The ensuing torments of detoxification and withdrawal, and the never-ending urge to use chemicals, are captured with a vitality and directness that recalls the seminal eye-opening power of William Burroughs's Junky.īut A Million Little Pieces refuses to fit any mold of drug literature. He had so thoroughly ravaged his body that the facility's doctors were shocked he was still alive. Recounted in visceral, kinetic prose, and crafted with a forthrightness that rejects piety, cynicism, and self-pity, it brings us face-to-face with a provocative new understanding of the nature of addiction and the meaning of recovery.īy the time he entered a drug and alcohol treatment facility, James Frey had taken his addictions to near-deadly extremes.
Intense, unpredictable, and instantly engaging, A Million Little Pieces is a story of drug and alcohol abuse and rehabilitation as it has never been told before. Frey's publisher stated that while it initially stood by him, after further questioning of the author, the house has "sadly come to the realization that a number of facts have been altered and incidents embellished." It will be adding a a publisher's note and author's note to all future editions of A Million Little Pieces. In an interview with the Smoking Gun, Frey admitted that he had 'embellishedĬentral details' in A Million Little Pieces and backtracked on claims he made in the book. They cited police records, court documents and interviews with law enforcement agents whichīelie a number of Frey's claims regarding criminal charges against him, jail terms and his fugitive status.
The Smoking Gunclaimed that James Frey (author of A Million Little PiecesĪnd My Friend Leonard) fabricated key parts of his books. BookBrowse Note: January 9th 2006: An article in
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