“The most lacerating tale of drug addiction since William S. Burroughs’ Junky.” —The Boston Globe
“Again and again, the book delivers recollections that leave the reader winded and unsteady. James Frey’s staggering recovery memoir could well be seen as the final word on the topic.”—San Francisco Chronicle
“A brutal, beautifully written memoir.”—The Denver Post
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I don't care what anyone says or how much of it is true, because fact or fiction I thought this was a GREAT book!
I really wish all the controversy had not surrounded this book. It was relly well written.
Made up or not: A very gripping story. From time to time it even made me forget my aversion to short sentences. But despite having its justifications: The writing style is not for me.
I thouht this poor bastard got a bad rap from Oprah. I think a memoir of an addict is allowed to be a bit spotty.
granted I read it after all the controversy, but I'd like to think if I hadn't I would of been suspect. I felt some of the book was genuinely good writing but the rest was a combination of ridiculous situations (befriending a mafia boss, a judge, and a former champion boxer) and ego boosting ( for everytime he mentioned being weak there were five different stories where he beat up someone twice his size or how he knew the right way to re-hab and no one could convince him otherwise)
I don't care if it really happened or not- my mom's an addiction studies therapist at the place Frey supposedly detoxed at, and I'd say it's a pretty damn accurate description of addiction and the hell it wreaks in peoples' lives.