Bottomline is, i started and finished reading the book with a thought that it really happened to him, page by page. It really sucked when i learned of the lies and all that. Nevertheless i really like the book and the lessons from it. I just hate remembering i got punked on the initial "autobio" claim.
@TastyPlainPizza Haha your idiocy makes me giggle. The book was meant to be written a certain way. He didn't have to use quotation marks to get his point across. I thought it was actually quite an easy book to read. And just because you've lived the easiest life and never been pressured to do something bad doesn't mean everyone else who has is a bad person. You will go so far in life for being ignorant and stupid. Thank you for making me laugh.
Everybody should read the Tao Te Ching! Ideally, it should be taught and discussed in every school in the world as basic life skill knowledge... Cheers James!
@ChelseaShambley Addiction is a relative term for all that we are strongly drawn to and Yes you can make it go away by replacing it with something else, hopefully healthier and more fullfilling for you... Unless you have no conscience! One of the most important thing however is to understand that you sometimes HAVE to change something in your environment, educate yourself and ultimately, to realize that only you are responsible for your own predicament, no matter what you have been through.
@ChelseaShambley There is nothing special about being an addict because we all are addicted to various things. Whether you let it destroy your life or not is more or less up to you. That is what I meant and maybe that was not clear. So agree or disagree, addict is just a word, a label, something comfy to hide behind...
I'm sad that this book isn't 100% true, but how could he remember all these events when he wasn't in his right mind. It must be painful to have to justify himself over and over again. Everyone needs to calm down. He put a disclaimer in his newly printed books. I think he probably realizes he made a mistake and I'm content with that. He's a great writer, no one can take that away from him. Just wanted to put my two cents in :)
@dosnstuff007 There's also no one as stupid as James Frey. I can't stand drug addicts. In my opinion, they got themselves into that mess, whatever stems from it is their fault and I will not take pity. It's not like someone tied you down and forced drugs/alcohol down your throat, or pushed your nose into them everyday. I couldn't take pity on him because he acted like being MORE addicted to something made you a hero among people in rehab. So sickening. The grammar was bad too.
Its a total piece of shit. Anyone who has had any kind of experience with drugs etc. knows that this is not a subject that you fuck around with. He lied throughout the book. He was a little douche who went in to rehab and came out. He was too young to talk about this subject. Listening to him talks he need to SHUT THE UP NOW.
i just started reading it again. I think the biggest thing is the "12". It's very overwhelming to an addict. Enough to keep them away from the rooms. I think "3" steps would get more newcomers. I met some of my best friends in AA :)
the mother of one of the girls that died in the accident he placed himself in was bewildered as to why he lied about it and he wrote that he was involved in the accident that killed her daughter... he wrote about interactions with them... i mean thats kind of morbid and sick
its not about whether the book is true or not its the fact he ran around lying about it... he sat in interviews and said it was true to the letter, why did he not just say its loosely based on his life but with artistic liscense that way no1 would of been pissed. this is a clear cut case of a huge wanker ego... the book may be amazing but the man behind it is lying wannabe scum. read the smoking guns analysis...he put himself in a real accident where 2 teen girls died, in reality he wasnt there.
It doesn't matter which parts of this story are real and which parts are made up. Have you read "The Green Mile?" Or "Harry Potter?" Or "Catcher in the Rye?" Or many, many other novels that don't claim to be "true events?" Arguably all amazing stories, and still enjoyable to read because there's a little genre we like to call FICTION. Try reading this book again as a work of fiction, and tell me it doesn't move you. James Frey = yeeeeeaaaaahhhhhhh!!!!
It doesn't matter which parts of this story are real and which parts are made up. Have you read "The Green Mile?" Or "Harry Potter?" Or "Catcher in the Rye?" Or many, many other novels that don't claim to be "true events?" Arguably all amazing stories, and still enjoyable to read because there's a little genre we like to call FICTION. Try reading this book again as a work of fiction, and tell me it doesn't move you. James Frey = yeeeeeaaaaahhhhhhh!!!!
@schaffenstein Totally! Ever read "The Things They carried"? I'ts pretty clear that a true story doesn't necessarily have to have happened, and that so applies to James's Case. He kicks ass!!!
i honestly read one page of this book during the hype. went out on a recommendation, bought it, read the first i think one page and knew immediately it was bullshit!! the book opens with him on a plane with a HOLE IN HIS CHEEK. hes on a plane. how the fuck did he get onto a plane with a hole in his face. thats all i can remember. i stopped reading it and felt pretty smug when all the shit came out about it.
@Trochaic42 no, i thought it seemed like it was written by a bullshitter. i was right. theres a big difference between using your life to produce fiction and weaving fiction to explain your life.
@nistabezveze and @kBR00tality...Really, it doesn't matter? I agree it's an amazing book. But you can't lie and say a book is a memoir when it's not. That changes the game entirely. Of course it matters, and saying it doesn't is ludicrous.
Most people don't get it, it doesn't wether it's a good or bad book, the point is that the book is suppose to be NONficti on and seeing as its not....
If he concocted ANY part of AMLP then he should have published it as a work of fiction. Non-fiction draws on one's experience - NOT imagination. He is a (self-serving) fraudster - no matter what his literary merit and talent might be.
Whether it was true or false, the fact is the man is an amazing writer. An inspirational one. I am currently reading the last few pages of bright shiny morning and this type of book can change people's perspective on life. James Frey is a favorite writer, I wish I could meet the guy. Btw this video is extremely unprofessional. The transitions threw me off.
I personally thought this book was a good read I could not put it down. But I also was a little disappointed that it was not the full truth it should have been stated that it was partly true but exaggerated. Anyhow I think it was intelligently put together and so glad that James Frey turned his life around full respect to the guy. This book touched me a lot and has made me think about my own life.
Anyone who cares about whether part of this book is overexaggerated or not doesn't understan or appreciate the genius behind this book. Anyone who has been through what James describes will connect with it deeply, it is an accurate portrayal of what an addict feels, even perhaps not an addict, perhaps someone that has only faced the feelings that he claims to have felt. It tells people they are not alone. It is meant to be a story, not a biography. Who gives a fuck if he's not as hard in reality
This guy is so wimpy that it's obvious that he never engaged in any of the aggressive behavior that he fantasizes about in the crappy book he wrote. Only a moron would get past the first page of this pulp.
Frey had some good things to say in this interview. Those who say that it isn't a big deal that he falsified accounts in his books just don't get it. It isn't OK for several reasons: The book is sold as a Non-fiction memoir of his life. It isn't that well written. MOST of it is false. Basically Frey is a pathological liar and quite the opposite of the troubled badass that he portrays in his books. Whats worse? He got rich off it, and you say its ok!? He wrote it how he wished his life went.
@kyfenz Those who believed a word of this fraud overlooked so many obvious clues and cues. For instance, look at the guy's shoulders: all bone, no muscle. He has never thrown a punch in his life, at least not an effective one. Anyone who was fooled by this guy and feels "betrayed," deserves the pain they feel for being so gullible and willing to believe someone who simply reinforces their own expectations or desires.
