“It seems to me that the addition of this book to Shelfari should come with a complete disclosure of the false nature of the contents. Readers who say they are willing to overlook the author's outright duplicity can surely do so, but the book ought to come then, advertised as fiction and no more.”
“Initially believing that this was a true story made me think that it was miraculous he could live to tell the tale after such rampant abuse of oneself through drugs and alcohol. Frey lived a dead life. He seemed to want to punish others as he bashed himself again and again against the rocks as if it were their fault. If his were a story of redemption and recovery and conveyed some acknowledgment of his sense of the true value of life as a gift that was given him again, I would recommend it but, he still seems, after all this, too irreverent for my tastes. I lost respect for him for the lie, but the story is compelling in an intensely tragic way. Frey must have just enough experience and imagination that many of were gripped by the story.”
“I couldn't care less if he told the truth or not.Because the book was mediocre. The writing style annoyed me and it was forgettable. No matter under which genre it falls.”
“I read the book even after Oprah ripped him for exaggerating the truth. I couldn't put the book down. Truth or not, any type of addiction I felt this book could hit home about. Whether drugs, alcohol, food, smoking. There were so many parts of the book that I could relate too. It just really made me rethink many things in my life. I have to say, I truly enjoyed this book. ”
“I couldn't finish this book. I tried because of all the hype about it, but it just didnt grab my full attention. ”
“Writing is too staccato. This is what happens when non-writers attempt to write. [Read: opinion]”
“I agree with you and didn't care that he stretched the truth. I wonder if anything would have gone different if he classified it a novel. It was interesting a good read and one person point of view.”
“I didn't care the he "stretched" the truth. The book was written with passion. I gout sucked in and didn't want to leave the world within the pages, and that's, to me, is the goal for any book, fiction or non-fiction.”
“I read this book prior to knowing the author wrote it under fraudulent intentions. It did keep my attention through a long flight and for that I am grateful but later disappointed to be misled into thinking it was nonfiction.”
“I loved this book. It was so raw, and unfiltered. Just wonderful.”
