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otherme
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NWR: James Frey admits to lying - watch today's Oprah
I know this was a topic on there before.. but i just saw this article on Yahoo and thought some of you might be interested.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060126/en_nm/frey_dc
Apparently he's on today's Oprah admitting to making most of the book up.
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Re: NWR: James Frey admits to lying - watch today's Oprah
I'm going to watch it.
I read the book and it was excellent and I'm a bit sad he lied about so many things.
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Posted 1/26/06 3:26 PM
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Re: NWR: James Frey admits to lying - watch today's Oprah
I was in the middle of reading the book when the controversy was uncovered. I have to say, it ruined the experience for me. When I first started reading it, I couldn't believe the crap this guy went through. Then, come to find 1/2 way through it that he made a lot of it up, just ruined it for me. One thing though, I'm just shocked that Oprah's producers didn't do more research. They're usually pretty good about that stuff.
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Posted 1/26/06 4:02 PM
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Re: NWR: James Frey admits to lying - watch today's Oprah
my opinion: I enjoyed the book immensely and don't really care that he altered the story.
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Posted 1/26/06 4:04 PM
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Re: NWR: James Frey admits to lying - watch today's Oprah
Posted by johnsae
my opinion: I enjoyed the book immensely and don't really care that he altered the story.
I agree. Furthermore, a statement was already made stating that yes, he did EMBELLISH parts of the book - but it's less than 20%
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Posted 1/26/06 4:09 PM
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Re: NWR: James Frey admits to lying - watch today's Oprah
I just started the book so I definitely dont want to know that it was made up!! But since I Tivo Oprah daily, I'll have to check some of it out. 
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Posted 1/26/06 4:16 PM
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Re: NWR: James Frey admits to lying - watch today's Oprah
I dont know if any of you are watching Oprah now but I'm so upset-I told everyone about how wonderful this book was! And I read the follow up book My Friend Leonard-I wonder if any of that was fabricated. I'm still shocked!
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Posted 1/26/06 4:22 PM
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lilqtny
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Re: NWR: James Frey admits to lying - watch today's Oprah
I am upset that he lied but I still love the book. I don't think he should have said it was a memoir but it is compelling, I could not put it down.
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Posted 1/26/06 4:23 PM
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Re: NWR: James Frey admits to lying - watch today's Oprah
Posted by dianadrw
I was in the middle of reading the book when the controversy was uncovered. I have to say, it ruined the experience for me. When I first started reading it, I couldn't believe the crap this guy went through. Then, come to find 1/2 way through it that he made a lot of it up, just ruined it for me. One thing though, I'm just shocked that Oprah's producers didn't do more research. They're usually pretty good about that stuff.
Same here, I am smack in the middle of it right now!
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Posted 1/26/06 4:37 PM
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Re: NWR: James Frey admits to lying - watch today's Oprah
Posted by curliegirl
Posted by dianadrw
I was in the middle of reading the book when the controversy was uncovered. I have to say, it ruined the experience for me. When I first started reading it, I couldn't believe the crap this guy went through. Then, come to find 1/2 way through it that he made a lot of it up, just ruined it for me. One thing though, I'm just shocked that Oprah's producers didn't do more research. They're usually pretty good about that stuff.
Same here, I am smack in the middle of it right now!
I urge you to put your current feelings aside and FINISH IT!!! It is AWESOME, embellished or not, simply amazing.
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Posted 1/26/06 4:40 PM
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Re: NWR: James Frey admits to lying - watch today's Oprah
Same here. I was reading it for a class assignment when the whole controversy erupted. I have to say that I still ended up enjoying the book. Regardless of the facts, I think there is a lot of truth to the way he described the struggles of someone suffering from addiction.
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Posted 1/26/06 4:40 PM
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Re: NWR: James Frey admits to lying - watch today's Oprah
not to sound unaware... but who is he?
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Posted 1/26/06 5:03 PM
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Re: NWR: James Frey admits to lying - watch today's Oprah
He wrote the book A Million Little Pieces about his drug addiction and what it led him to do etc... Oprah has been bragging about his book for a while now and urging people to read it- and now she is upset because she endorsed the book and parts of it were made up or at least exaggerated. I saw him on her show last time when he was promoting his book and I didn't like him on the show and so I didn't buy the book- I was about to the week before but after seeing him did not and now I am glad I didnt.
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Posted 1/26/06 7:35 PM
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Re: NWR: James Frey admits to lying - watch today's Oprah
I'm curious to read it, but after watching Oprah and reading about the controversy, I'm more curious. BUT I don't want to go out now and buy the book because I don't feel he deserves to have my $$ in his pocket.
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Posted 1/26/06 8:07 PM
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Re: NWR: James Frey admits to lying - watch today's Oprah
I am with you! Even if he went through 10% of the stuff in the book...he had a tough life. Plus I love his style of writing...the books go so quickly. I liked My Friend Leonard even more that Million Little Pieces.
