Running With Scissors

[Chenofan #1]

Posted: 3/8/06 at 9:15pm

I just finished the book and wondered if anyone else read it. I thought it was amazing. The whole time I was thinking "OMG! This really happened. These people actually existed!"

If anyone wants to have a little "book discussion" I would love to have one.



Spoilers are aloud, but people who did not read it, DON"T LOOK!


(Kristin Chenoweth, I heard, was only going to be kissing. She is going to be Fern, if anyone didn't know.)

[ihearttheatre]

Posted: 3/8/06 at 9:16pm

weirdest book ever, but I sort of liked it
Updated On: 7/13/06 at 09:16 PM

[Chenofan #1]

Posted: 3/8/06 at 9:22pm

Do you know if they are going to take out some of the parts with Neil and Augusten...alone...you know...


I am asuming that they would considered that it was very...detailed.

[ihearttheatre]

Posted: 3/8/06 at 9:24pm

I have no idea. Updated On: 3/8/06 at 09:24 PM

[BillFinn]

Posted: 7/11/06 at 1:09am

I think the cinematography is going to be very crafty in telling the audience about Bookman and Augusten's sexual relationship. They cannot possibly go into all of the details, being the world we live in today. I mean, look at "Angels in America". One of the most liberal pieces aired on HBO concerning gay sex. They showed Joe's face, in the dark, akin to the sounds of the action. I think similiar things are going to take place.

The way they're pitching the movie in the trailier? I don't know what direction they're taking this in. It's dark humor, but by no means, a comedy! It's not something you can take your children to or a chick flick. However, Augusten Burroughs himself gives his 110% blessings on the project so I trust his judgement.

[Silence = Death]

Posted: 7/11/06 at 1:36am

I absolutely love this book, among with all of his other books and am incredibly excited that they are making a movie out of it. I saw my first Running with Scissors commercial the other day in a movie theatre and almost peed myself from excitment and laughter.

Every part that they showed I could pick out from the book and I can't imagine Augusten letting them **** up his book. And hearing that he is backing it completely is awesome!

I have wondered whether or not they were going to add in the whole 'gay factor' considering it isn't anywhere near what made the household so odd but I did see some guy in the preview that wasn't mentioned but they said who played him.

Considering Augusten's cynical humor, I can't wait to see how they interpret it.

And not to make this way too incredibly long, even thinking back on the book, I always have to remind myself that this stuff really happened to someone, that it's REAL.

[gustof777]

Posted: 7/11/06 at 1:46am

one of my favorite books and cannot wait to see the movie!

[Silence = Death]

Posted: 7/11/06 at 2:16am

Who is Fern in the book? I remember her being mentioned but I can't remember why...

[Fiction Writer]

Posted: 7/11/06 at 2:59am

I'll probably go out and buy the book this weekend. I was going to Friday, but I bought the Virgin Suicides instead. (It's been on the list since I first saw the movie.)

Posted: 7/11/06 at 6:38am

Isn't Fern the mothers lesbian lover?

[bwaysinger]

Posted: 7/11/06 at 8:05am

Namo will, no doubt, weigh in when he reads this thread (or perhaps my post), but didn't Burroughs suffer a little negative press over having "fictionalized" a fair amount of this narrative?

[Chenofan #1]

Posted: 7/11/06 at 8:55am

Beerchild, Fern is her lover. (Go Kristin !!!!!!!)

I am so excited.

[Fiction Writer]

Posted: 7/11/06 at 4:48pm

Cheno plays a lesbian? GO HER!

[Silence = Death]

Posted: 7/11/06 at 4:56pm

Wow, I hadn't heard about any negative press towards the book because of 'fictionalized' events. Hopefully that isn't true but who knows!

Go Kristin being a lesbian! And now that I've been reminded who Fern is...I understand why it was said that she'd only be kissing. *evil laugh*

[Fiction Writer]

Posted: 7/11/06 at 4:59pm

I have got to read this book!

[Chenofan #1]

Posted: 7/11/06 at 5:00pm

I can't wait!!!! I think everyone should play a lesbian at least once in their life. Boy or Girl. I have, and it was very fun.

Can't wait to see it!

[Beanmatt]

Posted: 7/11/06 at 7:41pm

I'm pretty sure Burroughs was sued by the family depicted in the book. I seem to remember their claim being that he didn't change it enough - so much so that people knew who Burroughs was talking about by his description of the house and it's location - that they were angry at how identifiable they were from the clues in the book.

[Fiction Writer]

Posted: 7/11/06 at 8:02pm

I thought he was the one depicted in the book?

[Silence = Death]

Posted: 7/11/06 at 8:27pm

Well considering the things that the people did, how could they become unrecognizable? I mean..those aren't things that a lot of people do. And he changed the names...oooh well. Whether people know it is them or not is the LEAST of their worries.

He is depicted in the book, but it's the story of him growing up with his mother's shrink's 'family.'

[Fiction Writer]

Posted: 7/11/06 at 9:08pm

Ah.

And the case, if it's real, should be thrown out. As writers, we can write about anyone, as long as their names are changed. If the people portrayed don't like how they're portrayed, and as long as it's not defamation/libel (which, from what I hear, may be) then I don't think the people can sue.

[FindingNamo]

Posted: 7/11/06 at 11:08pm

And what about the crap he completely made up? The stuff that you were reading and thinking, "You can't make this stuff up!"

Guess what? Yes you can.

And what happens when made up stuff is ascribed to real life people barely disguised?

[bwaysinger]

Posted: 7/12/06 at 8:30am

That's what I remembered. The family sued over more than the casual resemblane they shared to the family in the book, they sued over what I'm guessing was libel.
Time for a little Google research (and how I hate not being able to have a Lexus Nexus subscription).

[Silence = Death]

Posted: 7/12/06 at 5:42pm

I actually got bored and did the Google search and found out two things.

1. There is no Bookman blowjob. That wasn't really what I was looking for but that came up in an interview.

2. He was brought to court by the family because they were 'defamed and grossly misinterpreted' but it didn't say what happened in court. In an interview he did say that he expects people to bring him to court over little things but that everything in the books are true and that he could prove them.

And to anyone interested...definitely go to his website, there is some really funny stuff on there.

[FindingNamo]

Posted: 7/12/06 at 5:45pm

"...everything in the books are true and that he could prove them."

And did he do so?

[Silence = Death]

Posted: 7/12/06 at 6:05pm

Oh, I have no idea. He didn't mention that he HAD been taken to court, just that it wouldn't surprise him. So the interview may have been before the actual thing happened.