[1] Dry reached number 24 on The New York Times Best Seller list for Hardcover Nonfiction.

"[3] The first part of the memoir centers on Burroughs' intervention by his co-workers and boss as well as his time spent at a rehab facility that caters specifically to gay and lesbian patients.

He meets a love interest at his group therapy sessions and takes in a fellow addict in recovery.

Part II also shows the decline in health in Burroughs' ex-boyfriend and current friend, only named Pighead in the memoir.

The death of his friend sends Burroughs into a relapse, including drinking, cocaine and crack.