Frey Controversy Deepens
Random House has offered a refund to readers who purchased “A Million Little Pieces” directly from the publisher:
Random House will offer a refund to readers who bought James Frey’s drug and alcohol memoir “A Million Little Pieces” directly from the publisher, a move believed to be unprecedented, after the author was accused of exaggerating his story.
Readers calling Random House’s customer service line to complain on Wednesday were told that if the book was bought directly from the publisher it could be returned for a full refund. Those who bought the book at a bookstore were told to try and return it to the store where it was bought.
A million little refunds? Not quite…but Frey’s reputation is now almost as low as Ted Kennedy’s…
Gee, you don’t think Oprah will now apologize to her vast legions of acolytes for her relentless hyping of said fraud? Nah.
I bought the book pre-Oprah, in the hardback, and I, like almost everyone who has read it, raced through it…I remember even then, though, there were questions, particularly about the scene where he undergoes massive dental surgery with no painkillers…
My wife read it and loved it – keeps pushing me to read it but I tell her I have my own personal story to relive if necessary.
Of course, now that is revealed as fiction then maybe I’ll give it a shot.
you could call it too many pieces.