I absolutely agree with you crystal, so what if the book wasn;t all real ? It was a book nd if u guys didnt really like the book, u wouldnt even be watching this video. And even then, the book wasn't ALL fake. So I think it's great that James Frey managed to recover and build a living again. So yay go James Frey ! =)
seriously, whats the big deal about it being fake? ever heard of tv, twilight, harry potter.. how many books that are best sellers are fake. and pretty sure titanic was fabricated a lot and i don't see people freaking out about that. like come on get over it.
I agree, the book is great. I also don't care if it is 100% accurate in all its details or not, Frey is a talented writer and there are some extraordinary passages in AMLP.
its brilliant amazing stunning i adored it i'm a bookworm i've read thousands of books and that one came on the top 10 its really great and you should read it
as much as i fucking loved this book... he is contradicting himself and is nothing but a hypocrite... the whole book he talks about how he hates false people that lie, while he simply fabricated most of the key scenes in his novel... It's still a great book but I can't help but think that the truth and brutally self honest feel I got from reading it is nothing but a lie :(
@RUGERrell13 it WAS his fucking story you cunt. fuck if your giving him shit then u should give every author or screenwriter hit cuz even true stories get embelished. he wrote a piece of literature and art about his story and yeah he added to it to make it interesting. he is an amazing writer who did experience a lot of what was in his book.
@RUGERrell13 and the fact that your calling him a piece of shit for strecthing the truth, then you should be calling everyone one cuz EVERYONE lies you fucking cunt. you have no appreciation for literature and an amazing book. he's a fucking author not a journalist
i am an actual recovering addict who read his book before my addiction, during, and after. all i have to say is that this guy really has no idea what he is talking about. i'm in AA and like frey i did not want to. i reluctantly gave in and my life is a million times better. i find this offensive actually. if anyone is using this mans story to get sober then more likely than not you will fail.
hell, i hate reading, this guy, im going to read all of his books. i read a million little pieces and im not reading my friend leonard. James Frey is an AMAZING writer.
i loved the story. but wen i read evidence and heard frey himself say that majority of it wasnt true it kinda made me lose respect for him. i think the book wouldve made a great story even if it hadnt been sold as a memoir, but the fact tht he lied about it kinda pissed me off and ruined the story for me =/
i want to kno if theres a movie to this book, i loved it... even tho i heard its not all true, which kind of sucks b/c i can relate to tha book... i guess im upset about it... not mad... i just wish it was true thats all... so lilly didnt exist??? what was true n what wasnt??? can someone tell me that???please???
You can probably guess what was true and what wasn't. He didn't get dental work without local anesthesia (duh), he wasn't the criminal he claimed to be (e.g. no fights with cops, no FBI drug probe, etc.), two girls did die in a train accident but he had no role, he never set a breathalyzer record, etc. Pretty much if it sounded made up it was made up. Lilly did exist and committed suicide, but she was exaggerated. Look it up on The Smoking Gun.
i think this book was absolutely amaing. whether he stretched the truth or not..i loved the book. it was a good story. why can't ppl just look at the main story. the book was great. screw everything else.
All controversy set aside, i thought it was a good story. Which of the content was actually true i dont know but knowing that someone actually went through some of this boggled my mind.
Did anybody just not LIKE this book? Forget all the lies and controversy... I hated the way it was written. He capitalized things that didn't need capitals and that really pissed me off.
"We walked to my House and I seen my Brother. We walked to The Entrance and closed the Door." Things like that. And there wasn't any quotations for the dialogue. I also didn't really *feel* anything for his character. I didn't connect with him...I didn't feel sorry for him...I just ... didn't enjoy reading it.
i actually did like this book like i know exactly what you are talking about and stuff, but like i think this was more for him to get like all of this out of his head, and like i dont think he was really worried about gramatical errors.....idk i kinda just enjoyed reading this cause someone really close to me went through something very similar and i guess i could kinda relate? idk
Yeah, I kinda get that. But still...I would've liked the editors to at least TRY and make it in the context of an actual novel, it got kind of confusing trying to figure out when he was talking out loud or just to himself.
And I can see what you mean by relating to this book. I don't know anybody with a drug addiction, so I think that would prevent me from making any form of connection with it, thus not being able to enjoy it to its fullest. It's true.
yea i know what you mean....that was like really confusing with the talking and thinking and like trying to figure out when who was talking but i liked the whole idea of the story
@yamaha12345678910 I am halfway through and I feel the same way!! i don't get all the hype about it being an amazing book.. it feels very disconnected
I honestly can say at first thats exactly how I felt , he said and to much capitals in random places but I ended LOVIGN the book , though I havn't finished it yet Its an amazing book . Lots of emotions go through my mind while reading this book from hating him to loving him to crying and everythign else . Even though its not a true story I still LOVE this book , and learned to give it a chance
Saying the 12 step approach does not work is just untrue. It's based on abstinence first. Once a person decides to take the first drink, the onus is on them - not AA.
Having said that, I must confess reservations about the disease model. I use AA for community support and the 12 steps in AA are "suggestions".
I define the 12 steps in such a way that fits my personal needs and expectations in sobriety. Anyway, great interview - 5 stars!
@musicmanocdp omg i had deja vu, a few days ago i heard andrew wk wasn't a true person, he was made up and they got someone to fit the role after the get wet album. and i was just thinking of him when i was watching this.
First attempt to sell the book to a publisher was as a novel. Frey was unable to sell it as a novel, and when suggested he sell it as a memoir, he did.
The book lacks credibility, honesty and was not an easy read. Unfortunately, Frey murdered his own market.
Charlotte Kasl is far better for a full understanding of the therapeutic approach, 1993.
@kBR00TALITY i know right. about half way through my mother comes up tells me its all fake and it doesn't effect the way i look at the book but the way i look at him. so i had this image of this total badass being a real person and then its all lies and it ust made me lest devoted to the book. But i think if people start reading it knowing its fiction then they'll have a totally different outlook on it.
@kBR00TALITY I just finished this book a week ago. I knew it was a false thing before I read it. I didn't care but I did love it. I can't wait to read my friend Leonard
@kBR00TALITY You think THAT is an amazing book? He needs to g back to 4th grade and learn how to use paragraphs, complete sentences, and quotation marks. That book was so hard to read it was annoying.
@TastyPlainPizza You have some bad reading skills then my man, I was actually thinking that its a great way to write a book while I was reading it. Why does English have to be set in its ways, he just did something out of the ordinary, without losing any meaning or functionality. Go back to grade 4 and work on your reading skills, I'm 16....
And as for the writing of the book it was great to read because of the story it told, not the truthfulness and who doesn't embellish their writing.
