The narration was appalling.

I read this book when it was first published and thought it was amazing. I thought I’d enjoy it again in a different format but the narrator ruined it. Sounds like a robot with an electronic voice is narrating.

1 person found this helpful

Amazing. Heart wrenching. Gripping.

This book grips you from the start, draws you into the characters and makes you feel part of it from the beginning. Your begging for the end and to know what happens to everyone way before you get there. Each characters story is strong. James is obviously the root player all the way through but wow what a rollercoaster of emotions and situations to go through. Absolutely first class amazing book.

1 person found this helpful

So much repetition, narrator exaggerates too much.

Didn't finish it, repetitive and totally over exaggerated almost sarcastic(!) performance from the narrator. Couldn't reccomend.

2 people found this helpful

Gripping story horribly read

I really enjoyed the book and I've already listened to another version of this book. The other version is much better read, the inflections in this one are completely bizarre and the protagonist comes across as completely unsympathetic as a result. Don't bother with this version.

Fantastic book!

As a medical doctor, I found the book to be a major eye opener to the massive struggle addicts have.
I don't care that the author embellished some aspects as has been reported.
It still made excellent reading. He is a gifted writer and I couldn't stop reading till I finished it. It's good!

Gripping

I wasn't too sure to start with, i wasn't too sure on the narrator, they can make or break the story but pretty soon i was hooked. An amazing tale, i understand that not all was true, however i am sure that is does not mis-represent in any way.
it is truly inspirational, I am not an addict but it certainly made me view life a little differently!

Narrator ruined it

I was recommended this book by a few people but the narrator was so awful, I had to return the book. I’ve never heard a book read so terribly, and I’ve listened to a lot of books on Audible!

Good story but....

I enjoyed this story - was a little disheartened by the opening as the statement had me questioning the validity of the book thought.

the performance at times was frustratingly flat and I did consider stopping

Riveting, Enlightening, Enjoyable

What a book! The reviews had it right it is a very good book, the way he repeats phrases, words, an feelings could have been tedious, but in the circumstances is highly effective. His descriptive passages of the challenges he faced down were inspiring. I am moved by the experience of listening to this book.

It matters not whether it is fact or fiction or both, how could it ever have been anything but motivating! People are moved because of a plethora of things, why would anyone sue someone or lose faith in the message of this book because the author has exaggerated, invented or hyperbolised events and passages. Rabbie Burns invented the phrase "Man's inhumanity to man" it looses nothing because it is from a fiction. Is King Lear's message lost because it is fictional?

A Million Little Pieces is a tour de force and if James Frey has bettered it, I want to read that too! Tim Flavin read this book very well, thank you both.,

Repetitive, repetitive, repetitive

I've had to return this book as the narrator was literally driving me mad. The repetition was so bad at times that I thought there was an error to the recording. I was interested in the story and recommended the book by many people but I just couldn't hack it. Shame.