____________________________________________________DeeBlackthorne said:I wish I could be as sympathetic, but I'm not. Frey's work falls just short of a boldfaced lie, and the Smoking Gun released a lengthy article entitled, "A Million Little Lies."
Here's the article:
http://www.thesmokinggun.com/jamesfrey/0104061jamesfrey1.html
Here's my rant, of course:
http://tidalripper.blogspot.com/2006/01/on-credibility-false-reality-and.html
I'm not a fan of the Gun either, but they really do their investigative work. This isn't just an issue of whether or not Frey wrote nonfiction. It's shameful and anger-inducing to know that some guy really blew up details of his life for the sake of profit, and that he continues to assert that this stuff is true even as contradictory evidence surfaces bit by bit. This fool is ballsy enough to take it into the courtroom, alleging that he's on the side of truth.
But really, this is more about the people who are so caught up in this tale. I'm all for getting empowered by what you read, but at this rate, Frey's gonna call himself an addiction guru and he'd be in a real position to cause some undue harm. Never mind that I want to break his kneecaps for lying so tastelessly anyway.
Dee, I'm very surprised at your reaction to all the controversy surrounding this author. I just don't see what the big deal is. Have you read the book? I couldn't care less whether any of it really happened. It's a damn good read.
Thanks.