Recently, I found out that the choice book I'm currently reading, A Million Little Pieces, by James Frey is a lie. I was wondering what the back of the book meant when it read, "This is Frey's acclaimed account of his six weeks in rehab." Apparently, the story, claimed to be a "memoir", isn't exactly true.
This made Oprah, and most Americans very upset. James Frey lied. He claimed something was true when it wasn't. He made things more interesting by changing around facts in his supposed "memoir".
Some people disagree with Oprah, saying they don't care whether it's true or not. They just say it was a good book, lying or not.
I agree with Oprah. I hate the fact that James Frey lied in this book. It makes me question every event that occurs. Are the stories of his roommates lies? Is there a Lilly? Was he really addicted to drugs? Most importantly, did this even happen?
In the book, Frey talks about how the other men are scared of him, how he's the tough guy. After watching an interview with him, I can tell that 'Mr. Tough Guy' is actually 'Mr. Nerd' and I could never imagine myself afraid of this guy.
I'm upset with this book, but only to a degree. If Frey had never said it was a memoir, I wouldn't be questioning things in the book, which would make it better, but it wouldn't change how I feel about the actual story line. Therefore, I think I'm just upset with the book because it's all a lie, but I have to admit, it really did ruin the book for me.
Here's a radio interview with James Frey about his new book, but it touches on some of the things that had happened regarding A Million Little Pieces and Oprah:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZyLZ76HzlQw
