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