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# A Million Little Pieces 1st (first) Edition by Frey, James published by Anchor (2005)

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Million Little Pieces (05) by Frey, James [Paperback (2005)]

Review: this is VERY moving; will the rest of you grow up? - Sometime in the early 90's i was sitting in Harvard Square having coffee with author, Tim O'Brien. We were talking about his best seller, "The Things They Carried". I took a deep breath and asked him, "Is this book true?" He blew across the surface of his coffee and said to me, "None of that stuff happened," Then a sip. "But it's all true." Some of you are saying, "how can this be so?' but i ask you to indulge me- as i will again later- because Mr. O'Brien is considered one of today's finest American writer's. True can mean so very much and given the memoir- a true account of the authors own life- or portion thereof- from the authors perspective one can hardly expect the facts to be such as a primary and secondary source biography of Thomas Jefferson. Clinical fact and emotional fact are two different things. Let me show you: Think of one of the worst things that ever happened to you. For half of you this could well be your divorce. Some of you, the loss of a love one through death; some of you it could be the battler with a horrible disease. Regardless, pick it, stick with it and stay with me. If I asked you to write me a 5,000 word description of your last seven days living with your ex-spouse and then asked him/her to do the same, will you tell me that I will receive two identical documents? I should hope not, because were that the case, you could have saved the marriage, but the truth is that you won't tell the same story and neither of you will have lied. You've heard the cliché' "there are three sides to every story." People with guilt believe that this means the truth, his lies and her lies (or any facsimile there-of) where what this cliché' means is that there are the base facts; not at all affected by human emotion. Then his story will be peppered by his past emotions, experiences and the tone of her voice. Her story will be peppered with memories of comments her mother made, or body image issues or some scene from a movie she saw years ago. No emotion stands alone and our recollection of events are not sterile and without other influences. So when writing a memoir such as "A Million Little pieces' not only did Mr. Frey write with the Tim O'Brien philosophy but he wrote based on how he remembered things. Regardless, i was so moved by this book that when 'THE CONTROVERSY" first began I said, "I just don't care." And the, as a writer myself, I thought about the fifteen pages it would take for me to get to the truth about an event from myt childhood and how, after an hour of thinking, I was able to get to the very same truth by altering some of the events leading up to it I decided to do the latter. After all, if my goal is to get to the truth, does it matter what road I used to get there? some may say that it does, but if my point is to tell of how my grandmother was taken away by ambulance because she took an entire bottle of Seconal when I was in seventh grade does it matter that I had to behave bravely because I was babysitting for the first time and it was the daughter of the farm hand who had found my grandmother and how hard it was for me to control the lump in my throat because of the huge back story having to do with this farm hand or could I simply find another way to get to the lump in my throat without bringing in the entire story of the farm hand? I saved my readers fifteen pages and a lot of information that had little to no bearing on the plot and the importance of what I wanted to say came through just as beautifully. In fact, because I did not force my reader to read paragraph after paragraph of back story about the farm hands bizarre connection to my family the reader was STILL READING when it was time to get to the real truth. Mr. Frey, thank you for your brilliant and beautiful book. In regard to the controversial press let me offer this quote from Joyce Carol Oats: "The punishment for being a writer is literary critics." Hang in there, Mr. Frey. The rest of you: read the book to discover the controversy; read the book because it is remarkably well written; read the book because I've given you plenty of reasons to do so; read the book because in a world full of hate it's nice to find some beauty. Don't let someone other than yourself decide for you.
Review: A Flight Attendants recommendation - As an author myself, and a Flight attendant with lots of time to read...on layovers...I'm always looking for the next good book. One way I determine "the next good book" is to watch what my passengers bring on the airplane to read. Then I ask them if they like the book and to give me a short review. If more than one passenger is reading the same book - I note that and if several are reading the same book - I note that and think, wow, there must be something to this book. On my last flight most of the readers were reading the same book A MILLION LITTLE PIECES, by James Frey. And they were all deeply and profoundly touched by the book. And while they all RAVED about the book, their reviews all came with warnings. "The book is edgy, and sobering (no pun intended)". So, I decided to check the book out, but because I believe in the old pharse 'it's not what you say, it's the way that you say it...'I wanted to read a taste of Frey's writing before I spent my money, so I went to desertcart.com and searched inside the book. I was instantly hooked. Ordered it and then the book arrived and I can't put it down. But, like other desertcart.com reviewers here - I HAD to occassionaly put the book down, and step back and breath and deal with the sad/hard/real/devistating things Frey has to say. I lOVED HIS FIRST PERSON TENSE WRITING! LOVED IT. And I praise the editor who left it in it's tense! I have never been in a Detox center, or known anyone who was addicted to anything stronger than food, or shopping - at least anyone who wanted to talk about their addiction. And unlike Frey, (who disdains Christianity) I have a deep abiding faith. But, I have to tell you that of all the books I've ever read about pain and overcoming a past which weighs us down - (which I am working to do)...of all the books I've ever read about difficult times and rising above those times, other than the Bible - Frey's book has helped me most! It has helped me realize that blaming others for times I was a victim is futile. It has helped me understand why my friend who weighs 300 lbs at 5'4" and has already had stomach reduction surgery and then overroad that surgery, really does mean it when she says she can't help it -- that she really believes she has no control over her weight. Frey's book has helped me see inside the mind of someone who is addicted. And I am grateful. I am so grateful, I want to say, a prayer, "Dear God, thank you for this book. And O God, let other's read it and be helped. And God, please let James Frey stay sober. And Jesus, even your own brother's didn't believe in you, so I know you understand when James Frey doesn't believe in you either. Amen. Love Marsha "

