A memoir of addiction and rehab that later became a controversy
What it is about
James Frey wakes up on a plane with a broken nose, missing teeth and no memory of how he got there. His family takes him to a rehabilitation center, where he begins a hard recovery in a treatment program. The book was sold as a memoir, but later reports found that parts were exaggerated or invented.
Who will enjoy it
Readers curious about addiction memoirs and the debate they raised.
What you will get
A fast, gripping read, but be aware that its accuracy was publicly challenged in 2006. It includes graphic drug use.
A Million Little Pieces Facts: Pages, Genre and Setting
Genre
Nonfiction · Addiction · Recovery · Controversy
Length
432 pages · ≈ 12 h
More about this book
Characters
James Frey and the people he meets in rehab.
Setting
A Midwestern treatment center.
What makes it different
A harsh, raw style, with no quotation marks.
Feel
Raw, intense and bleak.
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