“[Burroughs] matches fine perceptive writing with heartfelt, note-[erfect narrating, achieving an emotional power few audiobooks can match. Burrough's life can be a wild ride, and his reading can match it, but it's a ride worth taking.” —AudioFile, Earphones Award Winner
“Burroughs reads with such ease and candor he seems more old friend than narrator. With his crisp diction, smooth delivery, and relentlessly funny material, Burroughs could easily have a new career as a performer, but for now, listeners can give thanks for this early Christmas present.” —Publishers Weekly, Starred Review
“In his trademark wit and self-deprecating humor, author Augusten Burroughs compiles his favorite Christmas memories in his new book, You Better Not Cry.” —VanityFair.com
“Burroughs has the sort of distinct voice that lends his stories a memorable charm.” —CreativeLoafing.com
“...He [Burroughs] takes listeners on a rollicking, personal chronological tour of some of his more memorable Christmases...this is laugh-out-loud stuff that nevertheless, with genuine warmth and sensitivity, pays homage to the spirit of giving for which the holiday season is known.” —Sound Commentary
“This most candid of memorists evokes poignancy and a kind of subversive nostalgia, spiked with flaws and good intentions.” —BookPage
“He [Burroughs] matches fine perceptive writing with heartfelt, note-perfect narrating, achieving an emotional power few audiobooks can match. Burroughs's life can be a wild ride, and his reading can match it, but it's a ride worth taking.” —AudioFile magazine, Earphones Award Winner
“Burroughs' stories about Christmas memories alternate between loopy and hilarious and poignant and heartfelt. Burroughs matches his reading style to each story superbly.” —Audiopolis, a blog from AudioFile