If A Million Little Pieces (the favorite book of the editors at amazon.com for 2003) made me glad that I’m not an alcoholic or drug addict or criminal or the parent of an alcoholic or drug addict or criminal, My Friend Leonard makes me glad that I feel free to be who I am, and not trapped living my life in a huge lie. It’s a relief to see that James Frey’s life has come a long way up from the opening pages of A Million Little Pieces. He’s still struggling in My Friend Leonard. It opens almost as hard and more sad than Little Pieces and continues in the semi-stream-of-consciousness prose voice that gives his work such rawness and immediacy. Both of these books are ultimately tales of recovery from loss and the stubbornness of James Frey’s spirit. Read them when you’re feeling strong —
Thoughts In Random Patterns 