Very funny, really liked. I'll have to read some of his other books -- my kids both loved "Running With Scissors" so maybe I'll try that out. ( )

This was an entertaining read. There were parts that were quite funny. It was a series of short stories of his life. He talks about dating, jobs, love, a bit about his family and wishing he had a normal loving mother. ( )

I really enjoyed this book. This one is more tales from Burroughs life, where as his other books also are autobiographical this one is more fun. He tells stories of his dating life, getting even with telemarketers, vacation woes and even a trip to K-Mart. A story about he almost became a model, his first date with his partner, looking t build a "log cabin" upstate. This one is much lighter than the others I've read and makes him feel much more personable. Although one of the stories is how fans come up to him in public and tell there worst stories to him, after that story you'll never think of Dr. Pepper the same way again. ( )

(Ceduto) Questo è il caso di un libro acquistato non per la copertina, ma per il titolo, a cui fa pendant la breve critica riportata in copertina ("spaventoso, perverso..."). Come molti, Burroghs scrive guardandosi l'ombelico ma, essendo gay - con qualche desiderio giovanile di transessualità - a volte scende anche un poco piu' in basso. Non è scurrile - almeno, non lo è spesso... - e si legge velocemente e volentieri. A patto di essere interessati alla vita quotidiana - lavorativa e sessuale sopratutto - di questo giovane pubblicitario americano che si è scopato un terzo di Manhattan. Certe scene, descritte con passione e cura, sono esilaranti (penso alla uccisione del topo/cosa nella vasca da bagno, o al suo incontro con Raoul...). ( )

Either I've become a cranky, old woman, or this book is really terrible. I forced myself to read all of the essays in this book because reviewers from such notable newspapers as The New York Times and The Chicago Sun-Times have described other works by Augusten Burroughs with such words as "entertaining", great", "breathtaking", and "funny". I found no reason to laugh or smile throughout this book. Rather, I found this book lacked any grace. Additionally, I was offended by lines such as the following which others might have found entertaining:

"But Dennis and I will have none of this madness. Neither of us wants to accept the special challenges presented by a severely handicapped Romanian child or a baby who was born addicted to crack and has only half a head."

"After a year, my body was transformed. But only from Auschwitz into lean."

"When I get a craving for Nature, I turn on the Discovery channel and watch bear-attack survivors recount their horror and show the results of their reconstructive surgery."

I think I've had my fill of this author's crude attempts at humor. ( )