tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14032761.post113829362033282871..comments2024-02-17T18:15:36.228-05:00Comments on A New Day: in the eye of the beholderMeegshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09218498742250493159noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14032761.post-1138475212710363612006-01-28T14:06:00.000-05:002006-01-28T14:06:00.000-05:00I haven't read the book, but my mom has, and when ...I haven't read the book, but my mom has, and when we were discussing it on monday, she said that it is disapointing to hear that parts of it may be made up because "the most amazing part of the book is the fact that you are reading it and thinking, how could someone have LIVED through this?" (pretty much an exact quote from our conversation). So for her to hear that it might not be true, it Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14032761.post-1138368727969525732006-01-27T08:32:00.000-05:002006-01-27T08:32:00.000-05:00Sorry, I just read what I wrote which gets an A+ i...Sorry, I just read what I wrote which gets an A+ in passion and a D in structure. I suppose it is never a good idea to justify a crime by listing 2 or 3 that are more heinous...and so I will say this, I approach the Frey book as a piece of literature that is filed under a particular genre - Memoir. I suppose a good, formal evaluation of the book would take into consideration the history and Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14032761.post-1138365229604058772006-01-27T07:33:00.000-05:002006-01-27T07:33:00.000-05:00What I find terribly disappointing is this moral h...What I find terribly disappointing is this moral high ground everyone seems to be taking with this one particular book. William mentioned how readers invest themselves - I suppose a reader might approach a set of memoirs differently than a novel, but the whole "A Million Little Pieces" situation is a microcosm of life and yes, blobbing. To someone who feels betrayed or scorned because a set of Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14032761.post-1138312044518266092006-01-26T16:47:00.000-05:002006-01-26T16:47:00.000-05:00I agree with you, Meegs. What baffles me about Fr...I agree with you, Meegs. What baffles me about Frey is WHY he felt the need to--well, let's go with <I>exaggerate</I> to such a grave degree. That's what I can't get my head around.<BR/><BR/>For me, blobbing is about trying to make sense of my life, particularly the parts that are neither fun nor funny. When someone is living a difficult life--say, battling addiction or raising an autistic Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01357388148078714151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14032761.post-1138309425844945322006-01-26T16:03:00.000-05:002006-01-26T16:03:00.000-05:00I left a comment at Susan's site pertaining to thi...I left a comment at Susan's site pertaining to this. <BR/><BR/><BR/>Hi.WILLIAMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00719470271284761917noreply@blogger.com