Possible Side Effects by Augusten Burroughs
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Book Summary Author: Augusten Burroughs Edition: Paperback Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published) Published: 2007-04-17 ISBN: 031242681X Number of pages: 304 Publisher: Picador |
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Book Reviews of the Possible Side Effects
Customer Review: He's a trashy memoirist, he said it himself.
Summary: 2 Stars
Short stories or vignettes of this nature can be read in twenty minutes, out of order, one by one, all at once, etc. But do they have to wrap up with a concise moral lesson for the memoirist? Burroughs certainly writes with humor about his life; both the darker moments as well as the lighter. However at times the conclusions reached seem overly concise. Contrived, if you will. Did he really walk away from a series of bad dates thinking how glad he was not to get up in others' spinning? Or did he impose that emotion on the memory to create the illusion of progress. Each story ends with a neat little summation that feels like an easy out. A writer as self-deprecating and flawed as Augusten Burroughs should know that his readership craves his cynicism and selfish behavior. That and his ability to wittily describe any situation make him loveable. Not the moral lessons at the end of each chapter. Obviously the lessons were learned; have a little faith that the reader does not need it spelled out.