A Million Little Pieces by James Frey see larger photo List Price: $14.95 Our Price: $11.21 Released 11 May, 2004 Paperback Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours

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A Book Full of RAW, INTENSE Feeling
5/5 Stars
A MILLION LITTLE PIECES is written very well, in a way that captures the 'feeling' of Frey's experience like a song. His writing style is very descriptive, and lacks punctuation at points, resulting in long sentences that communicate the feeling of desperation and helplessness that Frey must have felt. His words are full of feeling, and the story made me feel quite emotional.

For some people it will ring true, and match their own experience of life.

It does contain some descriptively gruesome points that really let you 'feel' the pain of un-anaesthetized tooth removal - not nice if you're squeamish. This harks back to the pain his body is suffering as a result of his abuses.

We are reminded that James experiences a lot of pain and suffering for his addictions with painfully descriptive passages of nasty hallucinations and sensations, yet there are many descriptions of the positive qualities of drugs as well -- the way drugs make you feel at the time. Frey captures the way his long-term/short-term priorities shift in favor of the short-term, the next fix, and then documents how hard it is to shift them back.

A MILLION LITTLE PIECES is one of those books where you love the person the main character loves, you get upset when something bad happens, and you feel like you've met real people and then miss them when you've finished, but try it for yourself! Pick up a copy! Another book I need to recommend -- very much on my mind since I purchased a "used" copy off Amazon is "THE LOSERS' CLUB: Complete Restored Edition" by Richard Perez, a funny, highly engaging little novel I can't stop thinking about.

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