The novel I chose to read for this quarter 2 blog is called “A Million Little Pieces” written by James Frey. The book is about James Frey when he was 23 years old. By that age, he had been an alcoholic for 10 years and a crack addict for 3 years. He was forced to change his life around, because if he didn’t he would die before the age of 24. That is why later, his parents check him into a rehab center for six strenuous weeks.
James is a very confused guy struggling to be as normal as he can be even with the drugs and the alcohol. James must face the other direction when he tells his parents, “I just wanted to say thanks. For picking me up” (pg 6). He cannot look his family in the eyes, because he doesn’t give them the love and appreciation they deserve from a child. His parents flew all the way back from Tokyo, Japan to Chicago where they picked up James from the airport, to drive him up north to the cabin. He is a very lucky person considering the only reason why his parents were there is because of his roommate back from where he was, that called them in concern for James’ health. As bad as James’ condition is, he is extremely fortunate to have people around him that care and feel sorry for him; even though he doesn’t necessarily always believe that they should care for him.
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