Even better-when the new book is all you wanted it to be and more!
It's so good. Another collection of stories from Burrough's life. It's not one of those things where he has just had a more interesting life than the rest of us (but let's face it-he has); mostly he just sees the humor in life and is able to tell us about it in a way that has you rolling on the floor. And believe me-I was.
He is just so honest. How can you not just drink it in? Being able to laugh at yourself and be vulnerable at the same time . . . it's a thing of beauty.
One of my favorite stories in the book talks about a vacation he took with his husband, Dennis. I have heard him describe how much he loves Dennis many times before and it always touches me to my core. It is the kind of love I want:
"I watch him pee sometimes and I actually sigh with joy because I won him,
somehow. Happily, GLEEFULLY, would I live in dire poverty with him, if it meant
we got to live to each be one hundred years old. The next morning, a tree could
fall on top of our cardboard box and crush us both to death at the same instant.
Bliss"
There is another story that I LOVED because it reminded me of my best friend, Tim. He talks about his hands and how they are just bloody, dry, cracked and hideous. You got to respect a person willing to share that mess.
I'm telling you-don't miss this book. Or any of his books for that matter.
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