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Magical Thinking: True Stories
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.6
EAN: 9780312315955
ISBN: 0312315953
Label: Picador
Manufacturer: Picador
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 304
Publication Date: October 01, 2005
Publisher: Picador
Release Date: September 15, 2005
Studio: Picador
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Editorial Review:
It's best to know this from the start: Augusten Burroughs is mean. Augusten Burroughs is also outrageously X-rated. If you can get past those two things, Burroughs might just be the most refreshing voice in American books today, and his collection of acerbic essays will have you laughing out loud even while cringing in your seat. Whether he is stepping on the fingers of little children or giving you the blow-by-blow on a very unholy act, Burroughs manages to do it in a way that fills conflicted fans with both horror and glee.
Spanning from the surprisingly Machiavellian portrayal of his role in a Tang commercial at age seven to his more recent foray into dog ownership, Burroughs has what seems to be an endless supply of offbeat life experiences. Much like earlier David Sedaris collections (Barrel Fever or Naked), there are occasional fits and starts in the flow of the writing, but ultimately, Magical Thinking is worth reading (and re-reading). If you're familiar with Burroughs's memoirs, Running with Scissors, and Dry, you may find parts of Magical Thinking repetitive, since these essays bounce around in time between the other two. In fact, in an ideal world, this collection would have come first, as it offers an excellent introduction to Burroughs's fascinating life. --Vicky Griffith
From the #1 bestselling author of Running with Scissors and Dry--a contagiously funny, heartwarming, shocking, twisted, and absolutely magical collection. True stories that give voice to the thoughts we all have but dare not mention. It begins with a Tang Instant Breakfast Drink television commercial when Augusten was seven. Then there is the contest of wills with the deranged cleaning lady. The execution of a rodent carried out with military precision and utter horror. Telemarketing revenge. Dating an undertaker and much more. A collection of true stories that are universal in their appeal yet unabashedly intimate and very funny.
Customer Reviews
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Rating:  - magical thinking: true stories
i totally love augusten's way of thinking. he's so funny and smart. love everything i've ever read by him. i feel like i have a best friend when i read his work. i love it!
Rating: - another hit
Aug proves that he is a literary genius, time after time. I LOVED THIS BOOK!! The format was interesting, never leaving you bored or lost. It was a compilation of short stories about his life, all humorous and thought provoking.
Rating: - grinding out those memoirs...
Although 'Dry' and 'Running With Scissors' were both very original, well-written memoirs, I sense Augusten Burroughs might be overreaching by following the path already blazed by David Sedaris - namely, writing autobiographical short stories. These little vignettes are not in sequence and because they are short in length, they need to quickly capture the attention of the reader. Although most of the little stories in 'Magical Thinking...' are enjoyable, laced fully with sardonic humor, some of ... Read More
Rating: - A Good Follow-up to Running With Scissors
Magical Thinking
Augusten Burroughs
To truly appreciate Magical Thinking, you need to first read Running With Scissors. The good news is that both books are the kind that even an undetermined reader could finish in week (the determined could finish each in a day). Burroughs' prose, aside from many other descriptors, is very easy to read.
This book is snapshots of his life from his twenties to his early thirties. While it is initially shocking to hear intimate descriptions ... Read More
Rating: - magical reading
I read this in one obsessive reading jag... just seconds after finishing Possible Side Effects (finished Running with Scissors ages ago). Burroughs is entertaining and horribly and grotesquely lovable. What I love most about him is I know he'll read this review. He won't be able to help himself.
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