So has anyone else read this Smoking Gun about A Million Tiny Pieces?

[2bfree]

http://tinyurl.com/7hfjp

I guess James Frey made most of it up.

[mom cat]

1. What a jerk.

[northzax]

2. tha't pretty savage

I haven't read the book, so I can't comment on that, but TSG must be pretty damn sure to risk Doubleday's lawyers.

[driver8]

3. I just finished reading that book about twenty minutes ago...

That really sucks.

[Why Syzygy]

4. yeah

it's making a hubba loo on a 'we hate aa' email list I'm on.

Addicts are HONEST, above all. So, guess that means he isn't.

[AZBlue]

9. Recovering addicts are honest. He's not in recovery. Not yet.

I don't think he's dealt with his issues at all and he's what they refer to as a "dry drunk." I'm not in AA but I have close friends and family members who are and I know some about it. )I don't personally agree with all that AA says but I do think that if it works for someone that it's better than using drugs or alcohol.) I read the book and even without the SG find it hard to believe in some places. Exaggerating and outright lying are symptoms of a user. That usually ends when someone confronts their addictions and deals with them. He did neither one, so he still lies.

[Lex]

5. Wow, I just read The Smoking Gun's report.

I haven't read the book, but if this guy lied like they allege--terrible.

[Sabriel]

6. It was featured on NPR tonight

Sounds like he pretty much blew a 2-hour jail stay into a months-long prison experience. Best award for fiction, I'd say....

[Stwo]

7. The guy is a multi-millionaire

Good for him. As far as I know its not a crime to lie to your foolish publisher. Evidently people want to read a bunch of made up stuff by some preppy about is phoney bad boy era- Jeez, I wish I would have thought of it!

[indie_voter]

8. Yes and Oprah's reaction while not surprisng

was disgusting.

It is all about the ends justify the means.

No wonder so many people just shrug off Bush's lies. Bleh.