No, you'll love it. Seriously. It's awesome. He has a way with words. And be sure to pick up MFL straight away when you're done.
So, I finally read it and I must say I really enjoyed it. It's a great story... but I don't like his language. It's a bit too simple or repetitive. Some passages were really tedious, for example when he repeats certain words, like 'tell'.
He tells me this. I tell him that. He tells me this. I tell him that. Then he tells me something else and I tell him whatever...
Anyway, I loved the story and it was a great book, despite the minor issues I had with it.
Oh yeah, what's with the capitalisation of some Words in his Book? German blood?
I was about 3/4 of the way through Million Little Pieces when the whole Oprah thing broke and it soured me on it and I never finished it.
Aw..that is too bad. It really is a great read. It actually really bonded my book club even more when that happened. We were all going to each other's houses and watching Larry King and yelling at the tv and writing to Oprah to tell her off after she had him on and pretty much almost drove the poor guy to suicide.
I was so mad at her and lost a lot of respect for her. She tries so hard to be a good person and do great things...I would think she would be a little less of a queen bitch sometimes. She was all like "Who dare lie to the Big O????"
:rolleyes:
Cause I'm broken when I'm lonesome
And I don't feel right when you're gone away
Aw..that is too bad. It really is a great read. It actually really bonded my book club even more when that happened. We were all going to each other's houses and watching Larry King and yelling at the tv and writing to Oprah to tell her off after she had him on and pretty much almost drove the poor guy to suicide.
I was so mad at her and lost a lot of respect for her. She tries so hard to be a good person and do great things...I would think she would be a little less of a queen bitch sometimes. She was all like "Who dare lie to the Big O????"
:rolleyes:
I know I've picked it up a few times and just can't get back into it, it's a shame really.
I know I've picked it up a few times and just can't get back into it, it's a shame really.
I can totally relate. I understand.
I guess it is like me not turning on Oprah or caring what she is up too these years. Not that I was a huge fan, but I respected her and was so proud of her for getting people to READ again.
But I just canNOT support her.
Cause I'm broken when I'm lonesome
And I don't feel right when you're gone away
I can totally relate. I understand.
I guess it is like me not turning on Oprah or caring what she is up too these years. Not that I was a huge fan, but I respected her and was so proud of her for getting people to READ again.
But I just canNOT support her.
<applauds> Well said. I lost an enormous amount of respect for her. Like you said, she claims to be a good person and help others...but she nearly sent Jimbo back to the bar. What good would that have done??
And...
Collin, he uses capitalization to emphasize feelings etc. For example, in AMLP he referred to his anger as The Fury.
This is the greatest band in the world -- Ben Harper
Collin, he uses capitalization to emphasize feelings etc. For example, in AMLP he referred to his anger as The Fury.
I can understand that, but still..
"Cannon on a Field of War." Room is often capitalised as well. And other words like Gym, Bathroom, Dinner, Hall...
I just don't get it. Maybe, I do... but I don't think it adds to the book. He doesn't use punctuation correctly, yet he bothers to capitalise a few words...
I don't know. I guess I don't really like his writing style, it becomes tedious too fast. Too bad, because I really loved the story and I couldn't put the book down.
"Cannon on a Field of War." Room is often capitalised as well. And other words like Gym, Bathroom, Dinner, Hall...
I just don't get it. Maybe, I do... but I don't think it adds to the book. He doesn't use punctuation correctly, yet he bothers to capitalise a few words...
I don't know. I guess I don't really like his writing style, it becomes tedious too fast. Too bad, because I really loved the story and I couldn't put the book down.
I think he is writing to emphasise how his mind was working at the time and that is where the punctuation comes in. I think the capitalising of the rooms is to show that these rooms had a personality to him so like you would capitalise a name ... I don't know may be I'm making it up ... It's been a few years since I read it
I read that while he was writing he would listen to different types of music to help get him into the frame of mind for that particular part of the story.
I really liked AMLP and MFL so will need to get this one at some point.
... and have to agree that what Oprah did to him really put me off her (although over here we only read about it)
So are we strangers now? Like rock and roll and the radio?
I think he is writing to emphasise how his mind was working at the time and that is where the punctuation comes in. I think the capitalising of the rooms is to show that these rooms had a personality to him so like you would capitalise a name ... I don't know may be I'm making it up ... It's been a few years since I read it
I read that while he was writing he would listen to different types of music to help get him into the frame of mind for that particular part of the story.
I really liked AMLP and MFL so will need to get this one at some point.
... and have to agree that what Oprah did to him really put me off her (although over here we only read about it)
That's what I think as well. That his writing style reflects the mind of a drug addict or a recovering addict. His style was sort of direct, honest, fast... I liked that, but even so... I don't think there are any quotation marks in the whole book and I don't see how neglecting to use quotation marks adds to that feeling of ... his state of mind. A drug addict probably wouldn't bother to use them... But I don't know...
