Book Review: Million Little Pieces by James Frey

So I've neglected my reading in the last 7-8 years so I figure I should get my brain back into reading mode. Last week I borrowed a book " A Million Little Pieces" by James Frey. Yes the infamous James Frey but fortunately I forgot who he was so I read this book with an unbiased and open mind. When I finished reading the book , it was Incredible emotional rollercoaster ride that you really latch yourself onto from the opening page.

The story is written as a memoir of the author when he was 23 yrs old and entering a rehab clinic in Minnesota. It opens with him on a airplane , destroyed physically and mentally on route to this clinic and the reader is hooked. You go through every thought and struggle James experiences and before you know it , its as if its the memoirs of the reader.

Now , when I finished this book there were moments when I actually teared up and moments when I reemed with excitement , by the end I was in such a surreal state of mind. Then I looked up James Frey to see an update now and maybe see pics of the characters... then the whole James Frey "controversy" story came back to me. James Frey was accused of fraud and exaggerating his story and confronted by Oprah herself. It all came back to me but I wasnt as upset as Oprah was when I discovered certain parts were fabricated or made up. I took it for what it was worth , i looked back and I sought through the questionable tales and endured the truthful journals.

In the end , i was disappointed that this was more a based on a true story rather than a memoir YET it contained enough truth to it that its close enough. As George Stroumboulopoulos said "everybody bullshits in their memoirs".. very true. I recommend this book , especially now that the hype is dead and the controversy has been put to rest.. its still a great read and an outstanding journey of a man rediscovering himself and the world he lives in.