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My Friend Leonard

By James Frey

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| Paperback | 9781594481956

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The New York Times bestselling follow-up to the #1 New York Times bestseller A Million Little Pieces-the heartrending story of a friendship between a newly-sober James and the charismatic, high-living mobster he met in rehab, Leonard.

A Million Little Pieces Continue

The New York Times bestselling follow-up to the #1 New York Times bestseller A Million Little Pieces-the heartrending story of a friendship between a newly-sober James and the charismatic, high-living mobster he met in rehab, Leonard.

A Million Little Pieces was the first Oprah Book Club pick by a living author in over two years. It instantly became a #1 New York Times bestseller, a #1 USA Today bestseller, and a #1 Publishers Weekly bestseller, with over 1.7 million copies in print.

My Friend Leonard picks up right where Pieces leaves off. A New York Times bestseller in its own right before the Oprah pick, My Friend Leonard is James Frey's story of his friendship with Leonard, the larger-than-life mobster who "adopted" James as he left rehab. Leonard, who offers James lucrative-if illegal, mysterious, and slightly dangerous-employment when he needs it. Leonard, of the secret deals, of the surprising passions that belie his violent career choice, of fantastic generosity and ferocious loyalty. Leonard, who has been holding on to some remarkable secrets, and who has invested in their friendship more than James could ever imagine.

My Friend Leonard is, at its core, about the responsibility that comes with loving someone and going out on any number of limbs to care for them. And it is a book that proves that one of the most provocative literary voices of his generation is also one of the most emphatically human.

Critics

  • Comes the blind fury

    In his first book, A Million Little Pieces, James Frey told us the shocking story of his rehabilitation from drugs and alcohol. He’d been an alcoholic for ten years and a crack-addict for three. On drugs, he’d gone wild, attacking a cop, blacking out ... (read full critics)

    spectator published on Fri, 17 Sep 2010

  • My Friend Leonard By James Frey

    James Frey has never been shy about his towering literary ambition. Since he burst onto the scene in 2003 with A Million Little Pieces, the best-selling, highly charged memoir dissecting his recovery from drug and alcohol addiction, Frey has ruffled ... (read full critics)

    bookpage published on Thu, 16 Sep 2010

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  • Not as good as the "A Million Pieces". Sometimes it's just too much, so unreal. Get a life Frey!

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    jelabino said on Jun 13, 2010 about the Hardcover edition | Add your feedback

  • I didn't enjoy it as much as a Hundred Million Pieces. The story lacks the spontaneity and the raw emotions found in James Frey's first book. And the characters were more or less so superficial and not at all endearing.

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    jacoutofthebox said on Sep 16, 2008 | Add your feedback

  • I don't know if it's fair to rate this book since I couldn't finish it. It's too depressing and I don't like the way it's writen.

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    Angie said on May 17, 2007 | Add your feedback

  • Love it! Love it! Love it! I think this book and Million Little Pieces is a must read! I can't wait to read this book again!!

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    Mollaw said on Jan 31, 2007 | Add your feedback

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  • English Books
  • Paperback 416 Pages
  • Edition: Reprint
  • ISBN-10: 1594481954
  • ISBN-13: 9781594481956
  • Publisher: Riverhead Trade
  • Pub date: May 01, 2006
  • Dimensions: 1290 mm x 839 mm x 194 mm Just how big is that?
  • Also available as: Hardcover and eBook
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