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Books like Running with Scissors

Running with Scissors by Augusten Burroughs reads as dark-humor, shocking. These 12 books share its genome — matched by how they actually read, not just their shelf label.

When You Are Engulfed in Flames cover
When You Are Engulfed in Flames
David Sedaris · 2007
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69% genome match
Kasher in the rye cover
Kasher in the rye
Moshe Kasher · 2012
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69% genome match
Wishful Drinking cover
Wishful Drinking
Carrie Fisher · 2008
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69% genome match
Dry cover
Dry
Augusten Burroughs · 2003
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69% genome match
I love you more than you know cover
I love you more than you know
Jonathan Ames · 2005
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69% genome match
Broken cover
Broken
Jenny Lawson · 2020
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69% genome match
That's Mr. Faggot to You cover
That's Mr. Faggot to You
Michael Thomas Ford · 1999
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69% genome match
Rose of no man's land cover
Rose of no man's land
Michelle Tea · 2006
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69% genome match
How to murder your life cover
How to murder your life
Cat Marnell · 2017
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69% genome match
A Girl Named Zippy cover
A Girl Named Zippy
Haven Kimmel · 2001
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69% genome match
The tricky part cover
The tricky part
Moran, Martin · 2005
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69% genome match
Wow, No Thank You. cover
Wow, No Thank You.
Samantha Irby · 2020
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69% genome match

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