James Frey and the A Million Little Pieces controversy 14 Articles

by Christine Zibas

Like many others, I read James Frey's "A Million Little Pieces" before it was revealed to have been a novel instead of the nonfiction memoir he claimed. Indeed, I liked the book so much that I recommended it to a friend wh...read more

by Jane Clarice

What percent of a book must be true to call it a memoir? How much of life is recalled exactly as it happened? As for the moments I spent following the hype surrounding James Frey's bestseller, here is how I remember the ...read more

by Amy Daughdrill

I hope to be a writer one day. It's something I've enjoyed doing ever since I was a child. I think it branches from my need to tell a story. That's what writing is after all, telling stories. Some stories stretch the i...read more

by AJ Lat

My personal opinion is IF you have never had a person you love struggle with addiction then you will not "get" why this book was so important. I think we must consider the overall message of the book which is courage and t...read more

by T. M. Beeker

What is the controversy? He lied and tried to pass off fiction as his 'real' story? The story as a fictionalized account is good and has gems of truth and wisdom. The fact that its moron author is a liar in no way detracts...read more

by Royce Radcliffe

Everyone has heard about the James Frey controversy by now. Here was a guy who wrote what was supposed to be an autobiography on drug use-with what had to be one of the most compelling titles in years. Oprah pumped it on h...read more

by Alvira Litvyak

Nobody can take it from me James Frey's "Million Little Pieces" was the only one of the many books I've read for the past three years that made me cry, laugh and feel sorrow and joy for its character. Nothing around ...read more

by Krystle Hernandez

When it was initially published in 2003, James Frey's A Million Little Pieces drew a considerable amount of media attention for its seemingly honest and brutal portrayal of the ups (and mostly) downs of drug and alcohol ad...read more

by Shaoyang Zhang

Questing for "Continuity of Being" through Desire and Death Shaoyang Zhang The cycle of Jesus Christ's coming down to this world and then going up to Paradise is the central Christian model. St. John of the Cross has...read more

by D. J. Poe

I do not know how this man was able to fool the country; but it isn't the first time. When I read Frey's book, the big tip-off to me were the root canals and they only game him two tennis balls to squeeze. They must hav...read more

by Beth Oliver

The fact that James Frey's book embellished the truth was not the issue. The issue is he lied about in on Oprah. Oprah is too powerful of a person to allow that to happen without backlash. She has a reputation to protect. ...read more

by Elusive Butterfly

In my frantic search to find ways to understand and deal with the addictive mind, I happened upon James Frey being interviewed by Oprah. Listening to this man speak of his journey gave me hope that those I loved dearly wo...read more

by H.G. Hess

James Frey faked his way to fame on the Oprah Winfrey Show where his book, A Million Little Pieces" was reviewed by her book club, and ended up being on the bestseller's list. He marketed the book as a non-fiction, autobi...read more

by Melissa Glenn

Okay so he fibbed, in the end big deal right? Or wrong? The controversy surrounding James Frey's book A Million Little Pieces, began when an Internet fact checking website began digging into the author's past. Discrepan...read more