@Awesomeman1987 I have bad reading skills? Maybe you're failing English class, but I cannot stand to read run on sentences/lack of grammar. It's showing how little he paid attention in school. I am actually doing very well in my English class, so I don't need to go back to fourth grade. His book would be tolerable if his book was true, but it's not. He has no excuse for atrocious grammar. I read it to get a laugh out of his lies, but I couldn't get past 1/4 of the book.
what is this supposed to be? an informative documentary? well it is not. what about those stupid inter cuts of music and pictures of Amy Winehouse? I think you had a great interview partner giving first hand information on a serious matter, but you completely ridiculed it with all the pictures and music and the stupid jokes at the end. Could have been a great interview if you would actually know what the subject is about. I am surprised James Frey actually answered those superficial questions.
@nistabezveze it god damn matters because he sold it as "TRUTH" Drug addicts find this GREAT STORY to be so heart warming and inspirational to then later find out their mentor is just a fucking lier who wants to exploit drug problems for his own bank account... Not to mention this isnt a great work of literature, just a mediocre book that was made a huge deal because of oprah
Stop complaining, you should thank your lucky stars you're not reading Harper Lee. A Million Little Pieces is a heartfelt book filled with amazing descriptions and angst and even though I knew that it was embellished a bit it's still one of my favourite books. Loads of memoirs are like that- take Running With Scissors for example. You only feel less of the book because you're pissed at the writer for lying - no matter what, it's still the exact same book, the exact same pages, the exact words.
who CARES if its fake?? a lot of moving books are not totally tre, let alone have ANY truth. he was still a drug addict and he still shows his pain, but you ned to throw things i it to make it something you'll want to read. i fuckin hate people who put down the book once they realized there were some lies in it, who gives a fuck
Frey bashes liars several times in his book, which is ironic considering the number of lies he is trying to pass off as truth. He is a hypocrite and liar.
"I will kiss you quite red and feed you till you are plump. And if you are forward you shall see who is the stronger, a little girl who doesn't eat enough or a big strong man with cocaine in his body. In my last serious depression I took cocaine again and a small dose lifted me to the heights in a wonderful fashion. I am just now collecting the literature for a song of praise to this magical substance" - Freud, from a letter to his fiance.
Josiepixy have to agree what an asshole. The 12step prog dont work for 98% where he getn his info from, defo not same place as me thats 4 sure......asshole
What a dickhead. He is killing people with his uneducated advice on addiction. NA and AA work for the people who work it and there are plenty of them. Its the people who don't work the program that end up relapsing - people with attitudes like his!
Unless you're an ex-crackhead, you can't call him a dickhead. People who go to the AA don't get rid of an addiction, they just replace it with an addiction to god. Different things work for different people and, in case you haven't noticed, most people who go to rehab relapse and die, and most rehab centres are based on the AA and NA, so maybe they're not the right way.
I am a recovering addict/alcoholic. You could say I identify a lot with Lilly. I survived because of rehabs and NA. There are loads of rehabs over here that don't follow 12 step programmes and they don't have a good success rate either. The sad facts of addiction are that most people don't make it.
If he can stay clean without a programme in his life then he's not really an addict. Its fact that he embellished his story to make it better so i suspect its not the case.
From what I've heard, both methods are very generic and impersonal. If both rehab centres have low success rates then they're equally as effective/uneffective as each other, proving that maybe Frey chose his own way, and it worked better than what the psychologists and doctors think best. He was a majorly stubborn character in the book, and so I got the impression that his stubborness kind of worked for him at the end, because he decided to be stubborn against drinking rather than towards it.
aye and if getting clean was as easy as that, there would be no drug addicts in the world. You have no experience of addiction and are talking out of your arse. Granted you are entitled to an opinion, but just like arseholes, everyone's got one. James carries a dangerous message. I tried to do it his way and almost died. Many friends have died trying to do it his way. More people die everyday. I go to meetings to live, be the best person I can be and help others. He just helps himself.
a) I don't even know if you have any experience in this relm, of if you're arse-talking.
b) My opinion is valid, having a family of addicts (except for I didn't play the addict card to try to prove a point).
c) James has an inspirational story, and he isn't telling people to follow his footsteps, it's just personal memoir. If you don't like it then don't copy it.
d) If you listened, he actually didn't just help himself, his 'piece of literature' helped thousands.
No it isn't valid. You have no idea what you are talking about. I'm sorry that you have been affected by addiction in your family but unless you have actually experienced it yourself you have no idea, regardless of how many James Frey books you have read. I was referring to the comments in the interview. because of his status, people will listen to what he says. there is no evidence he has helped anyone apart from comments online. NA is evidence of people getting clean and staying clean
I think his status could do the opposite, as his books were fabricated somewhere along the line. NA and AA are both very unaffective, sometimes they work, sometimes they don't, depending on the person. Every person is different and should have different methods, and that's what Frey showed. And his book selling millions of copies is evidence enough, because although lots of them aren't addicts, the truth is a lot of addicts will have read the book, and hopefully found it helpful.
Again, I am referring to the comments in the interview, not the book. i think that in the book, the descriptions of the disease are fantastic. I am just dissappointed that he is not in recovery and only merely abstinent. Society craves horror and he certainly gave them that. Selling books is not a measure of success in communicating a healthy message of recovery. his personality screams disease and ego and its sad to see.
IMO, addiction isn't a disease. The drugs are more of a virus, and it's your decision to stop them. When you take them you're 'diseased'. Addiction isn't a chemical imbalance in your body or brain, it's something that happens. I don't see him as diseased, nor egotistical. Also, I think your version of recovery is a long, draining process, and in the AA's case, replacing an addiction with another.
Anyway, it looks like we're in circles, so here it is: we disagree, have different viewpoints.
aye. looks like we'll have to agree to disagree. My brain is definately wired up the wrong way and I do believe that addiction is a disease. I spent 17 years using and the last 5 of those trying to get clean. NA is the only thing that worked. i am now 5 years clean and sober and I have a wonderful productive life. I just wish that all addicts could have what I have. At least going to meetings is healthier than using drugs! I'm happy enough with that and i couldn't stay clean otherwise.
His books would not have sold so well if there had not been so many people who found AA/NA lacking. Everyone I knew who read it was looking for alternatives to AA/NA. Almost all had been through 12step treatment unsuccessfully.
Most of the drunk- and drugalogues one hears in the rooms contain as much or more fabrication than Frey's book.
Most studies give 12step a 4-7% success rate. AA/NA are promoted as a one-size-fits-all program and the only method that works. This needs to change.
I think they also sold so well due to the shock factor (probably which he lied about).
Also, I really don't get the AA thing. Admitting you are powerless is ridiculous, because then it's like ''I should keep on drinking because I'm powerless and it's not my fault.'' The beleiving in a higher power thing is stupid too, as I imagine most addicts don't beleive in God and are as stubborn as Frey seemed in the book.
I dunno. Everybody has stubborn tendancies, but I don't know many people who have that strength and will, rather than stubborness, to conquer such a bad addiction.
Yeah i know. Im 14 so this may sound stupid, but i went out with this guy, and he was doing pot with his mom andhe got addicted to pills, last year he got kicked out of school for stabbing a kid in the ear with a pencil, this year it was pot in the bathroom,so we went to rehab. He has been sober for months now, he was the most stuborn person i have ever met, and were in 8th grade.
