A Wolf at the Table : A Memoir of My Father (Hardcover)

from meditatinglibrarian

I listened to the audiobook of this, which was quite an experience. Burroughs reads his own painful and amazingly well-written and insightful book about his father and Augusten's relationship (mainly not) with him. He uses a few sound effects and several songs written by current singer/songwriter...

from coolmama

Another brilliant tale of his highly dysfunctional family by Augusten. This poor guy's mother was nuts, and now we find out in the "prequel" to Running with Scissors that his drunk father, a professor at Amherst was emotionally abusive to his son (but had a different relationship with his older s...

from ChrisWeir

Read this in just under 24 hours, was not sure what to expect and must say I'm a bit surprised. Other reviewers have commented on Burroughs wit etc, this one has a much darker tone to it. It is tales of Augusten growing up with and without his father. His father through the eyes of young Augusten...

from shmuffin

A dark twisted recount of a disturbed childhood with a sociopath father who refuses to show interest or affection in his youngest son. It's a moving story that is horrifying to imagine being real. A must read that will cause any father to pick up sons or daughters and kiss them over and over.

from PghDragonMan

Augusten Burroughs latest addition to his continuing memoir is the second most disturbing book I've read. Nothing can top the scenes portrayed in Running with Scissors, but A Wolf at the Table, is certainly disturbing. This book presents a personal look at Augusten's rocky and strained relationsh...