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Dry by Augusten Burroughs

10 reviews

kmoses87's review

emotional

4.0

This was really emotional, especially towards the end.

I just wish the thing that finally made Augustin give up alcohol again was the jewelry pig head made for him, but nothing you can do when it's a memior

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Chronic illness, and Drug abuse

linxoflife's review

challenging emotional reflective sad medium-paced

3.5

Honestly I did not like the blatant racism at some parts. The book felt very human and real. I feel bad for the things that happened to him, and the people around him.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Chronic illness, Drug abuse, Drug use, Pedophilia, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Racism

thejajon's review

dark emotional inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Rape, Self harm, and Alcohol

earthflesh's review

dark emotional funny reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Terminal illness, and Alcohol

Moderate: Toxic relationship

luisaaaa's review

challenging dark emotional inspiring reflective slow-paced

4.5

i knew the end was coming bcuz of lust and wonder but I was NOT expecting it to hit as hard as it did. Augusten Burroughs is absolutely brilliant.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism and Drug abuse

Moderate: Medical trauma

katierobertsonshaddix's review

challenging dark emotional funny sad tense fast-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body horror, Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, Homophobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Sexual content, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Alcohol

eirianz's review

emotional funny sad fast-paced

4.0

A fantastic look into Augusten Burrough's mind in all it's addictive, self-destructive, and deeply human tendancies. 

I found myself being unable to put the book down - needing to know what happens to each character whilst being deeply affected by the emotional journeys being told. 

The relationships in the book are rich, if at times frustrating. Being taken by the development of Augusten himself is highly rewarding. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Chronic illness, Drug abuse, Pedophilia, and Rape

Minor: Chronic illness, Fatphobia, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, and Sexual harassment

funkylitchick's review

dark funny sad fast-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Drug use, Medical content, and Alcohol

Minor: Suicide attempt

alekz's review

dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

2.75

Critics claiming ‘Dry’ is deeper and more complex than his previous ‘running with scissors’ are a breed of people I do not understand. I have read sharper, I have read more honest, and more lilting memoirs. Burroughs’ writing is honest and with that comes a certain beauty that I am not dense enough to not see, but the praise putting this among other five star books are misplaced. His sharpness becomes too much in the offensive lines thrown in throughout the piece - short anti Semitic and islamophobic quips that any editor should have seen only detract from the credibility of the piece. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Pedophilia, Rape, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Ableism, Antisemitism, and Islamophobia

moneyispizza's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

“I'm lonely. And I'm lonely in some horribly deep way and for a flash of an instant, I can see just how lonely, and how deep this feeling runs. And it scares the shit out of me to be this lonely because it seems catastrophic.”

Wow, I loved this book. Intense, and beautifully written. I was completely caught up in Augusten’s character arc (can we call it that in a memoir?). His internal dialogue throughout this story is profound - and at some points hidden behind humor. I both laughed and cried - Would absolutely recommend.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Drug use, Sexual content, and Alcohol

Moderate: Infidelity, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Vomit, Medical content, Gaslighting, and Toxic friendship