Stabbing a kid in the ear with a pencil? Hardcore.But yeah a kid got chucked out of my school because he had weed in his bag.
And I have friends who's parents give them drugs - it's disgusting to treat your child like that. I know some parents want to be laid back, but just.. not sa laid back you're falling over. Luckily one of my friends has seen how disgusting her parents are around drugs, so she decided not to drink or do drugs.She's a very strong, mature, willful person. The other isn't. :(
Yeah, ahah. He felt so bad about that. Yeah, His brother is basically the biggest pot head in the high school. And Rory is like "well when i get out of rehab i am proubly going to do it again, i cant get away from it, my brother will just keep asking me for it", i dont know. Its sad. But theres this kid i like and his whole family does it besides him and his little brother whos 8. Hes really against it, i look up to him so much for that.
The Smoking Gun dotcom has a good article concerning Frey's veracity. Don't read it if you want to hold on to the belief that the books are non-fiction and accurate.
''Lilly committed suicide by hanging in a Halfway House in Chicago. Her Grandmother had passed away two days earlier. She was found the morning James was released from Jail, and it is beleived she was sober until she died.'' - the end of a million little pieces.
i had to force myself to read this... and i skipped a bunch of parts just to get to the point of alot of parts and passages. it was an alright book, definetly one i could have never saw myself reading.
its the fact that he lied about alot of shit he wrote in his book, i read it while i was in a detention center, and i loved it because i thought it was real, and then he became known as a fake, and it threw me off. its hard to feel his pain and angst when its fabricated.
Bottomline is, i started and finished reading the book with a thought that it really happened to him, page by page. It really sucked when i learned of the lies and all that. Nevertheless i really like the book and the lessons from it. I just hate remembering i got punked on the initial "autobio" claim.
deebella827 1 month ago
@TastyPlainPizza Haha your idiocy makes me giggle. The book was meant to be written a certain way. He didn't have to use quotation marks to get his point across. I thought it was actually quite an easy book to read. And just because you've lived the easiest life and never been pressured to do something bad doesn't mean everyone else who has is a bad person. You will go so far in life for being ignorant and stupid. Thank you for making me laugh.
OHballer12 1 month ago
where is that big scar from that huge whole in his cheek that was talked about for the first 50 pages of the book?! hahaha lies.
birdyyyful 3 months ago
lying scumbag
conwayandwhitmanman 4 months ago
Everybody should read the Tao Te Ching! Ideally, it should be taught and discussed in every school in the world as basic life skill knowledge... Cheers James!
zabelicious 4 months ago
...you can't "make addiction go away." wtf frey
ChelseaShambley 4 months ago
@ChelseaShambley Addiction is a relative term for all that we are strongly drawn to and Yes you can make it go away by replacing it with something else, hopefully healthier and more fullfilling for you... Unless you have no conscience! One of the most important thing however is to understand that you sometimes HAVE to change something in your environment, educate yourself and ultimately, to realize that only you are responsible for your own predicament, no matter what you have been through.
zabelicious 4 months ago
@zabelicious agree to disagree. "once an addict, always an addict."
ChelseaShambley 4 months ago
@ChelseaShambley There is nothing special about being an addict because we all are addicted to various things. Whether you let it destroy your life or not is more or less up to you. That is what I meant and maybe that was not clear. So agree or disagree, addict is just a word, a label, something comfy to hide behind...
zabelicious 4 months ago
@ChelseaShambley Well, i think that he means globally, and not personally.
mahound9 4 months ago
it's a good book, true or false. EVERY fucking author embellishes their books.
lostgurl4ever 5 months ago
Jesus Christ give him a break!! He lied in his book whoopdeedoo I'm sure everyone lies a little bit in a book. He just got caught.
iloveblueoctober100 5 months ago
I'm sad that this book isn't 100% true, but how could he remember all these events when he wasn't in his right mind. It must be painful to have to justify himself over and over again. Everyone needs to calm down. He put a disclaimer in his newly printed books. I think he probably realizes he made a mistake and I'm content with that. He's a great writer, no one can take that away from him. Just wanted to put my two cents in :)
HarrietBrenda 5 months ago
really good book...awesome ....thank fuck there is no one as tough as the character james frey...
dosnstuff007 6 months ago
@dosnstuff007 There's also no one as stupid as James Frey. I can't stand drug addicts. In my opinion, they got themselves into that mess, whatever stems from it is their fault and I will not take pity. It's not like someone tied you down and forced drugs/alcohol down your throat, or pushed your nose into them everyday. I couldn't take pity on him because he acted like being MORE addicted to something made you a hero among people in rehab. So sickening. The grammar was bad too.
TastyPlainPizza 1 month ago
does anyone know where can i watch the oprah interview from 2006?
smithamanda1 6 months ago
Your a towel
ThreeTowerCity 7 months ago
Its a total piece of shit. Anyone who has had any kind of experience with drugs etc. knows that this is not a subject that you fuck around with. He lied throughout the book. He was a little douche who went in to rehab and came out. He was too young to talk about this subject. Listening to him talks he need to SHUT THE UP NOW.
Hardlinerjapan 7 months ago
i just started reading it again. I think the biggest thing is the "12". It's very overwhelming to an addict. Enough to keep them away from the rooms. I think "3" steps would get more newcomers. I met some of my best friends in AA :)
ForDoverUSA 7 months ago
the mother of one of the girls that died in the accident he placed himself in was bewildered as to why he lied about it and he wrote that he was involved in the accident that killed her daughter... he wrote about interactions with them... i mean thats kind of morbid and sick
infiniteJIRACHI 8 months ago
its not about whether the book is true or not its the fact he ran around lying about it... he sat in interviews and said it was true to the letter, why did he not just say its loosely based on his life but with artistic liscense that way no1 would of been pissed. this is a clear cut case of a huge wanker ego... the book may be amazing but the man behind it is lying wannabe scum. read the smoking guns analysis...he put himself in a real accident where 2 teen girls died, in reality he wasnt there.
infiniteJIRACHI 8 months ago
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It doesn't matter which parts of this story are real and which parts are made up. Have you read "The Green Mile?" Or "Harry Potter?" Or "Catcher in the Rye?" Or many, many other novels that don't claim to be "true events?" Arguably all amazing stories, and still enjoyable to read because there's a little genre we like to call FICTION. Try reading this book again as a work of fiction, and tell me it doesn't move you. James Frey = yeeeeeaaaaahhhhhhh!!!!
schaffenstein 9 months ago
It doesn't matter which parts of this story are real and which parts are made up. Have you read "The Green Mile?" Or "Harry Potter?" Or "Catcher in the Rye?" Or many, many other novels that don't claim to be "true events?" Arguably all amazing stories, and still enjoyable to read because there's a little genre we like to call FICTION. Try reading this book again as a work of fiction, and tell me it doesn't move you. James Frey = yeeeeeaaaaahhhhhhh!!!!
schaffenstein 9 months ago
@schaffenstein Totally! Ever read "The Things They carried"? I'ts pretty clear that a true story doesn't necessarily have to have happened, and that so applies to James's Case. He kicks ass!!!
