List Price: $15.95Amazon.com's Price: $10.85 You Save: $5.10 (32%)Prices subject to change.
Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 362.29092
EAN: 9780307276902
ISBN: 0307276902
Label: Anchor
Manufacturer: Anchor
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 448
Publication Date: September 22, 2005
Publisher: Anchor
Release Date: September 22, 2005
Sales Rank: 2012
Studio: Anchor
Related Items:
Editorial Review:
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Put the "controversy" aside, this is an amazing book!
I could care less if James Frey embellished the truth or made the whole story up, the point is the lives described in this book are incredibly relatable and very true to life. If drug addiction is something you've never had to deal with personally or with a close friend or family member consider yourself lucky. It's a long road home and I applaud anyone who can write about it rawly without glamourizing it the way Frey did. I think this book is written in a unique and interesting way. I couldn't put ... Read More
Rating:  - Not all that it's cracked up to be
First of all my rating has nothing to do with the possibility that this book was "made up" The author takes you down his journey into rehab after hitting "rock bottom" I would say. The story is not new and not really interesting. I read it but wouldn't call it a page turner by any means. James has an attitude and is not likeable, he is pretty young so I guess you can excuse that behaivor so people say. The other characters are more of the same, and the book is just repetitive all the way through. It ... Read More
Rating:  - Not as good as Burroughs, but a good addiction story!
I set a high bar for stories like these. After reading Dry by Burroughs, it is hard to find a story/memoir that measures up. I enjoyed Frey's adventure/struggle in rehab, but it left me longing for more of what got him there.
The story takes you through a nice love story and along the way you find yourself attached and rooting for Frey's success, which seems to be up against all odds.
If you happen to be an addict as well, this story will drag you along some very familiar ... Read More
Rating:  - I broke down because I had to know what all the hype was about!
After years of protesting this book and DETESTING what James Frey did in creating and promoting this book...I broke down. Too many friends said it was a riveting read, and I figured, I'm going into this KNOWING it's fiction, and I read it as such. That's not to say that I'm still not a big fan of Frey, but after reading this book, I can say I admire his courage and strength to preservere through life.
That being said...this is a good book. A lot of things caught me by surprise, one ... Read More
Rating: - A million little lies
I cannot believe that so many people that have reviewed his book and he still has over 4 stars! What is going on? How do lies sell like hotcakes? It is so obviously far from the truth it is sickening. There is nothing like the pains of detox except the lies of someone pretending to "play" detox and banking off it. How warped can you be? Standing in front of people like the golden child as if you deserve some respect from the public-HA! i want my money back Frey! You owe it back to all of us that ... Read More
|
