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Original Title:	The Burn Journals
ISBN:	1400096421 (ISBN13: 9781400096428)
Edition Language:	English
Characters:	Brent Runyon
Setting:	United States of America,1991
Literary Awards:	Rhode Island Teen Book Award Nominee (2007), IRA Children’s and Young Adult’s Book Award for Young Adult–Nonfiction (2005), Lincoln Award Nominee (2007), Missouri Gateway Readers Award Nominee (2007)

The Burn Journals

Brent Runyon

Paperback | Pages: 336 pages

Rating: 3.85 | 6971 Users | 853 Reviews

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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.

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Title	:	The Burn Journals
Author	:	Brent Runyon
Book Format	:	Paperback
Book Edition	:	Anniversary Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 336 pages
Published	:	October 11th 2005 by Vintage (first published September 14th 2004)
Categories	:	Young Adult. Health. Mental Health

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I appreciate Brent Runyon's honesty in this piece that takes us through his journey of depression and his horrific suicide attempt. There are not enough books out there that deal with teenage depression. And usually not male teenagers either. Brent's resilience and his family's is incredible. The reason why I gave this a 3 was only because of the writing style which uses a lot of dialogue and at times gets a little mundane retelling some of the day-by-day events. But I guess that's why he titles

I think the authors purpose of writing this story is to help explain what stressed teens go through or how suicide can be a big deal towards teens. to inform the readers about suicide awareness, or even persuade them into knowing that maybe we can do things to stop suicidal thoughts towards themselves. Everyone has their own purpose of doing things. And this Author chose to express is in his book. The theme I got from the book when reading it was that accepting who you are is part of growing

3.5 stars rounded down.The subject matter is sad and I feel that it's not right to criticize the "plot", as it is Runyon's life.Some stylistic devices could have been used better though. I had trouble with the choppy one-line dialogue. Often lost track of who was speaking, and had to reread much of the conversational material. Also, I didn't like the way Runyon talked about women. It was often vulgar and unnecessary, and I just wasn't comfortable with it.Other than those flaws, Runyon gives

This book was obviously very sad at the start but the tone got more positive later on. It is amazing that Brent could even manage to write this book at all. Some of the humor in this book is very dark and offensive but that doesn't change the fact that it is still pretty funny.

Hey presto! A novel that actually made me feel something for a situation described through text for the first time in months!Often my choices in subject matter tend to be a bit morbid and depressing and long-ago the shock-value of anything even highly grotesque or gruesome or heart-wrenching seemed to have worn off on me. But 'The Burn Journals' finally broke that streak. When Runyon describes the way in which (view spoiler)[he dresses in his bathrobe and douses himself in gasoline before

FIRST - this book should not be placed in the Young Adult section. I know that it's based on when he was a teen but it's got so much talk about sex, drugs and every other word seems like a cuss word. Just doesn't seem teen appropriate for me. Plus I don't think a teenager would be able to understand or connect with the book and it's subject matters.This book was very helpful on giving insight on what it's like for people who have had something happened to them or feel out of the ordinary. I had

The Burn Journals by Brent Runyon is a memoir of a year in the author's life, as a teenager, after attempting suicide by setting himself on fire. It begins just before the attempt, and continues on throughout the year during his recovery: physically, mentally, and emotionally. This novel is overwhelming in its content. It is raw, and real, and you find yourself wanting to set it aside because of its subject matter, while simultaneously needing to continue. The story is compelling, while the main