Possible Side Effects
by Augusten Burroughs
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Author: Augusten BurroughsEdition: 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 Review: "Dry" and "Magical Thinking" are better but this is entertaining too
Summary: 4 Stars
His writing style is snappy, witty and he gets to the punchline of every joke with the quickness, which is nice for the short stories, and even his two novels.
Most of the stories themselves are kind of random - almost very mundane situations elevated to comedy by his funny voice, which is admirable. But it's almost like he's run out of crazy life experiences to write about after his first three personal collections!
There are several laugh-out-loud moments that I had to re-read again right after I finished the respective sentences because I wanted to re-savor their delicious wit again. It was almost like rewinding the funniest scene in a movie a few times to relive the moment.
I definitely look forward to more books by Augusten Burroughs - I am curious as to what else he can write about...
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