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Book Review By Meaghan
Dry by Augusten Burroughs

Augusten Burroughs's second memoir, the sequel to "Running With Scissors," chronicles his struggle with alcoholism and with the impending death of his HIV-positive friend Pighead. Augusten is forced into rehab by the advertising company he works for after his alcoholism begins to interfere with his job. After he gets out of rehab he is clean for awhile, but Pighead's illness and an unwise relationship with a crackhead from group therapy make it very hard for Augusten to stay dry. He falls off the wagon after Pighead's death and it takes a message from beyond the grave to get him back.


Plot & Themes
Phys disability/mental struggle? Yes
Struggle with - alcohol
Pal/friendship story Yes
Period of greatest activity? - 1950+
Loss of loved one? Yes
Which loved one? - Close platonic friend

Subject of Biography
Gender - Male
Profession/status:
Ethnicity - White
Nationality - American

Setting
United States Yes
The US: - Northeast
City? Yes
City: - New York - wealthy
Century: - 1980's-Present

Writing Style
Book makes you feel? - thoughtful - like laughing
Graphic sex in book? Yes
What kind of sex: - male homosexuality - rape/molest
Pictures/Illustrations? - None
How much dialogue in bio? - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
How much of bio focuses on most famous period of life? - 0-25% of book
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