A Million Little Pieces
by James Frey

    A MILLION LITTLE PIECES by James Frey
    Category:  Non-Fiction
    Age Recommendation:  Grades 9+
    Release Date:  9/22/05
    Publisher:  Anchor
    Reviewed by:  Taylor Rector
    Rating:  5 Stars


    This is a terrifying novel about drug and alcohol addiction and rehabilitation. Anyone who has been or is in rehab for
    anything should be required to read this book. Anyone who has family members in rehab should read this book.
    Basically, everyone over the age of 14 should have to read this book.

    It depicts the horrible tragedy of addiction and how Mr. Frey overcomes it. He knows that he has an addiction
    problem when he wakes up on a plane not knowing how he got there, where the plane is going, or how he got a
    broken nose and a hole through his cheek. When the plane lands, he gets off the plane and has his parents drive him
    to rehab, where he receives detoxification and learns how to control his drinking and drug addictions.

    The book is his journey through rehab and how be becomes a better person. There is a lot of vulgarity and things
    that seem inappropriate but are a must for the story. The language is probably how everyone talked and the extreme
    drug situations are really what he went through.

    There has been a lot of controversy over this book because there are parts that are “embellished” and altered. If you
    can see though all of that, then this book is truly amazing. I wouldn’t suggest reading this book if you are under the
    age of fourteen due the language and theme of the book. You also might not want to read A MILLION LITTLE
    PIECES if you have a faint heart or easily get sick to your stomach because there are some extremely graphic scenes
    in the book. This is one I highly recommend, though.