator and after a while I began to feel claustrophobic. "
— Susan, 8/13/2011 -
" not really worth reading on its own, but a good alternative perspective on Augusten Burroughs' memoirs "
— Gaelen, 7/10/2011 -
" Beautifully written. Her memoir reads like at poem at times.... "
— Rebecca, 6/14/2011 -
" written by Augusten (Chris)Burroughs mother...Not sure I beleive everything she wrote..also dont know how she could write so clearly what was going on during her psychotic episodes..Just not real believable.. "
— Sharon, 6/4/2011