Running with Scissors: A Memoir
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⭐4.1/5 star rating from 5,227 readers
🎬Adapted into a major motion picture
📚Bestselling memoir status
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Description
📖 From chaos to cult classic—read the memoir everyone’s talking about!
- UNIQUE PERSPECTIVE - Explore a coming-of-age tale unlike any other, set in a bizarre, rule-free household.
- AWARD WINNING GENRE - Ranked top 25 in LGBTQ+ Biographies and top 100 in Books—perfect for discerning readers.
- CULT CLASSIC STATUS - Join thousands who’ve rated this #1 New York Times bestseller a must-read.
- CINEMATIC EXPERIENCE - Read the book that inspired a major Hollywood film—be part of the cultural conversation.
- UNFORGETTABLE TRUE STORY - Dive into a gripping memoir that blends dark humor with raw survival.
Running with Scissors is Augusten Burroughs’ #1 New York Times bestselling memoir, now a major motion picture. It recounts his unconventional and harrowing childhood living with his mother’s eccentric psychiatrist. Praised for its dark humor and compelling storytelling, it holds top rankings in LGBTQ+ Biographies and Doctors & Medicine Humor, with over 5,000 reviews averaging 4.1 stars.
Specifications
| Best Sellers Rank | #70,033 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #30 in LGBTQ+ Biographies (Books) #64 in Doctors & Medicine Humor #80 in Regional U.S. Biographies |
| Customer Reviews | 4.1 4.1 out of 5 stars (5,179) |
| Dimensions | 5.45 x 0.85 x 8.25 inches |
| Edition | First Edition |
| ISBN-10 | 031242227X |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0312422271 |
| Item Weight | 2.31 pounds |
| Language | English |
| Print length | 336 pages |
| Publication date | June 1, 2003 |
| Publisher | Picador |
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