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A Wolf at the Table
- A Memoir of My Father
- Lu par : Augusten Burroughs
- Durée : 9 h et 11 min
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Nominated for the 2009 Audiobook of the Year
"As a little boy, I had a dream that my father had taken me to the woods where there was a dead body. He buried it and told me I must never tell. It was the only thing we'd ever done together as father and son, and I promised not to tell. But unlike most dreams, the memory of this one never left me. And sometimes…I wasn't altogether sure about one thing: was it just a dream?"
When Augusten Burroughs was small, his father was a shadowy presence in his life: a form on the stairs, a cough from the basement, a silent figure smoking a cigarette in the dark. As Augusten grew older, something sinister within his father began to unfurl. Something dark and secretive that could not be named.
Betrayal after shocking betrayal ensued, and Augusten's childhood was over. The kind of father he wanted didn't exist for him. This father was distant, aloof, uninterested…
And then the "games" began.
With A Wolf at the Table, Augusten Burroughs makes a quantum leap into untapped emotional terrain: the radical pendulum swing between love and hate, the unspeakably terrifying relationship between father and son. Told with scorching honesty and penetrating insight, it is a story for anyone who has ever longed for unconditional love from a parent. Though harrowing and brutal, A Wolf at the Table will ultimately leave you buoyed with the profound joy of simply being alive. It's a memoir of stunning psychological cruelty and the redemptive power of hope.
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Commentaires
"Intense, sincere, and passionate, Burroughs offers a deeply felt, intimate portrait of the most disastrous period in his life. He holds nothing back, and in fully giving voice to his emotions, he makes each moment immediate for the listener." ( AudioFile)
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- 12/12/2019
Sinister, and sincere.
I actually wanted to listen to 'Running with Scissors' at the beginning, and if you are going to do the same, be careful* because on Audible the same-titled book by L.A.Witt will make you cringe for a long time. (*by 'be careful' I meant 'don't even try')
And so I decided to listen to 'Dry' because the book cover caught my eye and because I watched a TedEd video featuring ChipKidd, the creator of this cover. I recommend 'Dry' too, it's great, it's very refreshing.
I guess I knew what to expect when I listened to 'A Wolf at the Table'. Of course, I was a little taken aback when the first song just went on and on, but I didn't question, later I was grateful for these soundtracks because they actually help release the tension a little... The songs are part of the language of this book, and towards the end there was one that was really powerful to me.
It's not easy to write a delicious, entertaining book about your childhood. But the way Augusten exposes his vulnerability (more as an adult looking back than as the child he was), the betrayal, the rage, and struggle to find himself, really touched me. He gives the dialogues such souls...
It's not a book for everyone, but I recommend you giving it a try!
Thanks Augusten!
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