This is how : proven aid in overcoming shyness, molestation, fatness, spinsterhood, grief, disease, lushery, decrepitude & more– for young and old alike by Augusten Burroughs

Wow.

Just wow.

I got this expecting it to be acerbic, amusing, tongue in cheek…what I didn’t expect was that Burroughs would be ABSOLUTELY RIGHT.

And what does this book tell you about how to fix your life?

Get over it. Move on. Stop wallowing. Be honest with yourself even if you aren’t with other people. Some things can’t be fixed but they can be survived.

This is harsh but honest advice for people who are looking for self-help books to fix themselves, and just about every word Burroughs says is exactly, perfectly true.

Read it. Make all your friends read it if you love them. Because it really is how.