James is smart, and self-willed. But after reading the comments on my last post, my view of him is slightly different. Yes, he conquered his addiction, but then again, he was the one who let himself do it in the first place. I'm proud that he stayed sober, but there is still a possibility of relapse. In the very last pages of the book, little summaries of how his friends and other patients lives are included. So many of them relapsed, or were found dead in crack houses, etc. and it makes me think that rehab isn't very effective. It will be interesting to see if we hear any more from or about James, and I'm curious as to if it will be positive, or negative. His story is truly amazing and touching, but I do have a bit of doubt about the whole story and his future success.
Thursday, January 22, 2009
A Million Little Pieces 6
The book A Million Little Pieces is a graphic and touching autobiography by James Frey about his time in rehab. He's been through many, many ups and downs, wanting to leave rehab, suffering emotional and physical pain, renaissance in family life and with his friends, etc. The last section includes two major tests for James. One, before he is released from rehab, is when he is on a quest to find Lily and finds himself resisting the power of drugs during the journey. After he is released, while out with his brother he orders a drink and refuses to drink it. James is sober, and his self blazed path worked out for him in the end. He's still sober, and after reading the entire account, I have slightly mixed feelings about James.
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Its impressive that he is managing to stay sober, but it is a little odd how you said he ordered a drink but refused to drink it. Was he testing himself? Or was did he just relapse but but managed to control it?
I read this book for my outside reading as well and am intrigued to see how the rest of his life is working out. I think the part where he rescues Lily would be the hardest and it is a little strange that he portrays sitting at a bar with a beer as being much more difficult.
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