Title: no great writer, not worth the hype
Product review: i picked up this book (at the library, fortunately) to see what all the hype is about. btw, note that had this guy not been backed by oprah, not a word have been said. but i digress. i envy frey his lucrative writing career, but he is by no stretch of the imagination a great writer. it's pretty boring, actually. every day in rehab is the same. he eats, he talks with people, he argues with counselors about how he'll never get better, he berates himself for being a drug addict and criminal, he pines over a girl, he eats lunch and dinner, and then we repeat the cycle.and, pre-oprah hype, how could anyone not see the fake parts of this book? the scene in which he describes Leonard's father dying -- is so fakey and straight out of a Godfather or Goodfellas movie. uck.worth a peek if you're curious, but see if you can borrow your friend's copy. or hit the library.
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