Comments on: the people vs. james frey

By: dan malone

dan malone — Wed, 01 Feb 2006 04:11:00 +0000

Think of all the employers who could sue their workers for resume embellishments…

By: Halfway

Halfway — Tue, 31 Jan 2006 23:10:00 +0000

I think the real story everyone’s missing here is that Frey is clearly the direct offspring of Sacramento Kings coach Rick Adelman.

But seriously, this is ridiculous. It’s kind of like returning The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe because you find out after the fact that it’s religious allegory. Well, sort of.

I’d also say that chances are about 90% of “autobiographical” books out there are exaggerated in one way or another. But, then again, I guess Oprah doesn’t tell millions of people to buy Jimmy Buffet’s books based on the power of their truthiness.

By: sam biguity

sam biguity — Tue, 31 Jan 2006 21:13:00 +0000

It is helping sales.

I’m suing the fucking Bible.

By: The Colonel

The Colonel — Tue, 31 Jan 2006 21:05:00 +0000

Seriously? what a joke. Maybe peterson & zambito should sue their employer by thinking that this is actually newsworthy. It’s still a good read, fiction or not.
Isn’t all this publicity helping sales of Frey’s work?

By: B E L I E V E

B E L I E V E — Tue, 31 Jan 2006 19:23:00 +0000

Oh, the litigiosity of it all!