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Burn Journals : A Memoir by Brent Runyon (2005, Perfect)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherKnopf Doubleday Publishing Group
ISBN-101400096421
ISBN-139781400096428
eBay Product ID (ePID)45418208
Product Key Features
Book TitleBurn Journals : a Memoir
Number of Pages336 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicSociology / General, Developmental / Adolescent, Personal Memoirs, General, Suicide
Publication Year2005
GenreSocial Science, Biography & Autobiography, Psychology
AuthorBrent Runyon
FormatPerfect
Dimensions
Item Height0.7 in
Item Weight8.7 Oz
Item Length8 in
Item Width5.3 in
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Intended AudienceTrade
Reviews"[The Burn Journals] describes a particular kind of youthful male desolation better than it has ever been described before, by anyone." -Andrew Solomon, author ofThe Noonday Demon "A fascinating account of the mending of a body and mind, told with the simple and honest sensibility of someone too young to have endured so much." -Arthur Golden, author ofMemoirs of a Geisha "Runyon has, perhaps, written the defining book of a new genre, one that gazes...unflinchingly at boys on the emotional edge ." -Booklist(starred review) "A taut, chilling account of the author's attempt to commit suicide...a must-read for teenagers struggling with self-doubt."-The Denver Post "An excruciating, brilliant book...WOW." -A.M. Homes, author ofThings You Should Know, "[The Burn Journals] describes a particular kind of youthful male desolation better than it has ever been described before, by anyone." -Andrew Solomon, author of The Noonday Demon "A fascinating account of the mending of a body and mind, told with the simple and honest sensibility of someone too young to have endured so much." --Arthur Golden, author of Memoirs of a Geisha "Runyon has, perhaps, written the defining book of a new genre, one that gazes...unflinchingly at boys on the emotional edge ." -"Booklist" (starred review) "A taut, chilling account of the author's attempt to commit suicide...a must-read for teenagers struggling with self-doubt."-"The Denver Post" "An excruciating, brilliant book...WOW." --A.M. Homes, author of Things You Should Know, "[ The Burn Journals ] describes a particular kind of youthful male desolation better than it has ever been described before, by anyone." -Andrew Solomon, author of The Noonday Demon "A fascinating account of the mending of a body and mind, told with the simple and honest sensibility of someone too young to have endured so much." -Arthur Golden, author of Memoirs of a Geisha "Runyon has, perhaps, written the defining book of a new genre, one that gazes...unflinchingly at boys on the emotional edge ." - Booklist (starred review) "A taut, chilling account of the author's attempt to commit suicide...a must-read for teenagers struggling with self-doubt."- The Denver Post "An excruciating, brilliant book...WOW." -A.M. Homes, author of Things You Should Know, "[ The Burn Journals ] describes a particular kind of youthful male desolation better than it has ever been described before, by anyone." -Andrew Solomon, author of The Noonday Demon "A fascinating account of the mending of a body and mind, told with the simple and honest sensibility of someone too young to have endured so much." Arthur Golden, author of Memoirs of a Geisha "Runyon has, perhaps, written the defining book of a new genre, one that gazes...unflinchingly at boys on the emotional edge ." - Booklist (starred review) "A taut, chilling account of the author's attempt to commit suicide...a must-read for teenagers struggling with self-doubt."- The Denver Post "An excruciating, brilliant book...WOW." A.M. Homes, author of Things You Should Know From the Trade Paperback edition., "ÝThe Burn Journals¨ describes a particular kind of youthful male desolation better than it has ever been described before, by anyone." -Andrew Solomon, author of The Noonday Demon "A fascinating account of the mending of a body and mind, told with the simple and honest sensibility of someone too young to have endured so much." --Arthur Golden, author of Memoirs of a Geisha "Runyon has, perhaps, written the defining book of a new genre, one that gazes...unflinchingly at boys on the emotional edge ." -"Booklist" (starred review) "A taut, chilling account of the author's attempt to commit suicide...a must-read for teenagers struggling with self-doubt."