A Wolf At The Table

A Wolf At The Table by Augusten Burroughs.

Review:

This is the memoir of Burroughs' father. Augusten is constantly seeking his father's attention from childhood to adulthood. His father acts nice one minute, and furious the next. Throughout the book I couldn't help thinking "Okay, your dad is awful, so forget him and grow up to be different". It drags on and on and Augusten just keeps badgering his father even though he knows how awful he can be. It was an interesting view of his family life but I was waiting for things to turn around for Augusten. It's unclear really how bad off the father was. It was unclear if Burroughs was embellishing on facts because of how young he was during the experiences. I know that sounds awful but if you read this, you'll kind of see where I'm coming from. One thing I know for sure about this family: they shouldn't have ever been allowed to own 3 dogs. Burroughs has written more, but I won't be reading.