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[sybaritical]

So I am reading that book "A million little pieces" about the dude that went through alcohol and drug rehab. It was an Oprah's book club pick. Then a story came out saying that some of the stuff was fabricated she was pissed and grilled him on her show. I had been wanting to read it for a while so I borrowed it from the library

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[captainabulia]

when i was a freshman in college, i was obsessed with defying the punctuation rules. I used to write stuff specifically with no punctuations and stuff. they were mostly ridiculously long emails to friends about my experiences. like falling off a stage and other such things i experienced when i first moved out ot the US and the NC.

but i can see it is very frustrating.

[cheryllayne]

i often leave out commas for a no-pause effect

[putridbob]

i got about halfway through that book before the "Smoking Gun" Oprah fiasco. i had to suspend reading because school started again, but i probly would've finished it this summer had it not been for the scandal.

what i read i enjoyed, but it was definitely because the story was so crazy, so violent, intense and depressing, not so much because the actual writing was spectacular.

after you read it you should check out the "smoking gun" article...some of the fabrications are noteworthy, to say the least.

[blackpepper]

i at least appreciated mr. frey's bravado - i'm a bad-ass hemingway-esque son-of-a-bitch who don't give a shit, and i want to beat jonathan franzen's intellectual pansy-ass into the ground

here's somebody who at least talked like he wanted to make a mark. it's a damn sham/e he made it all up

[putridbob]

yeah, his attitude certainly helped the drive of the book, it's really seductive in a way, and disarming. you think "nobody would be saying this if it wasn't real, nobody would write it like this."

it is a shame that it wasnt. it was really interesting to see everyones reaction to this (writing professors etc.). david sedaris pointed out that its funny how people will hold a memoirist to such a standard of veracity, while the top government officials in this country can blatantly lie and the public will take it.

maybe betrayal hurts more in art for some reason. or maybe every president should be forced to release gritty/heartfelt memoir essays throughout their term, so we may be adequately angry when we catch them in their lies.

[putridbob]

oh and have you read the part with the dentist visits??

[sybaritical]

yeah, I haven't really gotten to the root canal part yet but everytime he talks about his injuries it really grosses me out and makes me feel a little faint. The only thing that is keeping me going is the story and how he deals with it. thanks.