Book reviews: A Million Little Pieces, by James Frey 11 Articles

by Terry South

"Flesh And Bone" by Jefferson Bass - Book Review Dr. Bill Bass, is the legendary forensic anthropologist who founded the University of Tennessee's Body Farm, the world's first laboratory devoted to the study of human...read more

by Lichfield1979

It seems likely James Frey will forever be remembered for the contrived literary scandal of 2006. His former champion, Oprah Winfrey, raked him over the coals on national television after it was exposed by an internet goss...read more

by Marie Gerber

It saddens me that the discovery of Frey's "embellishment" in "A Million Little Pieces" has caused many to question the literary value of the "memoir". I read "A Million Little Pieces" shortly after it was featured on the ...read more

by B. B. James

James Frey's book is the pinnacle of the me-first, celebrity-at-any-price culture that that we are wallowing in today. In order to gain publicity and wealth, Frey copied a bunch of pathologies that are written about every ...read more

by Alex Margolin

Is Fiction Really More True? I recently finished reading James Frey's A Million Little Pieces - an amazing book permanently tarnished by the overblown controversy over its veracity. The book, published as a memoir of t...read more

by Walt Crippen

Is James Frey's account of his battle with alcohol & chemical dependency fact or fiction? Does it matter when considering it for "Great Reading" status? I think not! Having just been turned on to it by a young lady that i...read more

by Krystle Hernandez

Although it was originally released in 2003, James Frey's A Million Little Pieces received international critical acclaim after Oprah Winfrey's addition of his book to her popular book club in 2005. Frey's book skyrockete...read more

by Chelsea Zeffiro

I usually do not read "new" books. I mainly stick to the classics, but I was coming out of a hard time and my best friend recommended Frey's A Million Little Pieces to me. She gave me her copy and told me that it w...read more

by TL Harper

I never would have read this book, and in fact resisted it due to the cover art, unless it was suggested by Oprah. I am so glad that I read it, and quite honestly could not care less if all of the details are true or it is...read more

by Raney Day

James Frey gave me a look into a world that I have been a part of only from an outsider view. A child living with an addict parent, caught in the grips of this life with little understanding. Whether or not there may b...read more

by Althea Garcia

I don't care if Frey's book was fiction or non-fiction. What matters is that he used the idea that it was true to lend it the only notice it would have gotten. The book is okay- that is to say, I did read it, but I was u...read more