Running with Scissors: A Memoir
This Book is Currently in the Wild!
11 journalers for this copy...
Somebody made a comment about this book in "Book Talk" - I don't even remember if it was positive or not. But when I came across this book today, it seemed to jump off the shelf at me, and since I seem to be buying ('reading') more memoirs these days, I thought I might as well pick this book up too.
Added to Mt TBR.
Added to Mt TBR.
What a scary, funny book. I hope that Augusten was exxagerating already exxagerated journal entries from his childhood. And even with exxageration this story is outrageous. Thank goodness he has a sense of humour, or at least uses humour to get through life, b/c his upbringing was so unique, and ridiculous, and amazing, and at times quite funny.
I enjoyed this book, but it disturbed me as well. I'm not sure what I'll do with it - whether it be a bookring, or released. It really was an enjoyable book, so I think I will want to share it with others once my husband gets a chance to read it.
I enjoyed this book, but it disturbed me as well. I'm not sure what I'll do with it - whether it be a bookring, or released. It really was an enjoyable book, so I think I will want to share it with others once my husband gets a chance to read it.
I've decided to send this book out on a short bookring. I'm opening it up to readers in the US/Canada. If you are interested, please send me a PM. Thanks!! Brewster13
Here are the participants thus far. I will keep this open for more participants, and hopefully will get this in the mail in the new couple of weeks! Thanks!
Order:
1. deereads - Cda done
2. T02S03B11D20 - US done
3. BooksnBeer - US (US/Cda) done
4. Caridad - US done
5. elfgirlsmom - US done
6. tashe - US done
7. valerief - US done
8. acountkel - US done
9. RustyReader2 -- Canada (int'l) with this reader
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RULES FOR THIS BOOKRAY:
1. Journal when you receive, journal again with your thoughts, and journal when you ship the book to the next person.
2. Please try to send the book on within one month of receiving it. If you are going to have the book for longer than one month, please journal so that we know to expect the delay.
3. Please try to stick a local postcard in the book when sending on to the next person. If this isn't possible, that's ok...but if you can, that'd be nice.
4. Enjoy the book!!
Order:
1. deereads - Cda done
2. T02S03B11D20 - US done
3. BooksnBeer - US (US/Cda) done
4. Caridad - US done
5. elfgirlsmom - US done
6. tashe - US done
7. valerief - US done
8. acountkel - US done
9. RustyReader2 -- Canada (int'l) with this reader
____________________________________________________________________
RULES FOR THIS BOOKRAY:
1. Journal when you receive, journal again with your thoughts, and journal when you ship the book to the next person.
2. Please try to send the book on within one month of receiving it. If you are going to have the book for longer than one month, please journal so that we know to expect the delay.
3. Please try to stick a local postcard in the book when sending on to the next person. If this isn't possible, that's ok...but if you can, that'd be nice.
4. Enjoy the book!!
This was mailed today. Enjoy :-)
Received book in the mail today. Will start reading tomorrow (or maybe tonight if I get other book finished!!!)
Well...very disturbing but I really couldn't put it down. The book even went to the ballgame with me so I could keep reading. I guess it is like passing a terrible car wreck...you don't want to see anything gory, but you look anyway. I would like to read "Dry" the follow up memoir to this one to see what happens next in his life. It is packed up and ready to go onto T02S03B11D20. Will post when I get it mailed.
Mailed off today!! Enjoy!!
Received this today, and only have about 30 pages left on the book I am reading, so will get to this very shortly.
I have finished this book (although I don't know why I bothered.) Today I sent my second notice to Booksnbeer for her address. If I don't hear from her, I will go to the next person. As for the book, I thought it was nothing but a bunch of rubbish. I wonder if the editors and/or publishers ever bother to check the veracity of stories such as these.
This book is on it's way once again.
Received this in yesterday's mail. Really glad I will get to read it before I see the movie. The reviews on this are so mixed, I can't wait to dig into it.
