I hate this book, so much so it took me a year to finish and there were still a few pages left I didn't actually read. I went into it know the controversy and willing to read it as a work of fiction that had seemed to resonate with quite a few people. This is the WORST piece of writing I have ever read. I don't even know how people enjoyed this pre-controversy. It's absolutely atrocious and hope the James Frey never writes again (spoiler, he did write another book).