Title: This story is to fantastic and polished to be true!
Product review: I read this book without knowing the controversy surrounding the veracity of the author's accounts. Initially the book resonants with anybody that has dealt with any sort of addiction but soon outlives it's emotional impact and becomes some kind of Robin Hood tale for drug addicts. This guy who has faced the worst that one can face comes out of the other side as a shining star and model for hardened addicts everywhere. I was insulted that James Frey portrayed this as a memoir, it felt like a betrayal or our basic intelligence as readers. Although this work has been lauded as inspirational for addicts everywhere, I feel it's an insult to the only system in place that seems to be able to help addicts, AA.
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