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Oh, I defiinitely have thoughts on this one, but I have to get the kiddo to bed. I can say that regardless of whether or not the account is entirely truthful, I still liked his style of writing and I appreciate his message of personal responsibility. It's true- a memoir isn't a biography; it's (usually) a series of recollections that are very subjective and may or may not dramatically enhanced or altered for effect. Usually, one would indicate this in the preface, which I hear Frey will be doing in all future publications. So far, I think his alterations are pretty innocuous, but if it comes out that he never did the rehab, etc, then I will be a little cranky. It's still a memoir in my mind, but it's teetering on the brink of fiction. I must admit there were parts of the second book that I seriously questioned, but I still loved it.
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