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'After many pages of invective, not all of which seems warranted, the author finally demonstrates some perspective, writing, 'All he was guilty of was not wanting me.' A deeply felt personal essay padded to book length.' - Kirkus Reviews.
'Starred Review. Avoiding self-pity, Burroughs paints his father with unwavering honesty, forcing the reader to confront, as he did, a man who even on his deathbed, refused his son a hint of affection. His father missed so much, Burroughs muses, not knowing his son. Luckily, Burroughs does not deny the reader such an enormous pleasure.' - Publishers Weekly.
'[Burroughs] remains a writer with a large and loyal following, a fluent and funny storyteller whenever he actually has stories to tell. Maybe those stories needn't be so personal. Maybe his range can expand beyond tales of dysfunction. And maybe some thoughts belong on the page more than others do.' - New York Times, Janet Maslin.
Sad, pitiful, disturbing but ultimately redemptive. Augusten Burroughs’, born Christopher Robison, 2008 autobiographical work A Wolf at the Table describes his difficult childhood with this parents and his older brother. To say that the Robison’s were dysfunctional is like saying Neil Peart of Rush is a drummer. With A Wolf at the Table, Augusten Burroughs makes a quantum leap into untapped emotional terrain: the radical pendulum swing between love and hate, the unspeakably terrifying relationship between father and son. Ij scan utility lite download mac. Told with scorching honesty and penetrating insight, it is a story for anyone who has ever longed for unconditional love from a parent. A Wolf at the Table Quotes Showing 1-30 of 37 “I came to think that maybe God was what you believed in because you needed to feel you weren’t alone. Maybe God was simply that part of yourself that was always there and always strong, even when you were not.” ― Augusten Burroughs, A Wolf at the Table.
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