I read A Million Little Pieces not long ago and I loved it. It was raw and definetly worth the read. All the controversy over James Frey's book is a bunch of bitter driven nonsense. Whether he embellished the story or not, he still wrote a damn good story. It took a lot of courage for James Frey to write what he did and I applaud him. The language is harsh and crude and I like that. Get off of his back. Not one of us is NOT guilty of embellishing a story at some point during our lives. Next time your telling a story to your friends remember how you tell it, and then remember how it really happened. Not one of us hasn't told a tall tale to make an incident more appealing or enticing to the listener. Before you point the finger and cry 'heretic' look at yourselves. It's bullshit, the flack James Frey has taken over the past month. Research, ALMOST any self proclaimed autobiography and I guarantee there will be instances that can be discredited or stretches of fiction that never really happened. Look at the movies too. So called movies based on true stories are complete and utter horseshit. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre comes to mind. That movie doesn't have an once of truth to it. It is simply based on the twisted mind of Wisconsin farmer Ed Gein back in the day. So, let's stop the witch hunt. And to hell with all of you judgemental critics claiming to be so self righteous. Seriously, next time you tell a story tell it how it actually happened without any fabrications and see how many people stick around to listen. Now I'm not saying ALL people embellish thier stories. I'm sure there are lots of great books based squarely on the truth as it happened. And to those people I can tell you that I've probably NEVER read your book because it's probably boring as hell. James Frey poured out his heart and soul. Truthful or not, putting pen to pad is hard enough as it is, and some folks are burning him at the stake. In what way does it affect our lives that he bent the truth a little? I am willing to bet that there is more truth behind his book than fiction. So why don't some of you get off your high horse. And if your gonna cast the first stone you might want to take a look at your own credibility. All you clowns are just jelaous and bloodthirsty because his book was critical success and yours probably flopped. If you do happen to be one of those folks that tells it straight from the cats mouth then good for you, pat yourself on the back. We need writers like you, just as we need writers like James Frey. Granted, I'm not willing to admit I watch Oprah but I am glad she picked this book.