Augusten Burroughs Running with scissors
a memoir
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This book, a semi-autobiography, tells the story of Burroughs' bizarre childhood life and covers the period of Burroughs' disturbed adolescent years, starting at age twelve. When his parents separate and his mother starts to question and experiment with her sexuality, Burroughs is sent to live with his mother's psychiatrist, Dr. Finch. The doctor lives in a dilapidated house, with his biological and adopted children and some of his own patients, where rules are practically non-existent and children of all ages do whatever they want. However, the insanity exhibited by the Finches is outdone by the psychotic episodes that his mother routinely finds herself slipping into. Burroughs tells Dr. Finch's adopted 33-year-old son, Neil Bookman, that he is gay. From the age of thirteen to fifteen, Burroughs has an intense and open sexual relationship with Bookman, which starts when Bookman forces the young boy to perform oral sex on him. Burroughs begins to enjoy exerting power over Bookman by threatening to turn him in and get him sent to prison. Bookman is besotted with the young boy, even though Burroughs has problems with their relationship
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