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Title: Page turner, but no substance
Review: The book is a memoir rather than an autobiography so it is more episodic (no pun intended) than linear and while each character is certainly colorful, there is no sense of exactly who each person is beyond a set of very weird behaviors. The author mentions a series of quirks (some funny, some very disturbing) with no foundation. Why does the family save its turkey bones and break its dishes? How long did they live outside? How many pills did he take?In the end, the people are interesting anecdotes, but I just don't care enough about them to read the sequel.For those who are looking for a memoir that seizes humor out of tragedy, I would recommend "Angela's Ashes" rather than "Running with Scissors".
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