Characters
- Augusten
- Main character and author of the memoir.
- Greer
- Burroughs's co-worker and friend. Part of the intervention
- Jim
- Mortician. Burroughs's drinking buddy. Reappears in the end sober and in recovery as well.
- Pighead
- Burroughs's best friend and former love interest.
- Foster
- Burroughs's love interest in the memoir. They meet at group therapy for alcohol/drug addicts.
- Hayden
- Recovering addict who moves in with Burroughs midway through the memoir
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