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Posted 1/26/06 8:22 PM
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Posted by FallBride05
I'm curious to read it, but after watching Oprah and reading about the controversy, I'm more curious. BUT I don't want to go out now and buy the book because I don't feel he deserves to have my $$ in his pocket.
give me a break...that's what the library is for! Again- regardless of the Oprah hype, it is a fantastic book. He is a great writer. Somehow I dont think the money was his motivation!
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Posted 1/26/06 8:26 PM
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Re: NWR: James Frey admits to lying - watch today's Oprah
I have to say, i don't really care if he fabricated and made stuff up. His point still came across, and it was absolutely one of the best books I have ever read. Even if it was on the fiction shelf, I would have said the same thing. And I admire him even more for owning up to everything today on Oprah.
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Posted 1/26/06 8:37 PM
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Re: NWR: James Frey admits to lying - watch today's Oprah
Posted by johnsae
my opinion: I enjoyed the book immensely and don't really care that he altered the story.
I agree 110%. I was SO upset with Oprah today. To be honest, I got VERY frustrated with her. There was NO need to do what she did to him today. Just because she was embarassed of the support she gave him she did this whole show to berate him and make him look stupid. I in NO way am offended, pissed, sad, or hurt, because he embellished some things. Someone made a point on an AOL board... it was a MEMOIR, NOT an autobiography. If he wants to remember things a certain way, he's entitled to it. If Oprah felt "duped" and used, didn't she do the same by blowing this WAY out of proportion to boost her ratings?
I read the book when it first hit book shelves and I in no way think that I've been lied to or cheated. I didn't like how she spoke for "millions of people" out there that he let down and lied to. How about the MILLIONS of people that still support and enjoyed his writings? How about the millions that read his book for what it was worth and got help and survived their own hard times?
I thought both of his books were beautifully written with such raw emotion and conviction. I hope he knows that there are a lot of people out there who don't care whether or not he fabricated some details.
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Posted 1/26/06 9:15 PM
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Re: NWR: James Frey admits to lying - watch today's Oprah
I wanna read the books now w/ all this hype
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Posted 1/26/06 9:32 PM
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Chelle
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Posted by Soon2BeMrs.S
I wanna read the books now w/ all this hype
You should!!  They are both AMAZING!!
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Posted 1/26/06 9:34 PM
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Posted by regs718
Posted by FallBride05
I'm curious to read it, but after watching Oprah and reading about the controversy, I'm more curious. BUT I don't want to go out now and buy the book because I don't feel he deserves to have my $$ in his pocket.
give me a break...that's what the library is for! Again- regardless of the Oprah hype, it is a fantastic book. He is a great writer. Somehow I dont think the money was his motivation!
I'm just stating MY opinion. This is how I feel about it, no need for the 'tude'. As for the library comment, I'm not going to out of my way to read it either.
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Posted 1/26/06 9:51 PM
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otherme
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Re: NWR: James Frey admits to lying - watch today's Oprah
I think everyone needs to realize that what he just admitted was that he made most of the book up... he didn't experience most of what he wrote about, and in fact made a lot of it up - therefore he's a big liar. The book should have been labeled as fiction - not memoir, or anything resembling truth.
I have absolutely no respect for someone who pretends to have gone through hardships and then overcome them. It makes a mockery of anyone who actually has.
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Posted 1/26/06 9:53 PM
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Posted by otherme
I think everyone needs to realize that what he just admitted was that he made most of the book up... he didn't experience most of what he wrote about, and in fact made a lot of it up - therefore he's a big liar. The book should have been labeled as fiction - not memoir, or anything resembling truth.
I have absolutely no respect for someone who pretends to have gone through hardships and then overcome them. It makes a mockery of anyone who actually has.
I TOTALLY AGREE!!!
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Posted 1/26/06 9:57 PM
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Re: NWR: James Frey admits to lying - watch today's Oprah
Posted by otherme
I think everyone needs to realize that what he just admitted was that he made most of the book up... he didn't experience most of what he wrote about, and in fact made a lot of it up - therefore he's a big liar. The book should have been labeled as fiction - not memoir, or anything resembling truth.
I have absolutely no respect for someone who pretends to have gone through hardships and then overcome them. It makes a mockery of anyone who actually has.
nicely said
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Posted by JennandPhil827
Posted by otherme
I think everyone needs to realize that what he just admitted was that he made most of the book up... he didn't experience most of what he wrote about, and in fact made a lot of it up - therefore he's a big liar. The book should have been labeled as fiction - not memoir, or anything resembling truth.
I have absolutely no respect for someone who pretends to have gone through hardships and then overcome them. It makes a mockery of anyone who actually has.
I TOTALLY AGREE!!!
This is how I feel and for that reason I will not read it!
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