Narrative has always been an interest of mine so naturally an author such as Augusten Burroughs when brought to my attention would interest me. It all started this past summer when one of my roommates introduced me to his writing. The first she introduced me to was Magical Thinking, about his life after his 20s, when he was trying to settle down and find love. Though his stories were often about difficult issues he still found away to make it funny. The reason why I liked this book is because he ran into obstacles and kept going.
After Magical Thinking I read Running With Scissors one of his most "infamous" novels. Though it was a difficult book to get through with a lot of uncomfortable situations it was good reference point to appreciate his other books even more.
The next book that I started to read was a collection of short stories, Possible Side Effects,
I am still in the process of reading this book and hope to finish it soon. One of my favorite stories in this book is about the Sacred Cow. A puppy that Augusten Burroughs and his partner decided to get to accompany their other dog Bentley.
The reason why I enjoyed this short story so much is because it reminded me of a situation my parents would get into about choosing a puppy the entire combination of the book has reminded me of them up until the point I stopped reading ( I am not done yet with the book).
The book I am currently reading by Augusten Burroughs is Dry, by recommendation of my roommate, she said I would enjoy the humor. Which is completely true, because I have a dry sense of humor. As of right now I am only on page 21 but so far it is pretty interesting.
I have never really wanted to be in the advertising industry because I am just not that snappy on my feet but I always thought it was interesting how people can get a message across in such a short amount of time.
Not to be to formal but in conclusion the reason I love Augusten Burroughs is because he writes about memories, even bad ones, and finds a way to make them funny. Oh yeah, and because he makes me laugh.
So thanks roommate #1 (?) for introducing me to Augusten you have opened my eyes to a totally different side of writing.
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My intro to Augustan Burroughs was a rough one with Running With Scissors. A notorious book club pick by me. Wow, did we talk a lot about that one! When you suggested I read Magical Thinking, I was reluctant, but I enjoyed it so much because I realized that he overcame his awful, mixed up childhood and that made me feel good. Of course, The Sacred Cow story is my favorite and I look forward to reading that whole book when you are done. But I sure do love me some Sacred Cow.
ReplyDeleteAs I mentioned to you at dinner I would like to read somethig of this author. Sometimes I like to try something differentfrom my regular repertoir, maybe you can sugest a tile and maybe your mother has it. It sure was good to go to the fancy restaurant on Zach's 25th and spend a little time with all of you, since you are one of my favorite bunch. See you tonight
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