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 James Frey ======

//A Million Little Fake Autobiographies //
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= To intrigue an audience, we as people have been known to exaggerate the truth, twisting and bending it for the benefit of our listeners. Those who have come across fake autobiographies may feel betrayed and cheated but Laura Browder the author of "Fake Autobiographies: A Great American Tradition" states that we must stop feeling sorry for ourselves and move on. It's true; some individuals will decided to include little white lies about their experiences but that doesn’t mean all autobiographies are the same. Let this be a lesson to us all, if you see all of your stereotypes coming up in “autobiographies” then it’s probably not true. Don’t be such an innocent reader, don’t be scared to ask questions and look up facts. There will always be people who twist the truth, but it is up to us to not fall into their web of lies. =



//About James Frey //
=//Critics Corner// =  ** Many who first reviewed James Frey’s "A Million Little Pieces" before the scandal broke out had a lot of positive things to say. Some critics were actually recovering addicts themselves and could relate tremendously to the hardships that Frey endured and even applauded at how endearing at times the book was. Frey even managed to fool the queen of talk shows herself Ms. Oprah Winfrey; winning a spot in her book club and even sold more copies in the U.S. than any other title in 2005. Other critics; however; and one in particular was able to see the fabrications in his memoir and outted the autobiographer. William Bastone the editor of The Smoking Gun which published an article called “A Million Little Lies” dug deeper into Frey's past going as far as looking into mug shots of his alleged crimes he retells in the book. Oprah eventually becomes aware of the scandal and even brings Frey back on her show where she makes known her revised review of the book and admits to Frey and millions of other viewers that she felt “dooped”. Reviews varied before and after the truth came out. Some critics were able to relate to the situations Frey described while others found them hard to believe. After the reveal anger and betrayal seemed to be popular emotions and even requests for refunds were made! **
 * ​****Because "A Million Little Pieces" was an "autobiography", James Frey's life in the book was supposed to mirror is actual life, but from what he eventually admitted after being outed by a popular internet column his life in the book was actually altered aswell as some of the other characters in the book.**

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 * James Frey's Encounter with Oprah **



=Read more on the exclusive //The Man Who Conned Oprah// =

http://www.thesmokinggun.com/archive/0104061jamesfrey1.html

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