-"The Denver Post" "An excruciating, brilliant book...WOW." --A.M. Homes, author of Things You Should Know, "[The Burn Journals] describes a particular kind of youthful male desolation better than it has ever been described before, by anyone." -Andrew Solomon, author of The Noonday Demon "A fascinating account of the mending of a body and mind, told with the simple and honest sensibility of someone too young to have endured so much." -Arthur Golden, author of Memoirs of a Geisha "Runyon has, perhaps, written the defining book of a new genre, one that gazes...unflinchingly at boys on the emotional edge ." -Booklist (starred review) "A taut, chilling account of the author's attempt to commit suicide...a must-read for teenagers struggling with self-doubt."-The Denver Post "An excruciating, brilliant book...WOW." -A.M. Homes, author of Things You Should Know From the Trade Paperback edition., "[ The Burn Journals ] describes a particular kind of youthful male desolation better than it has ever been described before, by anyone." -Andrew Solomon, author of The Noonday Demon "A fascinating account of the mending of a body and mind, told with the simple and honest sensibility of someone too young to have endured so much." --Arthur Golden, author of Memoirs of a Geisha "Runyon has, perhaps, written the defining book of a new genre, one that gazes...unflinchingly at boys on the emotional edge ." - Booklist (starred review)"A taut, chilling account of the author's attempt to commit suicide...a must-read for teenagers struggling with self-doubt."- The Denver Post "An excruciating, brilliant book...WOW." --A.M. Homes, author of Things You Should Know, " [The Burn Journals] describes a particular kind of youthful male desolation better than it has ever been described before, by anyone." -Andrew Solomon, author of The Noonday Demon " A fascinating account of the mending of a body and mind, told with the simple and honest sensibility of someone too young to have endured so much." -- Arthur Golden, author of Memoirs of a Geisha " Runyon has, perhaps, written the defining book of a new genre, one that gazes...unflinchingly at boys on the emotional edge ." -"Booklist" (starred review) " A taut, chilling account of the author's attempt to commit suicide...a must-read for teenagers struggling with self-doubt." -"The Denver Post" " An excruciating, brilliant book...WOW." -- A.M. Homes, author of Things You Should Know
Dewey Edition22
TitleLeadingThe
Grade FromNinth Grade
Dewey Decimal362.28/092
SynopsisFans of Thirteen Reasons Why, Running with Scissors and Girl, Interrupted will be entranced by this remarkable true story of teenage despair and recovery In 1991, fourteen-year-old Brent Runyon came home from school, doused his bathrobe in gasoline, put it on, and lit a match. He suffered third-degree burns over 85% of his body and spent the next year recovering in hospitals and rehab facilities. During that year of physical recovery, Runyon began to question what he'd done, undertaking the complicated journey from near-death back to high school, and from suicide back to the emotional mainstream of life., When he was 14 years old, Brent Runyon set himself on fire. In this chronicle, Runyon describes that devastating suicide attempt and his recovery over the following year. Through this memoir, Runyon shares his thoughts, hopes, and fears with unflinching honesty. Young Adult., An incredible and true story of self-destruction and recovery, about a 14-year-old boy who sets himself on fire and the year that follows-a book for adults, adolescents, teacher, and professionals that spotlights teenage despair and suicide like no other., I don't want to get out of bed. I'm so stupid. I did so many things wrong. I don't know what to do. I'm going to be in so much trouble. What am I going to do? I'm completely screwed. In 1991, fourteen-year-old Brent Runyon came home from school, doused his bathrobe in gasoline, put it on, and lit a match. He suffered third-degree burns over 85% of his body and spent the next year recovering in hospitals and rehab facilities. During that year of physical recovery, Runyon began to question what he'd done, undertaking the complicated journey from near-death back to high school, and from suicide back to the emotional mainstream of life. In the tradition of Running with Scissors and Girl, Interrupted, The Burn Journals is a truly remarkable book about teenage despair and recovery.
LC Classification NumberHV6546
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