MajickDemoniack 8 months ago
Honestly, the book is amazing and it doesn't matter if its real, many writers embellish their lives it's not uncommon.
Trochaic42 9 months ago
i honestly read one page of this book during the hype. went out on a recommendation, bought it, read the first i think one page and knew immediately it was bullshit!! the book opens with him on a plane with a HOLE IN HIS CHEEK. hes on a plane. how the fuck did he get onto a plane with a hole in his face. thats all i can remember. i stopped reading it and felt pretty smug when all the shit came out about it.
quillber 9 months ago
@quillber Maybe you should read more before you criticize it.
Trochaic42 9 months ago
@Trochaic42 no, i thought it seemed like it was written by a bullshitter. i was right. theres a big difference between using your life to produce fiction and weaving fiction to explain your life.
quillber 9 months ago
the book iss amazing
KapNKrunKKK 9 months ago
@nistabezveze and @kBR00tality...Really, it doesn't matter? I agree it's an amazing book. But you can't lie and say a book is a memoir when it's not. That changes the game entirely. Of course it matters, and saying it doesn't is ludicrous.
edonovan52 9 months ago
oprAhs a bitch
esrapk 9 months ago
one of the most amazing books ive ever read. ho cares about the other stuff
SessaSarah85 10 months ago
awsome!! he is the most strong human i ever seen!!
jagoodka88 10 months ago
Most people don't get it, it doesn't wether it's a good or bad book, the point is that the book is suppose to be NONficti on and seeing as its not....
He should be ashamed of him self
prezenith 10 months ago
If he concocted ANY part of AMLP then he should have published it as a work of fiction. Non-fiction draws on one's experience - NOT imagination. He is a (self-serving) fraudster - no matter what his literary merit and talent might be.
Longtack55 10 months ago
I love you James Frey.
fireswontburnout 11 months ago
hilarious at the end. good interview
TribeLamont 11 months ago
Whether it was true or false, the fact is the man is an amazing writer. An inspirational one. I am currently reading the last few pages of bright shiny morning and this type of book can change people's perspective on life. James Frey is a favorite writer, I wish I could meet the guy. Btw this video is extremely unprofessional. The transitions threw me off.
hzrdishere 11 months ago
I personally thought this book was a good read I could not put it down. But I also was a little disappointed that it was not the full truth it should have been stated that it was partly true but exaggerated. Anyhow I think it was intelligently put together and so glad that James Frey turned his life around full respect to the guy. This book touched me a lot and has made me think about my own life.
Catsaone 1 year ago
Anyone who cares about whether part of this book is overexaggerated or not doesn't understan or appreciate the genius behind this book. Anyone who has been through what James describes will connect with it deeply, it is an accurate portrayal of what an addict feels, even perhaps not an addict, perhaps someone that has only faced the feelings that he claims to have felt. It tells people they are not alone. It is meant to be a story, not a biography. Who gives a fuck if he's not as hard in reality
quaver4563 1 year ago
This guy is so wimpy that it's obvious that he never engaged in any of the aggressive behavior that he fantasizes about in the crappy book he wrote. Only a moron would get past the first page of this pulp.
59penrod 1 year ago
"You'll be stroking his hair listening to some Depeche Mode or Joy division"
HAHAHAHA
junglebaby448 1 year ago
Frey had some good things to say in this interview. Those who say that it isn't a big deal that he falsified accounts in his books just don't get it. It isn't OK for several reasons: The book is sold as a Non-fiction memoir of his life. It isn't that well written. MOST of it is false. Basically Frey is a pathological liar and quite the opposite of the troubled badass that he portrays in his books. Whats worse? He got rich off it, and you say its ok!? He wrote it how he wished his life went.
kyfenz 1 year ago 2
@kyfenz Those who believed a word of this fraud overlooked so many obvious clues and cues. For instance, look at the guy's shoulders: all bone, no muscle. He has never thrown a punch in his life, at least not an effective one. Anyone who was fooled by this guy and feels "betrayed," deserves the pain they feel for being so gullible and willing to believe someone who simply reinforces their own expectations or desires.
59penrod 1 year ago
I absolutely agree with you crystal, so what if the book wasn;t all real ? It was a book nd if u guys didnt really like the book, u wouldnt even be watching this video. And even then, the book wasn't ALL fake. So I think it's great that James Frey managed to recover and build a living again. So yay go James Frey ! =)
Burningecstasy 1 year ago
seriously, whats the big deal about it being fake? ever heard of tv, twilight, harry potter.. how many books that are best sellers are fake. and pretty sure titanic was fabricated a lot and i don't see people freaking out about that. like come on get over it.
crystalbeaumont3 1 year ago
Thank you James for your book, it inspires me it helps me and it was 12 years ago a book took me away so much. I hope once to meet you.
mvanderhoek 1 year ago
Micro expression cluster analysis:
cluster @01:07
The look on the Right. (inconclusice, dont know if he is right or left handed).
The Nose touch @01:15 (tale tell sign, of lying).
Shifting in the chair @01:18.
Shoulder Nudge @01:19 (uncomfortable).
Nose Touch @01:32.
Shoulder Nudge and Head Shake @01:38 (supposedly does not know what he is talking about, not believeing in it.)
.....
dhanwantri 1 year ago
@dhanwantri WELL DAMN AREN'T YOU PATHETIC
TheOriginalOwnage 1 year ago
Awesome book, i dont read and i couldn't put it down and missed it when i finished it.
shelzz82 1 year ago
What's with the random blaring music segues? His dialogue audio is quite soft but the loud music provides an annoying contrast.
ARayaOfSunshine 1 year ago
the end this is the best hahah
koroxlover 1 year ago
fucking best book i agree
WeiirdKiids 1 year ago
I agree, the book is great. I also don't care if it is 100% accurate in all its details or not, Frey is a talented writer and there are some extraordinary passages in AMLP.
rawkus1167 1 year ago
interesting interview. was it edited by a fourth grader?
gyrofanclub 1 year ago 22
Haha wtf is up with that music!
ihopeyouredone 1 year ago 14
anyone read his new book? i wanna know if its any good
0purple0oranges0 1 year ago
@0purple0oranges0
its brilliant amazing stunning i adored it i'm a bookworm i've read thousands of books and that one came on the top 10 its really great and you should read it
hrhgsl33 1 year ago
i know what happens when you die and i aint no priest
YourBestFriendEvar1 1 year ago
as much as i fucking loved this book... he is contradicting himself and is nothing but a hypocrite... the whole book he talks about how he hates false people that lie, while he simply fabricated most of the key scenes in his novel... It's still a great book but I can't help but think that the truth and brutally self honest feel I got from reading it is nothing but a lie :(
tal12321 1 year ago
He's a muthafuckin fake and the fact that he came out and said that was his actual life story.. Your a disgrace you piece of shit.
