Summary of Augusten Burroughs's Dry

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Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book.

Book Preview: #1 The advertising industry is based on giving people false expectations. It’s a perfect career for me because it’s based on giving people false expectations.

#2 I am not used to rules and structure, and so I have a hard time keeping the phone connected and the electricity turned on. I place all my bills in a box, which I keep next to the stove.

#3 I was waltzing around the Met looking at Fabergé eggs. I made wads of cash, but I spent my days waltzing around the Met looking at Fabergé eggs. I hated my job. I should get a real job.

#4 I once met a man who had a female body with a decapitated head. He put the head on the other end of a stick and pushed it through the neck. He put the body in a white cashmere turtleneck and it looked pretty good.

• Language: English
• Publisher: IRB Media
• Release date: Feb 24, 2022
• ISBN: 9781669352495

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Insights from Chapter 1

#1

The advertising industry is based on giving people false expectations. It’s a perfect career for me because it’s based on giving people false expectations.

#2

I am not used to rules and structure, and so I have a hard time keeping the phone connected and the electricity turned on. I place all my bills in a box, which I keep next to the stove.

#3

I was waltzing around the Met looking at Fabergé eggs. I made wads of cash, but I spent my days waltzing around the Met looking at Fabergé eggs. I hated my job. I should get a real job.

#4

I once met a man who had a female body with a decapitated head. He put the head on the other end of a stick and pushed it through the neck. He put the body in a white cashmere turtleneck and it looked pretty good.

#5

I arrive at the Metropolitan Museum of Art at a quarter before nine. I am wearing a charcoal gray Armani suit and oxblood red Gucci loafers. My head throbs dully behind my eyes, but this has become normal. It usually wears off by the end of the day and is completely gone after the first drink of the evening.

#6

I was so relieved when I got home, I was grateful to be away from people and their questions about my drinking. I was also panic-stricken when I woke up at 12:04 p. m. the next day, because I had to attend a global brand meeting at 10 a.

#7

I was late to a global perfume meeting, and when I entered the room, everyone was standing up and packing up their papers. I was accused of being drunk by my boss, Elenor.

#8

When I was late to a meeting, Greer was