Dry: Augusten Burroughs: 403: Paperback - Anniv. Ed.: Personal Memoirs book. Augusten Burroughs has a way of writing that truly invites you to get lost since it's all so captivating. Maybe it's the mess and craziness of his life. But it's all so fascinating! I loved his book Running with Scissors and remembered getting lost in that one and breezing through it quickly. Augusten Burroughs is the author of Running with Scissors, Dry, Magical Thinking: True Stories, Possible Side Effects, A Wolf at the Table and You Better Not Cry. He is also the author of the novel Sellevision, which has been optioned for film. Dry by Augusten Burroughs-Audiobook Excerpt Listen to bestselling author Augusten Burroughs read from his memoir Dry. From the New York Times Bestselling author of Running With Scissors comes the story of one man trying to out-drink his memories, outlast his demons, and outrun his past.
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| Author | Augusten Burroughs |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Memoir |
| Publisher | St. Martin's Press |
| June 2003 | |
| Pages | 293 |
| ISBN | 978-0312272050 |
| 813/.6 B | |
| LC Class | PS3552.U745 Z465 2003 |
Dry is a memoir written by American writer Augusten Burroughs. It describes the author's battle with alcoholism. Dry was written before Running with Scissors, but was published second.[1]Dry reached number 24 on The New York TimesBest Seller list for Hardcover Nonfiction.[2]
Although the memoir is based on actual events, the first pages include this author's note: 'This memoir is based on my experiences over a ten-year period. Names have been changed, characters combined, and events compressed. Certain episodes are imaginative re-creation, and those episodes are not intended to portray actual events.'[3]
Synopsis[edit]
The first part of the memoir centers on Burroughs' intervention by his co-workers and boss as well as his time spent at a rehab facility that caters specifically to gay and lesbian patients. The second part of the novel deals with Burroughs' first bout with sobriety since leaving the rehab program. He meets a love interest at his group therapy sessions and takes in a fellow addict in recovery. Part II also shows the decline in health in Burroughs' ex-boyfriend and current friend, only named Pighead in the memoir. Pighead is living with HIV, and although healthy in the beginning of the book, he eventually succumbs to the effects of HIV. The death of his friend sends Burroughs into a relapse, including drinking, cocaine and crack. The memoir ends with Burroughs getting clean and helping another alcoholic friend of his through his recovery.
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Characters[edit]
- Augusten
- Main character and author of the memoir.
- Greer
- Burroughs's co-worker and friend. Part of the intervention
- Jim
- Mortician. Burroughs's drinking buddy. Reappears in the end sober and in recovery as well.
- Pighead
- Burroughs's best friend and former love interest.
- Foster
- Burroughs's love interest in the memoir. They meet at group therapy for alcohol/drug addicts.
- Hayden
- Recovering addict who moves in with Burroughs midway through the memoir
Film adaptation[edit]
Burroughs is writing the script for a Showtime series based on the memoir. No release date has been announced.[4]
References[edit]
- ^Mcdonald, Natalie Hope (August 13, 2003). 'Dry: A Memoir by Augusten Burroughs'. Pop Matters.
- ^'Hardcover Nonfiction'. The New York Times. July 6, 2003.
- ^McElhatton, Heather (November 3, 2011). 'Truth vs. Fiction in Augusten Burroughs' memoir, 'Dry''. MPR. Retrieved May 12, 2011.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
- ^Mitchell, Wendy (October 27, 2009). 'Augusten Burroughs plans new TV shows with CBS, Showtime'. Entertainment Weekly.
See also[edit]
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