RUGERrell13 1 year ago
@RUGERrell13 it WAS his fucking story you cunt. fuck if your giving him shit then u should give every author or screenwriter hit cuz even true stories get embelished. he wrote a piece of literature and art about his story and yeah he added to it to make it interesting. he is an amazing writer who did experience a lot of what was in his book.
jmd93743 1 year ago
@RUGERrell13 and the fact that your calling him a piece of shit for strecthing the truth, then you should be calling everyone one cuz EVERYONE lies you fucking cunt. you have no appreciation for literature and an amazing book. he's a fucking author not a journalist
jmd93743 1 year ago
This is pretty much the most amazing book I have ever read. :) and the follow up 'My Friend Leonard' He's a truly inspirational writer. :)
LaHeureux 1 year ago
i am an actual recovering addict who read his book before my addiction, during, and after. all i have to say is that this guy really has no idea what he is talking about. i'm in AA and like frey i did not want to. i reluctantly gave in and my life is a million times better. i find this offensive actually. if anyone is using this mans story to get sober then more likely than not you will fail.
ahcomets33 1 year ago
why the hell does it matter is he lied of not??
The guy can write!
hell, i hate reading, this guy, im going to read all of his books. i read a million little pieces and im not reading my friend leonard. James Frey is an AMAZING writer.
thats all that matters
AsakoChu 1 year ago
its still a true story, just some facts were embelished.
1337Humor 1 year ago
hmzhat jemand Lust mit mir zu chatten bin wieder Einsam und gelangweilt
ricoScordes2981 2 years ago
Even though it wasn't ALL true, it was still SUCH an amazing book, and Frey did a great job!!
KendallSTORY 2 years ago 2
I just want to know if Leonard was real lol.
WelcomexToxMyxWorld 2 years ago 6
No record of him anywhere
TheEdwinaMonsoon 1 year ago
:o aww that sucks
WelcomexToxMyxWorld 1 year ago
i loved the story. but wen i read evidence and heard frey himself say that majority of it wasnt true it kinda made me lose respect for him. i think the book wouldve made a great story even if it hadnt been sold as a memoir, but the fact tht he lied about it kinda pissed me off and ruined the story for me =/
ohhapgopo 2 years ago
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ohhapgopo 2 years ago
i want to kno if theres a movie to this book, i loved it... even tho i heard its not all true, which kind of sucks b/c i can relate to tha book... i guess im upset about it... not mad... i just wish it was true thats all... so lilly didnt exist??? what was true n what wasnt??? can someone tell me that???please???
DKDANCINGCLAM 2 years ago
You can probably guess what was true and what wasn't. He didn't get dental work without local anesthesia (duh), he wasn't the criminal he claimed to be (e.g. no fights with cops, no FBI drug probe, etc.), two girls did die in a train accident but he had no role, he never set a breathalyzer record, etc. Pretty much if it sounded made up it was made up. Lilly did exist and committed suicide, but she was exaggerated. Look it up on The Smoking Gun.
SinisterUnicorn 2 years ago
oi yamaha dude, ur a tosser
the book is better then anything your going to write, gimp
lojeske1 2 years ago
i think this book was absolutely amaing. whether he stretched the truth or not..i loved the book. it was a good story. why can't ppl just look at the main story. the book was great. screw everything else.
ashleyyh1234 2 years ago 3
All controversy set aside, i thought it was a good story. Which of the content was actually true i dont know but knowing that someone actually went through some of this boggled my mind.
mosheskimo 2 years ago 3
Did anybody just not LIKE this book? Forget all the lies and controversy... I hated the way it was written. He capitalized things that didn't need capitals and that really pissed me off.
"We walked to my House and I seen my Brother. We walked to The Entrance and closed the Door." Things like that. And there wasn't any quotations for the dialogue. I also didn't really *feel* anything for his character. I didn't connect with him...I didn't feel sorry for him...I just ... didn't enjoy reading it.
yamaha12345678910 2 years ago
i actually did like this book like i know exactly what you are talking about and stuff, but like i think this was more for him to get like all of this out of his head, and like i dont think he was really worried about gramatical errors.....idk i kinda just enjoyed reading this cause someone really close to me went through something very similar and i guess i could kinda relate? idk
danceXOXstar95 2 years ago
Yeah, I kinda get that. But still...I would've liked the editors to at least TRY and make it in the context of an actual novel, it got kind of confusing trying to figure out when he was talking out loud or just to himself.
And I can see what you mean by relating to this book. I don't know anybody with a drug addiction, so I think that would prevent me from making any form of connection with it, thus not being able to enjoy it to its fullest. It's true.
yamaha12345678910 2 years ago
yea i know what you mean....that was like really confusing with the talking and thinking and like trying to figure out when who was talking but i liked the whole idea of the story
danceXOXstar95 2 years ago
@yamaha12345678910 I am halfway through and I feel the same way!! i don't get all the hype about it being an amazing book.. it feels very disconnected
lazydaizy87 2 years ago
I honestly can say at first thats exactly how I felt , he said and to much capitals in random places but I ended LOVIGN the book , though I havn't finished it yet Its an amazing book . Lots of emotions go through my mind while reading this book from hating him to loving him to crying and everythign else . Even though its not a true story I still LOVE this book , and learned to give it a chance
VegiterianLove 2 years ago
Yeah, that's good that you enjoyed it. I finished the book and I still don't like it. =\ Meh.
yamaha12345678910 2 years ago
Saying the 12 step approach does not work is just untrue. It's based on abstinence first. Once a person decides to take the first drink, the onus is on them - not AA.
Having said that, I must confess reservations about the disease model. I use AA for community support and the 12 steps in AA are "suggestions".
I define the 12 steps in such a way that fits my personal needs and expectations in sobriety. Anyway, great interview - 5 stars!
LifeSoberBobby 2 years ago 3
haha love the andrew wk bit
musicmanocdp 2 years ago
me too!!
gabey123 2 years ago
@musicmanocdp omg i had deja vu, a few days ago i heard andrew wk wasn't a true person, he was made up and they got someone to fit the role after the get wet album. and i was just thinking of him when i was watching this.
bigwrench01 2 years ago
Great book- lots of typos tho...unless that's the way he wanted it that way
skumrock 2 years ago
yeah it was the way he intended it. Books this big have at least three editors go through the book.
bestsnowboarderuknow 2 years ago
First attempt to sell the book to a publisher was as a novel. Frey was unable to sell it as a novel, and when suggested he sell it as a memoir, he did.
The book lacks credibility, honesty and was not an easy read. Unfortunately, Frey murdered his own market.
Charlotte Kasl is far better for a full understanding of the therapeutic approach, 1993.
Isabella8466 2 years ago
Why didn't the publisher want to sell Frey's book as a novel? I think its a great book even with all the fabrications. Its an amazing story.
