You’ve eaten too much candy at Christmas
but have you ever eaten the face off a six-footstuffed Santa? You’ve seen gingerbread houses
but have you ever made your own gingerbread tenement? You’ve woken up with a hangover
but have you ever woken up next to Kris Kringle himself? Augusten Burroughs has, and in this caustically funny, nostalgic, poignant, and moving collection he recounts Christmases past and presentas only he could. With gimleteyed wit and illuminated prose, Augusten shows how the holidays bring out the worst in us and sometimes, just sometimes, the very, very best. |
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 Another excellent book from Augusten |
| Review Date: December 12, 2009 |
| Reviewer: A. Keith, Virginia |
| I have enjoyed reading Augusten Burroughs books for many years. I was thrilled to learn that he had a new book out. Being a bit of a scrooge myself, I knew this book would not disappoint. It is a compilation of several different essays. I really enjoyed reading the book and it helped pull me into the Christmas spirit. |
Great stories, great writing
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| Review Date: December 15, 2009 |
| Reviewer: Jeffrey Arndt, Houston, TX United States |
| I've been doing a fair amount of holiday-based reading. When I picked this one up, the first thing that struck me was the quality of the writing itself. Burroughs has wonderful stoires to share and he shares them in beautiful language. The stories themselves run the gamut -- humor, love, sadness, forgiveness, the essentials of all his works. I have never read a description of being in love like you'll find in this book. You better run out and grab this one! |
Cried with Laughter
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| Review Date: February 7, 2010 |
| Reviewer: Mat Zucker, New York, NY |
Read this collection the week leading up to Christmas which definitely colored the holiday differently ;-)
Great anytime of the year, though, and this collection has a couple of my new favorites, including the title piece. |
literally, couldn't put it down.
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| Review Date: January 2, 2010 |
| Reviewer: Kelsey May Dangelo, Vermont |
| Augusten Burroughs loves Christmas, but it doesn't seem to love him back. This collection of darkly humorous, real, and yet beautiful memoir stories details various Christmases, from eating the face off a life-sized Jesus/Santa to Christmas with the homeless, from dealing with a one-night-stand with a French Santa to a flooded house. I read it in one day, couldn't put it down. Definitely deserves a place on the shelf with holiday essays of Laurie Notaro and David Sedaris. It will truly put you in a holiday mood by putting it all into perspective. Grade: A |
Back to what he does best
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| Review Date: January 4, 2010 |
| Reviewer: Pink Peaks, Houston, TX, USA |
| Augusten Burroughs is a terrific storyteller, and he tells some wonderful stories in You Better Not Cry. Burroughs is at his best when writing about his unconventional childhood, and the first story in this book is a great example of that. This is a great collection of essays for any time of the year. |
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