Book Review #38

Running with Scissors: A Memoir by Augusten Burroughs

Not for the faint of heart, Running With Scissors is a shockingly honest and sometimes hilarious account of Augusten Burrough's coming of age. It's one of those books that you want other people to read so you can make inside jokes about it--like bible dips, prophetic poop, sliding hotel furniture into the pool. It's also one of those books that people will not want you to recount to them due to repulsion and it may even make you want to go heave over the toilet when you finally close it.

When Augusten was just a boy his parents wanted to kill each other. They saw a psychiatrist and then parted ways. What followed is borderline unbelievable with Augusten's mother developing psychotic episodes, the psychiatrist treating her at motels, Augusten moving in to the phsychiatrist's home which doubles as a mental institution--and that's just the tip of the iceberg.

General consensus: An almost worthwhile trip through hell.