I finished this book – but, I can’t say I enjoyed it. I have to agree with T02503B11D20 – Does the publisher check anything before they put the Biography label on something. Is this like the “a million little pieces” scenario. The author wants us to believe a “really big fish story”. Oh well, I have already put too much time into it.
It will be on it’s way to the next on the list as soon as I receive an address.
It will be on it’s way to the next on the list as soon as I receive an address.
Received in the mail. Will be in the TBR pile because of the holiday. I like the idea of including the postcards. Will continue the tradition.
Whether it was all fact or fiction, it still made me laugh a lot. I KNOW people like these charachters. Looking forward to getting a hold of "Dry".
Put additional postcard in book and put in mailbox to elfgirlsmom.
Put additional postcard in book and put in mailbox to elfgirlsmom.
Looking forward to reading this has so many diverse reviews but have heard good things about it. Thanks for sharing. Love all the postcards!
Well, I finished this tonight...not sure what to say really, it was pretty disturbing and very sad. Some of the stories were pretty hard to believe, so hopefully there was some exaggeration. I am usually a fan of the humorous memoir, I love Laurie Notaro, and found Burrouhs Sellevision funny, but don't think I'll read any more by him soon.
I've requested for an address from tashe and will mail out as soon as I get that.
Thanks to brewster13 for sharing!
I've requested for an address from tashe and will mail out as soon as I get that.
Thanks to brewster13 for sharing!
Dropped in the mail this morning to tashe
Happy Reading!
Happy Reading!
Just received, despite all the snow that was dumped on us yesterday! Hopefully I'll get to it this weekend.
Tashe
Tashe
Like many people before me, I didn't care for it. It indeed had the feel of exagerated for public consumption quality for it rather than any real sense of reality. Who was it that asked about it being one of the “a million little pieces” scenario? I think they hit the nailhead with that comment. This book didn't have the feel of reality about it and I couldn't drag myself into it at all.
I am contacting the next in line ( valerief ) while I go postcard hunting!
Tashe
I am contacting the next in line ( valerief ) while I go postcard hunting!
Tashe
Thank you Tashe. I have a few books on top of this one, but I am eager to read this before I see the movie.
Agreeing with what's already been posted here, the other question that came to mind was, "Do people like his parents and the Finches really exist out there?" I guess one benefit of Augusten rough (if it's true) childhood is that he accomplished his dream of coming to New York and being a celebrity based on his memoirs.
I have one more book for accountkel. This will be going in the mail next week, with a new postcard as well. Enjoy!
I have one more book for accountkel. This will be going in the mail next week, with a new postcard as well. Enjoy!
Caught today.
Thank you brewster for including me.
Looking forward to reading this one.
Thank you brewster for including me.
Looking forward to reading this one.
This was a very disturbing account of a boy whose father was an alcoholic and wanted nothing to do with him and whose mother was mentally ill and made her shrink the boy’s legal guardian. What does make this book stand out and what left an impression on me, is the story. It is almost unbelievable. Some readers found it humorous. Although there were some quirky things that happened that may make you laugh, I did not find this book funny at all. It was almost depressing. The most promising part of this book is the fact that Augusten was able to make it to adulthood and publish his story.
Thank you for including me.
Will send to the next person as soon as I get their address.
Thank you for including me.
Will send to the next person as soon as I get their address.
I just got home from 2 weeks of camping and this was one of the books waiting for me! Just finishing another bookray right now, will get this started as soon as possible.
This book surprised me, I did not expect to like it at all, but it grew on me. Augusten lived a very unbelievable life, I am happy that he decided to write a book about it. Thank you brewster13 for this bookray.
Am I to keep it or pass it back to you??? I have a couple friends who would like very much to read it.
Am I to keep it or pass it back to you??? I have a couple friends who would like very much to read it.
Book is here. Why is it here? If this goes to catsalive, please arrange postage per last journal entry. Otherwise I will local release it.
Journal Entry 28 by caligula03 at Castro Valley Library in Castro Valley, California USA on Thursday, June 24, 2010
Released 13 yrs ago (6/24/2010 UTC) at Castro Valley Library in Castro Valley, California USA
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