Running With Scissors by Augusten Burroughs
Augusten Burroughs's jaw-dropping memoir, out now in paperback: 'Adrian Mole scripted by Hieronymous Bosch' Fiona Hook, The Times
'This true story is a match for the strangest.. Running with Scissors reads like an extremely well crafted and crazed sitcom, a mix of Jerry Springer and Seinfeld... Funny, moving and extraordinary' -- Christina Patterson * Independent *
'Twisted, hilarious and relentlessly bizarre... It single-handedly redefines the term "fucked up childhood"' * Sleazenation *
'Bawdy, outrageous, often hilarious... so flippant and so insanely funny' * New York Times *
'A story so strange, it could never be fiction... deftly written, smart and funny' * GQ *
'Burroughs will be hard pressed ever to better this, his debut effort... It's one you'll never forget' -- Alice Fisher * Time Out *
'Dave Pelzer with a whoopee cushion attached... Genuinely memorable' -- Top 50 Cultural Events of the Season * Observer *
'Twisted, hilarious and relentlessly bizarre... It single-handedly redefines the term "fucked up childhood"' * Sleazenation *
'Bawdy, outrageous, often hilarious... so flippant and so insanely funny' * New York Times *
'A story so strange, it could never be fiction... deftly written, smart and funny' * GQ *
'Burroughs will be hard pressed ever to better this, his debut effort... It's one you'll never forget' -- Alice Fisher * Time Out *
'Dave Pelzer with a whoopee cushion attached... Genuinely memorable' -- Top 50 Cultural Events of the Season * Observer *
Augusten Burroughs is the eighteenth grandson of King James the Second of Scotland. Not that this has done him the slightest good. He has no hobbies, interests or skills, other than writing about himself.He lives in New York.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781843541516 |
| ISBN 10 | 1843541513 |
| Title | Running With Scissors |
| Author | Augusten Burroughs |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Atlantic Books |
| Year published | 2004-02-12 |
| Number of pages | 400 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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