Although the book is under a lot of controversy, the essence of the novel was truth. James Frey might have slightly taken it a little bit away from it which is apparent, but it is somewhat justifiable. He needed to make it seem real and interesting which couldn't have been done without distorting th...
In 2003, James Frey released A Million Little Pieces, a memoir detailing his 10 year battle with drug and alcohol abuse. Praised by critics and championed by Oprah Winfrey, it seemed like Frey had achieved literary success. However, fast forward 2 years and website, "The Smoking Gun", investigated t...
Hard to get into at first but once I did... I couldn't put it down. Some parts were really difficult to swallow. Overall I really enjoyed the book, even if some of it was untruthful.
This book was heart breaking--how does someone get caught up in this type of life? I think he got a bad rap with all the negative publicity. He made a few changes to what really happened--changes that (in my opinion) painted a more vivid picture for the book. So what? Who cares? It was a great ...
Now that I was fully out of the bookseller scene, I was determined to stay in the know with the latest and greatest books. So I picked up this one, which was pretty good, all though the dentist scene actually made me feel ill.
I bought this book before the BIG scandal. I bought it because I was intrigued by the cover art. The front reviews stated that this was a memior of striking orginality and a first book by a new author. I read it straight through over a long weekend. I have to say that I had my doubts about the tru...
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