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Brent Runyon was fourteen years old when he set himself on fire. In The Burn Journals, Runyon describes that devastating suicide attempt and his recovery, both physical and psychological, over the following year. He shares his story with such unflinching honesty that we understand - with a terrible clarity - what it means to want to kill yourself and how it feels to struggle back towards normality. Intense, exposed, insightful, The Burn Journals is a deeply personal story with universal reach. It is impossible to look away. Impossible to remain unmoved.
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"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
"[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"
"[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
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"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
[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
Brent Runyon graduated from high school with his class. After graduating from college, Brent worked in radio and created several autobiographical pieces. His first radio piece, 'Fire and Ice Cream,' was about his trip out of the hospital with Tina, his favorite nurse. A second piece, called 'The Burn Journals,' was an early version of the opening scenes in this book. Brent's hope in writing this book was that, by setting down the thoughts and emotions of that time with total honesty and precision, he could explain - if only to himself - the hows and whys of his depression and his recovery, and finally put it to rest. Brent Runyon lives on Cape Cod, Massachusetts.
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- PublisherMichael Joseph
- Publication date2005
- ISBN 10 0718148320
- ISBN 13 9780718148324
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