Search - A Million Little Pieces

So Oprah had a hissy fit over this book. So people were put off because of some alleged fictionalization of this story. Regardless, it is excellent reading, and the author either has done a tremendous amount of research into addiction and recovery, or experienced addiction and recovery to tell this chilling story. In all reality, when one tells their side of a story, who isn't tempted to expound upon the truth a bit? Embellishment makes for good story telling. The only difficulty I had with the story is that an addict as severe as Frey could gain and maintain sobriety in as short a time as six weeks.

Being the wife to an addict and alcoholic(10 years sober) I really enjoyed the book. I felt like it was something I needed to read. A great insite to what getting clean "feels like".

Fiction or non-fiction, it doesn't really metter, it's still a great story.

An amazing novel. I wasn't interested in it until after the hype about the story being partially fiction. Even with that in mind, this book was excellent; one of the few life-changing novels I've read in my life.
Frey's writing makes him one of your family members or a close friend. You want him to succeed in sobering up and you hurt when he hurts.
Truly beautiful and incredibly sad, this novel will haunt you for a long time after you've read it.

A really good book, even though all the stuff came out later on the Oprah show ,about it also being a little bit of fiction as well as a memoir of addiction, it was still a really good book. I really couldn't have cared less if it was real or fiction...it was a riveting realistic portrayal of addiction.

This book isn't at all what Oprah claimed it to be....I never finished it. It is just garbage. He just uses this book as a platform to have an excuse to use expletives repeatedly and be completely a fool. You can tell it isn't a memoir....it is just overly exaggerated....overly everything. I work with at-risk, drug/alcoholic people. None of which are over the top like Mr. Frey.

I could not finish this book. If I thought that the whole thing was completely true, it might have been a little more tolerable. However, it just isn't well written enough for fiction.

A controversial memoir about a young man suffering from substance abuse - I enjoyed it immensely regardless if it really occurred like this or not.

To be honest, I didn't finish this book. I got about halfway through and quit reading it. I found the style of writing to be very annoying, and the story was not the least bit captivating for me. I don't get what all the hype about this book was.

Who cares if he made this stuff up? It's so entertaining! Read it anyway!

A story of a addicts 6 weeks in rehab
I don't care if this book is not a true story
It was a great book and I highly recommend it

I really enjoyed this book and read it within a day or two. Definately some disturbing issues but really gives insight to those afflicted with chemical dependencies. I actually picked this book up in a book store with the intention to read the first page but ended up reading the first whole chapter in the book store it was so captivating.

I tried to read this book and I could not finish it. I don't understand what all the hype behind it was. I was poorly written. If I could give negitive stars in the ratings system I would. I say, don't bother with this book.

This book was great (whether or not it is in fact non-fiction or fiction). Its enveloping story really makes you feel for the main character. I loved it!

I could not finish reading this. I didn't care whether or not it was true. The way it was written was BORING! Being born into a family of people addicted to various drugs and alchol; this book is just NOT anywhere near any addict I have EVER encountered. Can't wait to get rid of this book!!

A gritty revealing picture of addiction and its mental and physical cost to the addict and those around him. If you know an addict - or a recovered one (as I do), this book is a revelation of the depths to which a person can sink and will give you a sliver of hope for recovery. If you haven't been there, this book might help you understand. Scarey stuff.

I really enjoyed this book. It was like nothing I had read before. Then I found out that is wasn't all fact and I was a bit disappointed.

Whether non-fiction or partially fictional, it's riveting.

I liked it. I read it knowing all the hype about it so looked at it as work of fiction. I enjoyed it.

An interesting read about a 23 year old man going through rehab for alcohol and crack.

I like this book Oprah was mad at him but maybe it was his recollection of his time there. He was on drugs. It was informative.