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A Wolf at the Table: A Memoir of My Father
by Augusten Burroughs
from St. Martin's Press

Customer Reviews:

• Avg. Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0

• A Wolf At The Table
  Although this is not my favorite Augusten Burroughs book, I enjoyed it from begining to end.
  It gave me new insight to Augusten that I didn't have when I read 'Running With Scissors' and 'Dry'.
  I hope that Augusten keeps on writing, because I will keep on reading his works.

• A wolf??? I don't know!
  I expected to connect with this author. After reading the 4 and 5 star reviews, I was eager to begin the journey into Augusten's past. Boy, what a disappointment! I thought I'd read a memoir replete with details making this so called "wolf" come alive! I desparately tried to create this monster, but simply couldn't with Borrough's lack of details and exaggerated accounts of his past. A sick man, indeed. An alcholic I won't deny, but Augusten mentions dad's debilating disease, his dad's own abuse he endured... more info

• Time for New Topic
  I have been a fan of Mr. Burroughs since the publication of Running With Scissors. DRY is right up there with one of the most memorable and influential books I have read. His writing is solid, often terse, and always captivating and intense, bringing the emotions and events of his life right into the room with the reader.
  So I was looking forward to his latest book - A Wolf at the Table - and sadly, I did not even finish reading it. It is such a sorry retread of where Mr. Burroughs has already so... more info

• A brilliant human interest piece....
  Augusten Burroughs just might be the greatest storyteller of the century. A Wolf at the Table is a raw, engaging, heart wrenching tale that touches the soul, provokes the psyche, and demands grieving -- for the lost shreds of human connection each one of us ultimately experiences at some point in our lives.

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