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
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| Best Sellers Rank | #797 in Alcoholism Recovery |
| Customer Reviews | 4.4 out of 5 stars 6,429 Reviews |

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ this is VERY moving; will the rest of you grow up?
*by D***N on April 23, 2011*

Sometime in the early 90's i was sitting in Harvard Square having coffee with author, Tim O'Brien. We were talking about his best seller, "The Things They Carried". I took a deep breath and asked him, "Is this book true?" He blew across the surface of his coffee and said to me, "None of that stuff happened," Then a sip. "But it's all true." Some of you are saying, "how can this be so?' but i ask you to indulge me- as i will again later- because Mr. O'Brien is considered one of today's finest American writer's. True can mean so very much and given the memoir- a true account of the authors own life- or portion thereof- from the authors perspective one can hardly expect the facts to be such as a primary and secondary source biography of Thomas Jefferson. Clinical fact and emotional fact are two different things. Let me show you: Think of one of the worst things that ever happened to you. For half of you this could well be your divorce. Some of you, the loss of a love one through death; some of you it could be the battler with a horrible disease. Regardless, pick it, stick with it and stay with me. If I asked you to write me a 5,000 word description of your last seven days living with your ex-spouse and then asked him/her to do the same, will you tell me that I will receive two identical documents? I should hope not, because were that the case, you could have saved the marriage, but the truth is that you won't tell the same story and neither of you will have lied. You've heard the cliché' "there are three sides to every story." People with guilt believe that this means the truth, his lies and her lies (or any facsimile there-of) where what this cliché' means is that there are the base facts; not at all affected by human emotion. Then his story will be peppered by his past emotions, experiences and the tone of her voice. Her story will be peppered with memories of comments her mother made, or body image issues or some scene from a movie she saw years ago. No emotion stands alone and our recollection of events are not sterile and without other influences. So when writing a memoir such as "A Million Little pieces' not only did Mr. Frey write with the Tim O'Brien philosophy but he wrote based on how he remembered things. Regardless, i was so moved by this book that when 'THE CONTROVERSY" first began I said, "I just don't care." And the, as a writer myself, I thought about the fifteen pages it would take for me to get to the truth about an event from myt childhood and how, after an hour of thinking, I was able to get to the very same truth by altering some of the events leading up to it I decided to do the latter. After all, if my goal is to get to the truth, does it matter what road I used to get there? some may say that it does, but if my point is to tell of how my grandmother was taken away by ambulance because she took an entire bottle of Seconal when I was in seventh grade does it matter that I had to behave bravely because I was babysitting for the first time and it was the daughter of the farm hand who had found my grandmother and how hard it was for me to control the lump in my throat because of the huge back story having to do with this farm hand or could I simply find another way to get to the lump in my throat without bringing in the entire story of the farm hand? I saved my readers fifteen pages and a lot of information that had little to no bearing on the plot and the importance of what I wanted to say came through just as beautifully. In fact, because I did not force my reader to read paragraph after paragraph of back story about the farm hands bizarre connection to my family the reader was STILL READING when it was time to get to the real truth. Mr. Frey, thank you for your brilliant and beautiful book. In regard to the controversial press let me offer this quote from Joyce Carol Oats: "The punishment for being a writer is literary critics." Hang in there, Mr. Frey. The rest of you: read the book to discover the controversy; read the book because it is remarkably well written; read the book because I've given you plenty of reasons to do so; read the book because in a world full of hate it's nice to find some beauty. Don't let someone other than yourself decide for you.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A Flight Attendants recommendation
*by M***S on November 21, 2005*

