Product Description

You may not know it, but you’ve met Augusten Burroughs. You’ve seen him on the street, in bars, on the train, at restaurants: a twenty-something guy, nice suit, works in advertising. Regular. Ordinary. But when the ordinary person had two drinks, Augusten was circling the drain by having twelve; when the ordinary person went home at midnight, Augusten never went home at all. Loud, distracting ties, automated wake-up calls and aftershave on the tongue could only hide so much for so long.

At the request (well, it wasn’t really a request) of his employers, Augusten lands in rehab, where his dreams of group therapy with Robert Downey Jr are immediately dashed by the grim reality of fluorescent lighting and paper hospital slippers. But when Augusten is forced to examine himself, something actually starts to click, and that’s when he finds himself in the worst trouble of all. Because when his thirty days are up, he has to return to his same drunken Manhattan life - and live it sober. What follows is a memoir that’s as moving as it is funny, as heartbreaking as it is real.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #9774 in Books
• Published on: 2005-02-10
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 304 pages

New York Times
'Laughter on the road to sobriety for aficionados of outrageous black comedy'

Elle
'Wickedly funny, painfully honest, and uber-cool, I haven’t read anything this sharp, hip or honest in my life'

Synopsis
You may not know it, but you've met Augusten Burroughs. You've seen him on the street, in bars, on the underground, at restaurants: a twenty-something guy, nice suit, works in advertising. Regular. Ordinary. But when the ordinary person had two drinks, Augusten was circling the drain by having twelve; when the ordinary person went home at midnight, Augusten never went home at all. Loud, distracting ties, automated wake-up calls and aftershave on the tongue could only hide so much for so long. At the request (well, it wasn't really a request) of his employers, Augusten lands in rehab, where his dreams of group therapy with Robert Downey Jr are immediately dashed by the grim reality of flourescent lighting and paper hospital slippers. But when Augusten is forced to examine himself, something actually starts to click, and that's when he finds himself in the worst trouble of all. Because when his thirty days are up, he has to return to his same drunken Manhattan life - and live it sober. What follows is a memoir that's as moving as it is funny, as heartbreaking as it is real.

Customer Reviews

I laughed out loud a lot
I loved this book. I have read most of Augusten Burrows's books and this was by far my favourite, he is laugh out loud naughty and is well able to describe the journey through re-hab, relationships and his friendship with Pighead which at times can make you cry as well as laugh. I hope you enjoyed it as much as I did.

dry, unlike my eyes!!
I highly recommend that everyone buy this book, especially those who have read running with scissors (an amazing account of his developmental years). This book is yet again highly entertaining and very funny, yet i found, extrememly sad at the end. no other book has managed to make me sob out loud for 50 solid pages!! So well written, i can't help but feel like he's now one of my best friends.

Superb
One of the best books I've read in a long time: I couldn't put it down. Some laugh out loud parts coupled with some real tear jerking moments. Even better than 'Running with Scissors' (which was superb)