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UK Mall 1 - A Million Little Pieces
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List Price: £7.99
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Manufacturer: John Murray
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 920
EAN: 9780719561023
ISBN: 0719561027
Label: John Murray
Manufacturer: John Murray
Number Of Pages: 528
Publication Date: 2004-05-10
Publisher: John Murray
Studio: John Murray
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Customer Rating:
Summary: Buy this book
Comment: Ignore all negative reviews, media hype, preoccupations with how 'true' this account is...It is an excellent book, an excellent piece of writing, unique style, an addictive read, it pulls you in, engages - a purchase you shall not regret.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Great Read.
Comment: I can understand people feeling dissapointed when they found out that parts of this book had been fabricated, it's because when we feel something is really and imagine it actually HAPPENING it has more appeal.
But in terms of the book, it is a brilliant read. Cannot put it down.
The writing is strange, but it is fitting for the story that is being told.
Customer Rating:
Summary: a work of inspiration, shock and total honesty
Comment: this is a book that shocks,disturbs but in the end inspires. i bought it for a wide range of friends with varied attitudes and backgrounds. they all without exception couldn't put it down and were moved by it. its about one man's inner strength, about total and utter commitment and a level of determination that should motivate anyone to confront anything. its written in a unique style which embodies the author's approach to dealing with his demons. even IF it is fiction or just embelished (as some people have alleged), if you don't come away inspired to fight your vices, fears and the dark periods of your life, you must be missing something. his sequel, my friend leonard, is different, but a must read too.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Sensation - the best autobiography ever written.
Comment: James Frey is the best writer for four hundred years and this book, like his others, transcends all the normal rules of "literature" to create a level of humanity that is completely exceptional.
Customer Rating: 
Summary: Good 'story' from a pompous man
Comment: I agree with one of the reviews on the inside cover of the paperback edition which calls Frey selfish, egocentric, violent & pompous. I sensed from the off that something wasn't quite right about the tale Frey was telling. Ultimately he seems more concerned with telling a good story than saying anything that may benefit other recovering addicts. His stubborn rejection of the 12 step programme made him seem like an idiot. As an adult he recalled a childhood 'prank' of him locking his pal in a box. He showed no remorse and said that he still found it funny. The passage of time had not taught him any sense of humility or to care for anyone other than himself. This recollection occured as he was reluctantly working through the early stages of the 12 steps, which he selfishly agreed to do in order to get released from rehab. I regret spending good money on this book and adding to the wealth of this odius man. I would not pay to read the sequel 'My Friend Leonard'
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Editorial Reviews:
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Customer Rating:
Summary: Buy this book
Comment: Ignore all negative reviews, media hype, preoccupations with how 'true' this account is...It is an excellent book, an excellent piece of writing, unique style, an addictive read, it pulls you in, engages - a purchase you shall not regret.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Great Read.
Comment: I can understand people feeling dissapointed when they found out that parts of this book had been fabricated, it's because when we feel something is really and imagine it actually HAPPENING it has more appeal.
But in terms of the book, it is a brilliant read. Cannot put it down.
The writing is strange, but it is fitting for the story that is being told.
Customer Rating:
Summary: a work of inspiration, shock and total honesty
Comment: this is a book that shocks,disturbs but in the end inspires. i bought it for a wide range of friends with varied attitudes and backgrounds. they all without exception couldn't put it down and were moved by it. its about one man's inner strength, about total and utter commitment and a level of determination that should motivate anyone to confront anything. its written in a unique style which embodies the author's approach to dealing with his demons. even IF it is fiction or just embelished (as some people have alleged), if you don't come away inspired to fight your vices, fears and the dark periods of your life, you must be missing something. his sequel, my friend leonard, is different, but a must read too.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Sensation - the best autobiography ever written.
Comment: James Frey is the best writer for four hundred years and this book, like his others, transcends all the normal rules of "literature" to create a level of humanity that is completely exceptional.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Good 'story' from a pompous man
Comment: I agree with one of the reviews on the inside cover of the paperback edition which calls Frey selfish, egocentric, violent & pompous. I sensed from the off that something wasn't quite right about the tale Frey was telling. Ultimately he seems more concerned with telling a good story than saying anything that may benefit other recovering addicts. His stubborn rejection of the 12 step programme made him seem like an idiot. As an adult he recalled a childhood 'prank' of him locking his pal in a box. He showed no remorse and said that he still found it funny. The passage of time had not taught him any sense of humility or to care for anyone other than himself. This recollection occured as he was reluctantly working through the early stages of the 12 steps, which he selfishly agreed to do in order to get released from rehab. I regret spending good money on this book and adding to the wealth of this odius man. I would not pay to read the sequel 'My Friend Leonard'
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