carolproject

I was in Target, looking for some lunchtime reading, and picked this book up at random. (At checkout, I was told that the book had actually already been taken out of their inventory, but they would sell it to me anyway -- how about $5.00? I thought about haggling, as for a Persian rug, but paid $5.00 like a Midwestener.) It was the first book by Augusten Burroughs that I read; he has at least 2 other books out there in print. About halfway through the first chapter, I thought that this book was just like David Sedaris' "Me Talk Pretty Someday" or "Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim", only without being quite as funny, tragic, or endearing. This thought carried through right to the very end of the book, with its humorous (but pointless) digressions. It's easy, breezy reading, no more taxing than listening to a particularly funny friend tell a story over coffee or a glass of wine, and just about as deeply meaningful, which, I think, makes this book just about perfect for the beach.

2023-07-31 09:50