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Running with Scissors is the true story of a boy whose mother (a poet with delusions of Anne Sexton) gave him away to be raised by her unorthodox psychiatrist who bore a striking resemblance to Santa Claus. So at the age of twelve, Burroughs found himself amidst Victorian squalor living with Continue
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meganzing said on Jul 3, 2007 about the Mass Market Paperback edition | Add your feedback
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Running with Scissors
This book is sad, disturbing, gross, shocking, and yet somehow ends up being funny too. I ran through so many emotions when reading this. While I don't think I will ever recommend this book to anyone (due to some of the subject matter) I don't think I will ever forget it.
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- English Books
- Paperback 320 Pages
- Edition: New Ed
- ISBN-10: 1843541513
- ISBN-13: 9781843541516
- Publisher: Atlantic Books
- Pub date: Feb 12, 2004
- Dimensions: 19 cm x 13 cm x 3 cm Just how big is that?
- Also available as: Mass Market Paperback, Hardcover, Audio CD, Audio Cassette and Others
- In other languages: other languages
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| 9781843541516 | Paperback | $16.50 | -- | Amazon US |
| £7.99 | £4.79 | Amazon UK | ||
| $19.31 | -- | Amazon CA | ||
| ¥2069.00 | ¥1863.00 | Amazon JP | ||
| €12.47 | €12.47 | Amazon FR | ||
| -- | €11.3 | Amazon DE | ||
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Running with Scissors is the true story of a boy whose mother (a poet with delusions of Anne Sexton) gave him away to be raised by her psychiatrist, a dead-ringer for Santa and a lunatic in the bargain. Suddenly, at age twelve, Augusten Burroughs found himself living in a dilapidated Victorian in pe ... (continue)
Running with Scissors is the true story of a boy whose mother (a poet with delusions of Anne Sexton) gave him away to be raised by her psychiatrist, a dead-ringer for Santa and a lunatic in the bargain. Suddenly, at age twelve, Augusten Burroughs found himself living in a dilapidated Victorian in perfect squalor. The doctor's bizarre family, a few patients, and a pedophile living in the backyard shed completed the tableau. Here, there were no rules, there was no school. The Christmas tree stayed up until summer, and Valium was eaten like Pez. And when things got dull, there was always the vintage electroshock therapy machine under the stairs....
Running with Scissors is at turns foul and harrowing, compelling and maniacally funny. But above all, it chronicles an ordinary boy's survival under the most extraordinary circumstances.
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