By James Frey. The sequel to A million little pieces. AMLP was a very touching book about Frey's "ordeals" in the rehab. In My friend Leonard, Frey is out of the prison and is still struggling with the alcohol and coke addiction. The book starts out interestingly with tragic incidents in Frey's life as soon as he is out of the prison. Lily commits suicide the day he reaches Chicago to meet her and start a new life with her. He is heartbroken and he spends a night in his truck with a bottle of cheap liquor but he does not touch it. The rest of the book is about his relationship with Leonard and how Frey stabilises his life.
Did i like it? Well yes, because its a book with hardly any unwanted words or paragraphs. The story is fast and keeps you involved. But if i had started this book to get a glimpse of the real Frey, i would have been disappointed. The incidents are too surreal and just cliched at some points. By the end of the book, you wonder, is he really free of addictions? Isnt he just addicted to another type of drug....self-importance? There is just too much Frey and too little Leonard in this book. But all in all, its an engaging book and has its moments. They just should not classify it as non-fiction. That would do the trick.
Did i like it? Well yes, because its a book with hardly any unwanted words or paragraphs. The story is fast and keeps you involved. But if i had started this book to get a glimpse of the real Frey, i would have been disappointed. The incidents are too surreal and just cliched at some points. By the end of the book, you wonder, is he really free of addictions? Isnt he just addicted to another type of drug....self-importance? There is just too much Frey and too little Leonard in this book. But all in all, its an engaging book and has its moments. They just should not classify it as non-fiction. That would do the trick.
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