#118 in Biography & memoir
A Million Little Pieces
- 430
- Pages
- about 8 h
- Reading time
- NYT bestseller · 0 weeks on the list
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Our view
“A Million Little Pieces” is best read as a novel about rehab, since Frey admitted inventing much of what he first sold as memoir. Taken that way, it gives a vivid sense of what addiction is, in an unusual style whose broken lines can look like verse; some readers find it hard to put down. Others still resent that it was presented as a true story, and some recommend reading it with a critical eye.
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About the book
A Million Little Pieces is a book by James Frey, originally sold as a memoir and later marketed as a semi-fictional novel following Frey's admission that many parts of the book were fabricated. It tells the story of a 23-year-old alcoholic and abuser of other drugs and how he copes with rehabilitation in a twelve steps-oriented treatment center.
Where the score comes from
The sources average 6.9 across 181 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 55% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Biography & memoir average of 8.1. That is how 7.5 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Library | 7.7 | 13 | 7% |
| Hardcover | 6.9 | 168 | 93% |
Frequently asked
How long is A Million Little Pieces?
It has 430 pages — longer than 80% of the ranked books in Biography & memoir.
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