Running with Scissors Reviews

Runnig with Scissors is the true story of the author's life growing up with a psychopath mother and an "unsavory" home life.  His mother eventually sends him to live with her therapist.  The therapist's family is even more unconventional than his real family.  They are free spirits and free thinkers.  They have other people who have lived int heir home, including a 3o-soemthing year old man who "molests" and eventually becomes the long-time boyfriedn of the author.  The author does a wonderful job of seeing humor in all of this chaos.  It's so out-of-control,… read full review »

This book is probably the best book that Burroughs has written. I've read all of his books and this one is really, I think, the cornerstone. A great one to start with if you want to read everything about his life. — There are moments in the book where I literally laughed out loud. I could not wait to read it every day...I gave up my lunch hours, bed times and other pockets of time because it was so engaging. —  It's filled with humor, drama and a bit of strange situations...Overall, very entertaining---I can't imagine anyone coming out of this childhood fully intact, but… read full review »

this is one of my all time favorie reads and i've reread it over 6 times. my friends at my local high school think i'm weird but i tell them to suck it. i love this book. — — well gotta go practice DDR! — later gater, hope the review helped to inspire for new ideas and such — — —… read full review »

I thought this book was very entertaining because some of it was totally believable and some so far out there that it made a good… read full review »

This book honestly is fantastic. I bought it one day while I was vacationing at the beach and read it completely by the time I went to bed that same day. I couldnt put it… read full review »