A Million Little Pieces

I just recently started to read the book A Million Little Pieces by James Frey.  So far I am really enjoying it. Many of my friends have read this book as well and I have only herd good things about it.  It is a novel about a man named James and how he goes through rehab for an alcohol and drug addiction.

The book starts out with James waking up in a plane on the way to Chicago.  He has no idea how he got there or why his body is all beaten up with bruises and cuts.  His front teeth were knocked out, and he was in so much pain that he could barely move.  When he gets off the plane he meets his parents who take him to a rehab for his addictions.  For over three years James has been addicted to crack, and for ten years he has been addicted to alcohol.

When he enters the rehab he is forced to quit every substance and detox.  This is painful for him and many times he gets sick to the point where there is nothing left in his body.  Reading this book helped me to understand really how painful it is for people to get off drugs that they are addicted to.  James gives very description visuals that really make you feel the pain he is going through.

James meets many people in the clinic, some nice, and some not so much.  He is given a room to stay in with three other room mates who are a lot similar to him, suffering from addiction.  In the clinic the men are not allowed to talk to the girls or they will be kicked out.  That is one of the many rules they enforce there.  Because James' mouth is so messed up he is sent to the dentist to get it fixed up, along with a series of root canals.  They describe the pain to be the worst pain he will ever feel in his life.  This is because he is not allowed to be given anesthesia or any other pain killers.  I cannot imagine having to deal with a root canal without anything to make the pain less.

This is where I have last left off in the book.  I'm excited to continue reading and see how James does with the rest of his recovery.