I think that Augusten Burroughs is truly an amazing writer. He has this ability to write raw. Most of the time when you're reading his work, you're sitting there thinking to yourself did this actually happen, could this have actually happened? I have to admit that the portion of "Dry" that we read for class is the first of his work that I've read, but it truly impressed me. I saw the movie Running with Scissors, which I absolutely think did no justice to the book which I heard was amazing from everyone whose read it.
I think that his ability to take everything bad that has happened to him in his life, and twist it around to make it almost humorous is amazing. I found myself sitting there in the middle of Starbucks reading a story about a man sitting in a bar, who works in a funeral home talking about shoving a broom stick down the neck of a decapitated corpse so the family could have an open- casket. His writing is captivating, sarcastic, and effective. Needless to say...I'm hooked.
One of the things that really amazes me about him is how amazing a writer he is, with having so little education. I think that this is one of the true signs that he is a brilliant self-educated writer, who just happens to have thus far led a very interesting...to say the least life. He has found a way to take all of the pain, sorrow, and confusion that he experienced at such a young age, and was able to turn it around...truly impressive.
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