Truth or Consequences: What makes our stories true?
Truth or Consequences: What makes our stories true? “At the end of the day you wouldn’t bother reading a memoir if it wasn’t interesting. Essentially a reader wants a good story. James Frey wrote a good yarn with really striking descriptions which gripped a lot of people. ‘Truth’ is subjective.People’s memories of real events are always dodgy because they are coloured by their own view of things. Plus as time goes by you remember and camp up the facts that you want to remember and forget others. So who could write a genuinely accurate account of what happens in their life?” — Dan (2008-02-15 11:57:51) http://www.james-frey.com/debate In April 2003 a million little pieces by James Frey was published in US by Doubleday. The book chronicled his addiction and recovery. In 2006 The Smoking Gun website publishes the article: “A Million Little Lies: Exposing James Frey’s Fiction Addiction”. Frey admits to some creative license with aspects of his story. Jus...