Running with Scissors
“Do not disturb them. They already are.”
DramaComedy
Young Augusten Burroughs absorbs experiences that could make for a shocking memoir: the son of an alcoholic father and an unstable mother, he's handed off to his mother's therapist, Dr. Finch, and spends his adolescent years as a member of Finch's bizarre extended family.
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A darkly funny, yet deeply unsettling, journey through a bizarre childhood. It's a chaotic coming-of-age story filled with eccentric characters and poignant moments, leaving you feeling both disturbed and strangely empathetic.
unsettlingquirkydarkly humorouschaoticpoignantsteadydark comedyquirky dramaperiod pieceliterary adaptationdysfunctional familiesidentitycoming-of-agetraumaartistic expression
husband wife relationshipsibling relationshipbased on novel or bookbecoming an adulttherapistmarriage crisis1970sadoption
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