![]() I haven't laughed this much since David Sedaris's last book." -Haven Kimmel, author of "A Girl Named Zippy ""Running with Scissors is a cut book celebrates Burroughs' resilient, upbeat spirit, which helps him surmount one of the weirder childhoods on record." -"USA Today "The anecdotes can be flippant, and so insanely funny (quite literally), that the effect is that of a William Burroughs situation comedy." -"The New York Times "Burroughs defies the 'woe is me' stigma of modern memoir with a raucous recounting of his loony teenage years." -"Entertainment Weekly "I was reminded of Roald Dahl's "Boy and "A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius. ![]() ![]() Running with Scissors is hilarious, freaky-deaky, berserk, controlled, transcendent, touching, affectionate, vengeful, all-embracing.It makes a good run at blowing every other out of the water." -Carolyn See, "The Washington Post "Funny and rich with child's eye details of adults who have gone off the rails." -"The New York Times Book Review "It is as funny as it is twisted." -"GQ "A childhood of electroshock high jinx." -"Vanity Fair "A hilarious and horrifying memoir." -"Los Angeles Times "Harrowing and hilarious. ![]() "I just finished reading the most amazing book. ![]()
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