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jmrkls1's review against another edition
4.0
I loved running with scissors and this I loved just as well. Sad, poignant, and almost unbelievable. Read in one weekend.
lauragessert's review against another edition
4.0
This author has always been one of my favorites .
As a school teacher people would always tell me most kids will come out fine as they tend to always have one good person in their life.
This book really kept me on the edge of my seat as he is such a great story teller . My only reason for not giving it 5 stars is that the structure was a little off going back and forth at the end however isn’t this like life our minds slip cable and forth even though we stand in the now . The book felt too heavily edited as well ( not the author’s fault ) I wish the book had been longer .
I relate to this story as I knew someone like his father once and it’s hard to put into words how damaging a person who is missing a part of their humanity can be towards others .
Looking forward to reading his most recent book “ Toil and Trouble”.
As a school teacher people would always tell me most kids will come out fine as they tend to always have one good person in their life.
This book really kept me on the edge of my seat as he is such a great story teller . My only reason for not giving it 5 stars is that the structure was a little off going back and forth at the end however isn’t this like life our minds slip cable and forth even though we stand in the now . The book felt too heavily edited as well ( not the author’s fault ) I wish the book had been longer .
I relate to this story as I knew someone like his father once and it’s hard to put into words how damaging a person who is missing a part of their humanity can be towards others .
Looking forward to reading his most recent book “ Toil and Trouble”.
lindsayturtle's review against another edition
4.0
Very good. Not my favourite Augusten Burroughs, though. Heartbreaking in so many ways and terrifying. Makes you want to be a better parent.
amberlou105's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
2.75
Didn't have the heart his other novels had. I think the epilogue could have been cut as well
jennbliven's review against another edition
5.0
I just finished A Wolf at the Table, and Augusten Burroughs still remains at the top of my favorite authors list. While reading every word, all I kept thinking was, "this book needed to be written (by him), this story was going to be told." He has a gift and I'm thankful he shares it with the rest of us.
kibird's review against another edition
4.0
I've been on a big Augusten Burroughs kick the last few months - determined to read everything he's written. 50 pages in, this was my least favorite one, but by the end, this wrenching and frighteningly honest book, although somewhat awkward and without any of the wit or humor of some of his more palatable work, was keeping me awake at night and in my head all day. It's really disturbing and, again, just so honest. It seems like this book must have been very hard to write and although it's not easy to read, I think it's an important part of his catalog.