Binding: Mass Market Paperback Dewey Decimal Number: 813.6 EAN: 9780312938857 ISBN: 0312938853 Label: St. Martin's Paperbacks Manufacturer: St. Martin's Paperbacks Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 352 Publication Date: August 29, 2006 Publisher: St. Martin's Paperbacks Release Date: August 29, 2006 Sales Rank: 1774 Studio: St. Martin's Paperbacks
Running with Scissors: A Memoir
I loved Running with Scissors: A Memoir. I have read it numerous times and I still Laugh my butt off. Way better than the movie, but the movie does hold it's own. I look forward to reading Running with Scissors: A Memoir for years to come.
Wonderful read for good laughs
A little awkward during some sections, but funny/ witty throughout its entirety. If you like reading about things that seem crazy, this is a MUST read for you.
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talk about WEIRD childhood....reading Running with Scissors: A Memoir left me blank....i don't know if i hate it or love it.....this is weird because i usually feel strongly one way or another....i guess that what makes Running with Scissors: A Memoir controversial....i am going to watch the movie and see how the director "sees" the book.....i am sure it will be interesting to watch.
A Childhood Undesired: A Review of Running with Scissors
A boy sits and watches his mother get ready for a night out. The smells remind him of abandonment. Her actions fill him with jealousy. The boy needs some control over his life and the only things he can grasp are his physical appearance. Panicking if a hair is out of place and disgusted if he notices a stain on his clothes. He feels comfort in knowing he determines is outer presence, for the inner part of him is slowly being broken. Life as he knows it is soon going to be changed forever. This boy is Augusten Burroughs.
In his childhood memoir, Running with Scissors (St. Martins Press, 2002, 304), Augusten Burroughs struggles with a disturbed childhood that contains a crazy mother, a father who abandoned him, and a boyfriend who ... Read More
A humorous romp through an unusual childhood
Running With Scissors is an outstanding book. It's laugh-out-loud hilarious, often shocking and, at times, sad. There are enough unusual surprises in the book that I don't want to ruin them for you by giving away plot lines. Suffice to say, there's twists and turns along the way that are stranger than fiction.
A similar book I enjoyed was When You Are Engulfed in Flames