BTC141 2 years ago
i read this book yesterday.
i didnt know it was supposed to be about him until i read the back.
i dont care that its all bullshit because its seriously a really great and amazing book.
kBR00TALITY 2 years ago 38
@kBR00TALITY i know right. about half way through my mother comes up tells me its all fake and it doesn't effect the way i look at the book but the way i look at him. so i had this image of this total badass being a real person and then its all lies and it ust made me lest devoted to the book. But i think if people start reading it knowing its fiction then they'll have a totally different outlook on it.
longboardingVA 1 year ago
@kBR00TALITY I just finished this book a week ago. I knew it was a false thing before I read it. I didn't care but I did love it. I can't wait to read my friend Leonard
TheOriginalDubie 8 months ago
@kBR00TALITY You think THAT is an amazing book? He needs to g back to 4th grade and learn how to use paragraphs, complete sentences, and quotation marks. That book was so hard to read it was annoying.
TastyPlainPizza 5 months ago
@TastyPlainPizza yeah but maybe you're just not smart enough to understand the book ..
desireedesireedesire 4 months ago
@desireedesireedesire Okay, maybe you or hims were not smart enough to learn what Memoir means.
TastyPlainPizza 4 months ago
@TastyPlainPizza You have some bad reading skills then my man, I was actually thinking that its a great way to write a book while I was reading it. Why does English have to be set in its ways, he just did something out of the ordinary, without losing any meaning or functionality. Go back to grade 4 and work on your reading skills, I'm 16....
And as for the writing of the book it was great to read because of the story it told, not the truthfulness and who doesn't embellish their writing.
Awesomeman1987 1 month ago
@Awesomeman1987 I have bad reading skills? Maybe you're failing English class, but I cannot stand to read run on sentences/lack of grammar. It's showing how little he paid attention in school. I am actually doing very well in my English class, so I don't need to go back to fourth grade. His book would be tolerable if his book was true, but it's not. He has no excuse for atrocious grammar. I read it to get a laugh out of his lies, but I couldn't get past 1/4 of the book.
TastyPlainPizza 1 month ago
his brother bob is my history teacher
dancer623 2 years ago
o wow i would wanna meet him!
MsKissable2 2 years ago
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artdietrich 2 years ago
Yay. James Frey ^^
supjack1114 2 years ago
this book is the shit, so is my friend leonard
Waterworkz67 2 years ago
what is this supposed to be? an informative documentary? well it is not. what about those stupid inter cuts of music and pictures of Amy Winehouse? I think you had a great interview partner giving first hand information on a serious matter, but you completely ridiculed it with all the pictures and music and the stupid jokes at the end. Could have been a great interview if you would actually know what the subject is about. I am surprised James Frey actually answered those superficial questions.
yesyaw 2 years ago
i read it
and its frickin awesome
and i dont care whether tis true, cuz the point is its amazin =D
lovee it
tymingon 2 years ago 2
why does it matter if it's true or false??? it a fucking awesome book, and it only matters!
nistabezveze 2 years ago 51
@nistabezveze it god damn matters because he sold it as "TRUTH" Drug addicts find this GREAT STORY to be so heart warming and inspirational to then later find out their mentor is just a fucking lier who wants to exploit drug problems for his own bank account... Not to mention this isnt a great work of literature, just a mediocre book that was made a huge deal because of oprah
CurleysPizzeria 1 year ago
@nistabezvezeif it doesnt matter then why did he say it was??
becos he wanted money
niorocks 1 year ago
@niorocks And? So?
TheOriginalOwnage 1 year ago
If the guy helped people, does it really matter that its not the truth.
broganwd 2 years ago
It really sucks cause I'm reading this book for a book report, and, since it's not entirely about him, jee...
happyshell1 2 years ago
Stop complaining, you should thank your lucky stars you're not reading Harper Lee. A Million Little Pieces is a heartfelt book filled with amazing descriptions and angst and even though I knew that it was embellished a bit it's still one of my favourite books. Loads of memoirs are like that- take Running With Scissors for example. You only feel less of the book because you're pissed at the writer for lying - no matter what, it's still the exact same book, the exact same pages, the exact words.
Glitteringz 2 years ago
What's wrong with "To Kill a Mockingbird"?
soulcheck4all 2 years ago
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Glitteringz 2 years ago
who CARES if its fake?? a lot of moving books are not totally tre, let alone have ANY truth. he was still a drug addict and he still shows his pain, but you ned to throw things i it to make it something you'll want to read. i fuckin hate people who put down the book once they realized there were some lies in it, who gives a fuck
jmd93743 2 years ago
Frey bashes liars several times in his book, which is ironic considering the number of lies he is trying to pass off as truth. He is a hypocrite and liar.
Morab76 2 years ago
and a great writer who told a good story and cured many addictions.
iamkellen 2 years ago 2
Yeah i kinda agree with that.
But the fact that its made up, idk. If i was a addict i would
be mad, its like hes kinda making
a joke out of the whole thing.
That really upset me.
It is a good book, i am currently
reading it.
barbiedumpedkenx33 2 years ago
why was there a picture of sigmud freud under rehab, he was a psychoanalyst
kaltermatt 3 years ago
"I will kiss you quite red and feed you till you are plump. And if you are forward you shall see who is the stronger, a little girl who doesn't eat enough or a big strong man with cocaine in his body. In my last serious depression I took cocaine again and a small dose lifted me to the heights in a wonderful fashion. I am just now collecting the literature for a song of praise to this magical substance" - Freud, from a letter to his fiance.
benscottproductions 2 years ago
The fact that some of it was real, and some of it was fake makes you ask, what is real and what isn't?
WebbStart 3 years ago
I heard everything was fake.
barbiedumpedkenx33 2 years ago
oops said asshole twice was getn irate ;o)
68hay 3 years ago
Josiepixy have to agree what an asshole. The 12step prog dont work for 98% where he getn his info from, defo not same place as me thats 4 sure......asshole
68hay 3 years ago
What a dickhead. He is killing people with his uneducated advice on addiction. NA and AA work for the people who work it and there are plenty of them. Its the people who don't work the program that end up relapsing - people with attitudes like his!
josiepixy 3 years ago
Unless you're an ex-crackhead, you can't call him a dickhead. People who go to the AA don't get rid of an addiction, they just replace it with an addiction to god. Different things work for different people and, in case you haven't noticed, most people who go to rehab relapse and die, and most rehab centres are based on the AA and NA, so maybe they're not the right way.
Glitteringz 3 years ago
I am a recovering addict/alcoholic. You could say I identify a lot with Lilly. I survived because of rehabs and NA. There are loads of rehabs over here that don't follow 12 step programmes and they don't have a good success rate either. The sad facts of addiction are that most people don't make it.
If he can stay clean without a programme in his life then he's not really an addict. Its fact that he embellished his story to make it better so i suspect its not the case.
josiepixy 3 years ago
From what I've heard, both methods are very generic and impersonal. If both rehab centres have low success rates then they're equally as effective/uneffective as each other, proving that maybe Frey chose his own way, and it worked better than what the psychologists and doctors think best. He was a majorly stubborn character in the book, and so I got the impression that his stubborness kind of worked for him at the end, because he decided to be stubborn against drinking rather than towards it.
