The Burn Journals
by Brent Runyon
Taste attributes: biographydocumentarydramateenfresh & originalunsavouryheavyrealisticlinearenclosedemotive & stirringhuman spirit/resilience/survivalself destruction/implosion
Boxlist takeRealistic and emotional: a serious biography, dark rather than wholesome. Best if you like stories that hit hard.
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Pace: balanced · Originality: fresh · Tone: dark · Weight: very heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: very stirringHow we score
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4.5 / 5
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About This Book
BRENT RUNYON WAS 14 years old when he set himself on fire. This is a true story.In The Burn Journals, Runyon describes that devastating suicide attempt and his recovery over the following year. He takes us into the Burn Unit in a children's hospital and through painful burn care and skin-grafting procedures. Then to a rehabilitation hospital, for intensive physical, occupational, and psychological therapy.
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- Author
- Brent Runyon
- Published
- 2004
- Pages
- 379
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- Open Library
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