It's not that important really. I liked the book a lot. It's a great story. It's just that I've been ruined by my English teachers
Thanks for that! Sorry, Trix, I should've done a search.
It really frustrates me that people judge him and don't even know the details. Yes, he made up some stuff ... but it's not as thought the entire book was a fabrication...small things were changed (i.e. the amount of time he was in jail).
He's a damn good writer and I wish people would learn the truth behind his "lies".
more than small changes were made. while he did get the self-loathing of addiction right, entire scenes within the book were completely fabricated and it paints a very very false and dangerous picture of recovering from addiction. the entire ending was so much bullshit i wanted to throw the damn thing through a window.
that said, i don't think he takes the full blame for it. from what i've heard, he brought it to his publishers as fiction and they wanted to sell it as memoir. i think he was dealt with unfairly. as a novel, it's somewhat entertaining, though incredibly farfetched. as an accurate account of addiction and recovery, it's about as accurate as the "reefer madness" video they used to scare kids off.
I just bought A Million Little Pieces. I haven't read it yet, but already read the first chapter. I don't care whether he made the whole thing up and sold it as truth or only "lied" about a few details. I think he's a great writer, and that's what counts for me.
Of course, as I've said, I've only read the first chapter. So who knows, I might hate it.
oh, you are gonna like it...
edit: yeah yeah i know i had to read it all before making this comment.....pfffffff
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So, I finally read it and I must say I really enjoyed it. It's a great story... but I don't like his language. It's a bit too simple or repetitive. Some passages were really tedious, for example when he repeats certain words, like 'tell'.
He tells me this. I tell him that. He tells me this. I tell him that. Then he tells me something else and I tell him whatever...
Anyway, I loved the story and it was a great book, despite the minor issues I had with it.
Oh yeah, what's with the capitalisation of some Words in his Book? German blood?
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I was so mad at her and lost a lot of respect for her. She tries so hard to be a good person and do great things...I would think she would be a little less of a queen bitch sometimes. She was all like "Who dare lie to the Big O????"
:rolleyes:
And I don't feel right when you're gone away
I know I've picked it up a few times and just can't get back into it, it's a shame really.
I guess it is like me not turning on Oprah or caring what she is up too these years. Not that I was a huge fan, but I respected her and was so proud of her for getting people to READ again.
But I just canNOT support her.
And I don't feel right when you're gone away
To keep you clear of the sun
You've been burned more than once
You don't think much of trust
<applauds> Well said. I lost an enormous amount of respect for her. Like you said, she claims to be a good person and help others...but she nearly sent Jimbo back to the bar. What good would that have done??
And...
Collin, he uses capitalization to emphasize feelings etc. For example, in AMLP he referred to his anger as The Fury.
I can understand that, but still..
"Cannon on a Field of War." Room is often capitalised as well. And other words like Gym, Bathroom, Dinner, Hall...
I just don't get it. Maybe, I do... but I don't think it adds to the book. He doesn't use punctuation correctly, yet he bothers to capitalise a few words...
I don't know. I guess I don't really like his writing style, it becomes tedious too fast. Too bad, because I really loved the story and I couldn't put the book down.
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I think he is writing to emphasise how his mind was working at the time and that is where the punctuation comes in. I think the capitalising of the rooms is to show that these rooms had a personality to him so like you would capitalise a name
I read that while he was writing he would listen to different types of music to help get him into the frame of mind for that particular part of the story.
I really liked AMLP and MFL so will need to get this one at some point.
... and have to agree that what Oprah did to him really put me off her (although over here we only read about it)
That's what I think as well. That his writing style reflects the mind of a drug addict or a recovering addict. His style was sort of direct, honest, fast... I liked that, but even so... I don't think there are any quotation marks in the whole book and I don't see how neglecting to use quotation marks adds to that feeling of ... his state of mind. A drug addict probably wouldn't bother to use them... But I don't know...
It's not that important really. I liked the book a lot. It's a great story. It's just that I've been ruined by my English teachers
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more than small changes were made. while he did get the self-loathing of addiction right, entire scenes within the book were completely fabricated and it paints a very very false and dangerous picture of recovering from addiction. the entire ending was so much bullshit i wanted to throw the damn thing through a window.
that said, i don't think he takes the full blame for it. from what i've heard, he brought it to his publishers as fiction and they wanted to sell it as memoir. i think he was dealt with unfairly. as a novel, it's somewhat entertaining, though incredibly farfetched. as an accurate account of addiction and recovery, it's about as accurate as the "reefer madness" video they used to scare kids off.
So you mean it's totally trustworthy, accurate and the complete truth?
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yes*
*in the governmental sense of the word, which means lies, distortion, and self-aggrandizing propaganda to the rest of us
oh, you are gonna like it...
edit: yeah yeah i know i had to read it all before making this comment.....pfffffff