#4

Dry by Augusten Burroughs

The description from Goodreads
Revisit the second memoir in Augusten’s bestselling trilogy of Running with Scissors, Dry, and Lust & Wonder.
You may not know it, but you’ve met Augusten Burroughs. You’ve seen him on the street, in bars, on the subway, 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 cologne 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 landed 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. Dry is the story of love, loss, and Starbucks as a higher power.

I read Running with Scissors years ago and when I saw Dry on sale at a bookstore that was closing, I figured I’d try it out.

I love reading these types of books. I like to delve into peoples lives and learn all about the good, bad and ugly. I chalk it up to my nosiness.

I really like the author’s tone and authenticity throughout the book.

I found myself immediately drawn in. At times it made me sad, other times anxious, I cried, I laughed.

I recommend this book if you…
a.) Have read anything else by Augusten Burroughs
b.) Like memoirs about addiction/rehab etc.
c.) Are a nosy Nancy, like me.

I can’t think of anything I would have changed or anything I didn’t like so I give it 5 stars!