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Review title: Dead On Arrival
Product review: Augusten Burroughs is clearly out of material and his talent for tall tales is in a death spiral. As another review mentions, this collection of stories appear to the rejects from past efforts. While reading this I can imagine the same content being typed by a 13 year old who is out to try to impress his audience with tales of forced juxtaposition and icon shattering. I am embarrassed for St. Martin's Press and can only assume that they are stuck in a contract with Mr. Burroughs and that is why they published this future pulp.I liked Sellevision and elements of RWS and while I do not expect Updike when I open Burroughs, I do expect not to be preoccupied with the question of whether or not I can return this book. If you want a good summer book, keep looking.
