A Million Little Pieces: A shocking exploration of addiction
Feb 2009 · Hachette UK
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A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
'Inspirational and essential' Bret Easton Ellis, author of American Psycho
'Poignant and tragic' The Spectator
'Easily the most remarkable non-fiction book about drugs and drug taking since Hunter S Thompson's Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas' Observer
James Frey wakes up on a plane, with no memory of the preceding two weeks. His face is cut and his body is covered with bruises. He has no wallet and no idea of his destination. He has abused alcohol and every drug he can lay his hands on for a decade - and he is aged only twenty-three.
What happens next is one of the most powerful and extreme stories ever told. His family takes him to a rehabilitation centre. And James Frey starts his perilous journey back to the world of the drug and alcohol-free living. His lack of self-pity is unflinching and searing.
A Million Little Pieces is a dazzling account of a life destroyed and a life reconstructed. It is also the introduction of a bold and talented literary voice.
'Inspirational and essential' Bret Easton Ellis, author of American Psycho
'Poignant and tragic' The Spectator
'Easily the most remarkable non-fiction book about drugs and drug taking since Hunter S Thompson's Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas' Observer
James Frey wakes up on a plane, with no memory of the preceding two weeks. His face is cut and his body is covered with bruises. He has no wallet and no idea of his destination. He has abused alcohol and every drug he can lay his hands on for a decade - and he is aged only twenty-three.
What happens next is one of the most powerful and extreme stories ever told. His family takes him to a rehabilitation centre. And James Frey starts his perilous journey back to the world of the drug and alcohol-free living. His lack of self-pity is unflinching and searing.
A Million Little Pieces is a dazzling account of a life destroyed and a life reconstructed. It is also the introduction of a bold and talented literary voice.
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4.5
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Sean Slattery
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November 9, 2020
Proofreader needs a pay cut. It was hard enough without quotation marks, let alone absent paragraphs (which seem to have been the quote indicator.) And don't get me started on "then and than" and missing or misplaced prepositions. I hate having to re-read sentences to understand them. But those things aside, it was a good read. (4 stars if better edited)
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Lisa Begley
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February 1, 2015
I have read this book 3 times now, each time the book is as powerful and moving as the previous time i read it. James is a true inspiration experiencing real life struggles, heart warmingly human.
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Jacqueline Cockle
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August 23, 2014
I love the way in which James writes this book. Must read! I couldn't put the book down. I am not much of a reader, this and the sequel (my friend leonard) are the only 2 books ive ever stuck out and read until the end and it was easy to do so. Was quite dissappointed, when I finished the second book, that there was nothing left to read!
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About the author
James Frey is originally from Ohio. His books A Million Little Pieces, My Friend Leonard, Bright Shiny Morning and The Final Testament of the Holy Bible have all been bestsellers around the world. He is married and lives in New York.
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