5.19.2007

Refund to Readers of "A Million Little Pieces"

(MSN News) Readers who bought author James Frey's fabrication-filled memoir, "A Million Little Pieces," may get a refund following a judge's tentative approval of a settlement in the case.

The agreement calls for the defendants, Random House Inc. and James Frey, to spend $2.35 million to fully refund readers who bought the best-seller before Jan. 26, 2006, the day Frey and his publisher acknowledged that he had made up parts of the book. Claims would have to be filed by Oct. 1.

Once the Web site is in place, readers will be able to obtain claim forms by visiting http://www.amlpsettlement.com. They can also call (866)459-3651.


I own a copy of the book but won't be asking for a refund. Yeah he lied but so did George Bush (boys will be boys). Besides I'm not going to dig around to locate it, hell it might even become some kind of collector's item in the far future - being that it will be a rare find. Who knows . . .

Regardless of the hoopla, I stopped reading it long before the truth was revealed. I had my own reasons:

  1. it lacked suspense (for someone caught up in drug addiction). I guess that's why he was driven to sensationalize and fabricate events which is even sadder because it still fell short

  2. the description of his mother was so overbearingly stereotypical of a woman (crying, breaking down, etc.) - that I kept getting angry at the author's description of her -- thinking, does your mother speak at all!

  3. i couldn't understand how someone could end up on an airplane, covered in blood and vomit without suspicion or questions from the crew but even still

  4. i continued reading until boredom got the best of me.