I was reluctant to read Running with Scissors by Augesten Burroughs, because of the quote on the cover that said, "Reads like David Sedaris writing The Hotel New Hampshire. I am not fond of the writing of David Sedaris. I did enjoy much of Running with Scissors though. I can identify with parts of the book. The author had a sexual awakening at a young age, and I remember when I was that age I could have someone with whom I could have sexual fun. I had to wait until a later age though. There are parts of the books that I found a bit disturbing. I am glad that my upbringing was a bit uninteresting compared to his. I am not sure if I want to read the other books by the same author. There is a sequel, Dry. I might read it if I happen to find it somewhere, but I will not put much effort into finding it.
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