October 11, 2009
You Better Not Cry
Stories for Christmas
Known for his two bestselling memoirs, Running with Scissors (2002) and A Wolf at the Table (2008), Augusten Burroughs remembers Christmases past and present in this funny yet poignant holiday collection. In “You Better Not Cry,” he gnaws the face off a life-size wax Santa and has to have his stomach pumped. In “Claus and Effect,” he blackmails his parents into getting him the perfect Christmas gift. And in “Silent Night,” Augusten finally feels ready to celebrate the holidays with a decorated tree after the death of his friend to AIDS.
