Margaret J. reviewed on 5/26/2009

Helpful Score: 3

This book was great. It's common that "true stories"- in books and movies alike-- are BASED on true stories, not every single word is fact. Who cares if he embellished a bit, it's still a great book, and it's still based on his experiences. I read this when I was still early in my recovery from drugs and alcohol, and the book helped me alot. It wasn't far fetched at all. Maybe his situations weren't as extreme as he said they were, but they were for somebody out there. And maybe they were more extreme for him when he lived them than they would be in retrospect. Who doesn't embellish stories as they tell them? Everyone has, so give the guy some slack.

And to whoever said that they work with at rish drug/alchol abusers and they are not over the top like James was-- Drug addicts and alcoholics are all drama, and completely over the top. Otherwise it wouldn't be such an issue. I can't imagine who you actually work with.
Nothing personal, just saying.

I would definately recommend this book.

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