[kj] OT - James Frey

[Brendan]

I minded cos I bought it, read it to my girlfriend at the time, and bought
a copy for someone else. I got sucked in and hence my feelings about it
are coloured with the fact that I feel like a gullible twat.


>

> Who cares about James Frey? So he writes a little book, tells people

> it's a true story, Oprah buys it and tells everyone else to, then it's

> disclosed that it's actual not true. Big fuckin' deal. Think he's the

> first guy to do that?

>

> Bottom line: fact or fiction, he's simply not a very good writer.

>

> Alex in NYC

>

>

> On Sep 7, 2008, at 2:15 AM, Brendan wrote:

>

>> IMO it's not an easy question to answer and I haven't given it enough

>> thought to be perfectly honest.

>>

>> I am anti-censorship but I'm also anti race-hatred, anti-gender

>> hatred,

>> anti-fascist etc.

>>

>> Short answer...not entirely sure. But by and large I'm anti-

>> censorship.

>>

>> James Frey is totally full of shit in my opinion, but as long as

>> people

>> are aware of the true story (i.e. his lies) behind his books then read

>> away I say.

>>

>>> Btw, what's your opinion on publishing books that may be found

>>> offensive to certain groups people?

>>>

>>> Should they be published or should the publisher not publish it

>>> because some people might get upset?

>>>

>>> Cheers,

>>> Me

>>>

>>> At 01:32 AM 9/7/2008, Brendan wrote:

>>>> Regardless of title, the banning of ANY book is completely fucked

>>>> up.

>>>>

>>>> Except "A thousand little pieces" by James Frey ;)

>>>>

>>>>>

>>>>> Like I said, it certainly fits her profile, though I'd be damn

>>>>> surprised if she's even HEART of HALF of these books (woman

>>>>> didn't get

>>>>> her first passport until 2007, for cryin' out loud).

>>>>>

>>>>> More to the point though: Regardless of title, the banning of ANY

>>>>> book

>>>>> is completely fucked up.

>>>>>

>>>>> May she rot.

>>>>>

>>>>> Alex in NYC

>>>>>

>>>>>

>>>>>

>>>>> On Sep 6, 2008, at 4:22 PM, B. Oliver Sheppard wrote:

>>>>>

>>>>>> Wow, I know she had some deal with the library, and I hate this

>>>>>> evil, hypocritical version of Tina Fey, but is that list

>>>>>> accurate. I

>>>>>> mean, LYSISTRATA? Banned?

>>>>>>

>>>>>> Part of me wouldn't doubt it -- but part of me insists on a

>>>>>> snopes.com check.

>>>>>>

>>>>>> -Oliver

>>>>>>

>>>>>> LONESTYLE at aol.com wrote:

>>>>>>> Check this one out...

>>>>>>> ~LB

>>>>>>>

>>>>>>

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