Glitteringz 3 years ago
aye and if getting clean was as easy as that, there would be no drug addicts in the world. You have no experience of addiction and are talking out of your arse. Granted you are entitled to an opinion, but just like arseholes, everyone's got one. James carries a dangerous message. I tried to do it his way and almost died. Many friends have died trying to do it his way. More people die everyday. I go to meetings to live, be the best person I can be and help others. He just helps himself.
josiepixy 3 years ago
a) I don't even know if you have any experience in this relm, of if you're arse-talking.
b) My opinion is valid, having a family of addicts (except for I didn't play the addict card to try to prove a point).
c) James has an inspirational story, and he isn't telling people to follow his footsteps, it's just personal memoir. If you don't like it then don't copy it.
d) If you listened, he actually didn't just help himself, his 'piece of literature' helped thousands.
Glitteringz 3 years ago
No it isn't valid. You have no idea what you are talking about. I'm sorry that you have been affected by addiction in your family but unless you have actually experienced it yourself you have no idea, regardless of how many James Frey books you have read. I was referring to the comments in the interview. because of his status, people will listen to what he says. there is no evidence he has helped anyone apart from comments online. NA is evidence of people getting clean and staying clean
josiepixy 3 years ago
I think his status could do the opposite, as his books were fabricated somewhere along the line. NA and AA are both very unaffective, sometimes they work, sometimes they don't, depending on the person. Every person is different and should have different methods, and that's what Frey showed. And his book selling millions of copies is evidence enough, because although lots of them aren't addicts, the truth is a lot of addicts will have read the book, and hopefully found it helpful.
Glitteringz 3 years ago
Again, I am referring to the comments in the interview, not the book. i think that in the book, the descriptions of the disease are fantastic. I am just dissappointed that he is not in recovery and only merely abstinent. Society craves horror and he certainly gave them that. Selling books is not a measure of success in communicating a healthy message of recovery. his personality screams disease and ego and its sad to see.
josiepixy 3 years ago
IMO, addiction isn't a disease. The drugs are more of a virus, and it's your decision to stop them. When you take them you're 'diseased'. Addiction isn't a chemical imbalance in your body or brain, it's something that happens. I don't see him as diseased, nor egotistical. Also, I think your version of recovery is a long, draining process, and in the AA's case, replacing an addiction with another.
Anyway, it looks like we're in circles, so here it is: we disagree, have different viewpoints.
Glitteringz 3 years ago
aye. looks like we'll have to agree to disagree. My brain is definately wired up the wrong way and I do believe that addiction is a disease. I spent 17 years using and the last 5 of those trying to get clean. NA is the only thing that worked. i am now 5 years clean and sober and I have a wonderful productive life. I just wish that all addicts could have what I have. At least going to meetings is healthier than using drugs! I'm happy enough with that and i couldn't stay clean otherwise.
josiepixy 3 years ago
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barbiedumpedkenx33 2 years ago
His books would not have sold so well if there had not been so many people who found AA/NA lacking. Everyone I knew who read it was looking for alternatives to AA/NA. Almost all had been through 12step treatment unsuccessfully.
Most of the drunk- and drugalogues one hears in the rooms contain as much or more fabrication than Frey's book.
Most studies give 12step a 4-7% success rate. AA/NA are promoted as a one-size-fits-all program and the only method that works. This needs to change.
raysny 2 years ago 2
I think they also sold so well due to the shock factor (probably which he lied about).
Also, I really don't get the AA thing. Admitting you are powerless is ridiculous, because then it's like ''I should keep on drinking because I'm powerless and it's not my fault.'' The beleiving in a higher power thing is stupid too, as I imagine most addicts don't beleive in God and are as stubborn as Frey seemed in the book.
Glitteringz 2 years ago
I think everyone is stubborn no
matter if their a drug addict
of a drunk.
barbiedumpedkenx33 2 years ago
I dunno. Everybody has stubborn tendancies, but I don't know many people who have that strength and will, rather than stubborness, to conquer such a bad addiction.
Glitteringz 2 years ago
barbiedumpedkenx33 2 years ago
Stabbing a kid in the ear with a pencil? Hardcore.But yeah a kid got chucked out of my school because he had weed in his bag.
And I have friends who's parents give them drugs - it's disgusting to treat your child like that. I know some parents want to be laid back, but just.. not sa laid back you're falling over. Luckily one of my friends has seen how disgusting her parents are around drugs, so she decided not to drink or do drugs.She's a very strong, mature, willful person. The other isn't. :(
Glitteringz 2 years ago
barbiedumpedkenx33 2 years ago
Shouldn't he have some sort of scar from the hole in his cheek?
lilmum2mya 3 years ago
what he went though is true and that all that matters, just because he changed the way someone dies or how long he spent in jail soudn't matter.
perksy10001 3 years ago
i talked to him on facebook today
maddfreakk 3 years ago
WTF - how?
Glitteringz 3 years ago
hes my friend on facebook
and i dont know how
maddfreakk 3 years ago
really?
sweet
ilovegerardbutler7 3 years ago
The Smoking Gun dotcom has a good article concerning Frey's veracity. Don't read it if you want to hold on to the belief that the books are non-fiction and accurate.
Darmesis 3 years ago
So what is true then in the book?
sustte 3 years ago
in the book he wants to die near the start
guitarspark 3 years ago
I'm happy that i read the book. It is very inspirational even if it wasn't all true.
WhiteTomlinson021 3 years ago
I loved both of the books. Very strong man.
SaintEbba 3 years ago
he's a fake. he finally admitted that it was all a lie.
jesayka 3 years ago
A book is a book. I dont care if he lied or not. Some of the things was true, And hes a good writer.
SaintEbba 3 years ago
are there 2 books ?
guitarspark 3 years ago
Did lilly actually die then? Cos in 'My friend Lenoard', he goes through a whole period of grieving for her etc.
InsaneToTheExtreme 3 years ago
''Lilly committed suicide by hanging in a Halfway House in Chicago. Her Grandmother had passed away two days earlier. She was found the morning James was released from Jail, and it is beleived she was sober until she died.'' - the end of a million little pieces.
I cried for ages after I read that.
Glitteringz 3 years ago 2
crackheads are some lying motherfuckers, even when theyre not heads anymore.
fuckallthatshit 3 years ago
i had to force myself to read this... and i skipped a bunch of parts just to get to the point of alot of parts and passages. it was an alright book, definetly one i could have never saw myself reading.
SiNTUAM0R21 3 years ago
Well I'm about to finish the book & I think It's an amzing book, I love it.
Whatever happend, with the oprah thing...oh well shit!
Get over it it's a BOOK, a story and a great one.
Reality8Bites 3 years ago
its the fact that he lied about alot of shit he wrote in his book, i read it while i was in a detention center, and i loved it because i thought it was real, and then he became known as a fake, and it threw me off. its hard to feel his pain and angst when its fabricated.
toobad890 3 years ago
Yea, that threw me off too...Thought to myself if he even really felt that way?
I like the book it's a great book! I can relate to it, bet your right it's lost that feel to it...because it just might all, be, bullshit.
Reality8Bites 3 years ago