Augusten Burroughs: get over your childhood, please

[Auggie27]

Posted: 4/30/08 at 3:20pm

Another "memoir" from this man? Forget the Frey-esque embellishment factor, why are we supposed to embrace more of this man's reminiscences? His entire literary achievement is remembering. We get it, you had a rough time. You picked up martinis. You didn't like Rehab. You wanted to be famous. You wanted to be famous. You wanted to be fam--

Papa may have, Mama may have, but God bless the child who's got his own.

[Bettyboy72]

Posted: 4/30/08 at 3:26pm

I saw the book in Target and the exact same thing crossed my mind. I havent seen any press or reviews on the book, so I do not know what impressions are so far. I was not interested in the least.

[Auggie27]

Posted: 4/30/08 at 3:31pm

Apparently his father was ... gasp, respected by his academic peers while secretly ... gasp, gasp ... abusive and unaffectionate at home. In other words, like a huge percentage of men in this society.

[wexy]

Posted: 4/30/08 at 3:38pm

Agreed.

[PalJoey]

Posted: 4/30/08 at 4:12pm

What else do you expect him to write about?

[Mrs Mangel]

Posted: 4/30/08 at 4:17pm

Maybe he could try his hand at fiction.

[Mister Matt]

Posted: 4/30/08 at 4:22pm

Augusten Burroughs has works of fiction published as well. I'm just tired of the "dark and eccentric" genre. I know it's been in fashion for several years now, but I always found it more self-indulgent than entertaining. And not just the memoirs, but the various fiction authors as well. It's like they're all competing for who can be the quirkiest and the most grim. But funny! Yet edgy.

Zzzzzzz.....

[DayDreamer]

Posted: 4/30/08 at 4:23pm

I haven't read him, though I love David Sedaris. And all he seems to write about is his life ...

[Mrs Mangel]

Posted: 4/30/08 at 4:26pm

There is certainly room for a gay Harold Robbins. He should try to channel him.

[DMsquared2]

Posted: 4/30/08 at 4:36pm

I understand where you're coming from but Augusten Burroughs can write about whatever he wants. If one doesn't like a book or a certain author one can ignore his/her work.

[jakebloke]

Posted: 4/30/08 at 5:37pm

Exactly. So don't read it!!! Why let it bother you so much?

[DG]

Posted: 4/30/08 at 5:43pm

I don't think it bothers Auggie "so much" - he was just using the forum to make a point he'd been thinking about, in his usual creative voice.