It’s a memoir that starts with his binge-drinking days in the 1990s and eventually skips ahead to his most recent relationships. It’s not a collection of essays, and there are no chapters to break up the narrative. But this book is not just a gathering of clever observations, it’s also ultimately a story about finding love, right under your nose. His complexity and acceptance of his own flaws endear him to readers. He’s a walking contradiction: self-deprecating yet condescending, at once vapid and smart, judgmental and forgiving. If you’ve read author Augusten Burroughs’ other cynically funny memoirs, you might be surprised by the outcome of his latest book, “Lust & Wonder.” Although he’s still brutally honest about his dysfunctional, damaged past, this group of stories has an ending you’re more likely to find in a rom-com movie.īurrough’s trademark sarcasm and neurosis elicit giggles from the first page.
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