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| Nov 10, 2008 9:23 am |
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re: which book you read last/reading currently? |
| RVIyengar
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I’m halfway through the book “A Million Little Pieces” by James Frey.
It is a searing and riveting first-person narration of a 23-year-old drug abuser’s struggles at the rehabilitation center and that of others through his eyes.
What made me buy this book was the controversy surrounding the author’s claim that it was his real-life story.
When the book was published, it got rave reviews and was a choice of Oprah’s Book Club, and Frey himself made an appearance on Oprah’s talk-show.
However, The Smoking Gun, a website, nailed Frey’s lie (in a write-up aptly titled “A Million Little Lies”) and proved that Frey had fabricated many details in the story, and hence might not have come across in his real life all that he had detailed in the book.
After initial denials, Frey admitted that he had altered the details here and there.
Oprah called him to appear on her show again and confess the truth, which he did amidst hems and haws, and apologized to his readers.
The publishers, it was said, offered to refund the money to the buyers if they felt cheated by Frey’s claim that the book was autobiographical.
Controversy apart, it cannot be denied that the book “A Million Little Pieces” is intense as well as eminently readable.
The language is sharp, crisp and in-your-face.
Would happily recommend this one to anyone.
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