Inside the clinic, James is surrounded by patients as troubled as he is-including a judge, a mobster, a one-time world-champion boxer, and a fragile former prostitute to whom he is not allowed to speak-but their friendship and advice strikes James as stronger and truer than the clinic's droning dogma of How to Recover. But A Million Little Pieces refuses to fit any mold of drug literature. The ensuing torments of detoxification and withdrawal, and the never-ending urge to use chemicals, are captured with a vitality and directness that recalls the seminal eye-opening power of William Burroughs's Junky. He had so thoroughly ravaged his body that the facility's doctors were shocked he was still alive. You can't help but cheer his victory." - Los Angeles Times Book Review By the time he entered a drug and alcohol treatment facility, James Frey had taken his addictions to near-deadly extremes. "Anyone who has ever felt broken and wished for a better life will find inspiration in Frey's story." - People "A great story. NATIONAL BESTSELLER * A gripping memoir about the nature of addiction and the meaning of recovery from a bold and talented literary voice.
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