As an author myself, and a Flight attendant with lots of time to read...on layovers...I'm always looking for the next good book. One way I determine "the next good book" is to watch what my passengers bring on the airplane to read. Then I ask them if they like the book and to give me a short review. If more than one passenger is reading the same book - I note that and if several are reading the same book - I note that and think, wow, there must be something to this book. On my last flight most of the readers were reading the same book A MILLION LITTLE PIECES, by James Frey. And they were all deeply and profoundly touched by the book. And while they all RAVED about the book, their reviews all came with warnings. "The book is edgy, and sobering (no pun intended)". So, I decided to check the book out, but because I believe in the old pharse 'it's not what you say, it's the way that you say it...'I wanted to read a taste of Frey's writing before I spent my money, so I went to Amazon.com and searched inside the book. I was instantly hooked. Ordered it and then the book arrived and I can't put it down. But, like other amazon.com reviewers here - I HAD to occassionaly put the book down, and step back and breath and deal with the sad/hard/real/devistating things Frey has to say. I lOVED HIS FIRST PERSON TENSE WRITING! LOVED IT. And I praise the editor who left it in it's tense! I have never been in a Detox center, or known anyone who was addicted to anything stronger than food, or shopping - at least anyone who wanted to talk about their addiction. And unlike Frey, (who disdains Christianity) I have a deep abiding faith. But, I have to tell you that of all the books I've ever read about pain and overcoming a past which weighs us down - (which I am working to do)...of all the books I've ever read about difficult times and rising above those times, other than the Bible - Frey's book has helped me most! It has helped me realize that blaming others for times I was a victim is futile. It has helped me understand why my friend who weighs 300 lbs at 5'4" and has already had stomach reduction surgery and then overroad that surgery, really does mean it when she says she can't help it -- that she really believes she has no control over her weight. Frey's book has helped me see inside the mind of someone who is addicted. And I am grateful. I am so grateful, I want to say, a prayer, "Dear God, thank you for this book. And O God, let other's read it and be helped. And God, please let James Frey stay sober. And Jesus, even your own brother's didn't believe in you, so I know you understand when James Frey doesn't believe in you either. Amen. Love Marsha "

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Tears of sorrow and joy...so hold on its one heck of a ride!!
*by J***. on February 24, 2026*

This is an amazing book, as a writer I don't care what the haters and Oprah says about it ... it is the best book I've ever read on the description of addiction...better even than Go Ask Alice. What was disappointing is that I ordered the book brand new, it came brand new...but thanks to delivery drivers ... um it was water damaged? Smh. Snow in Kentucky 🙄🤦🏻‍♀️🚫🧢 However, even with the damage it's still legible and... would get tear stained anyway lol. 💁🏻‍♀️💯 Otherwise great buy, amazing book that I gifted to my son. This is my 2nd copy!!! ✨️🫶🚫🧢

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