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A very fast read. It was addicting and I wanted, needed, had to read it. Since the outing of the made-up nature of the book I read it more as fiction (and wasn't that obvious anyway?). It was written in 'real time', his emotions written as "raging", etc.. were repeated over and could take up a page.
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I loved this book and read with a mindsight of ignoring all of the hype. Who cares if it's 100% true or not? It's a fascinating story of a loner alcoholic who manages to find two people that he can connect with in rehab. It's about recovery, hope and survival. Some people criticize the writing style, but I actually enjoyed it very much, and the story moves quickly.
If you liked this book, My Friend Leonard is just as good and it tells what happened to Frey after the first book. ...more
If you liked this book, My Friend Leonard is just as good and it tells what happened to Frey after the first book. ...more
While I can't put sarcastic quote marks around my shelf name, I'm going with it. Fakeness aside, this is probably the only Oprah selection I've actually liked - the style and brutality of his writing can still draw you in even if you treat it as fiction.
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