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My Friend Leonard
My Friend Leonard
Author: James Frey
Perhaps the most unconventional and literally breathtaking father-son story you'll ever read, My Friend Leonard pulls you immediately and deeply into a relationship as unusual as it is inspiring. — The father figure is Leonard, the high-living, recovering coke addict "West Coast Director of a large Italian-American finance firm" (read: mob...  more »
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ISBN-13: 9781573223157
ISBN-10: 1573223158
Publication Date: 6/2005
Pages: 368
Rating:
  • Currently 3.8/5 Stars.
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3.8 stars, based on 295 ratings
Publisher: Riverhead Hardcover
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback, Audio Cassette, Audio CD
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Helpful Score: 2
A much better read than A Million Little Pieces. If you even remotely liked Frey's first book, give this one a try. You will be pleasantly suprised!
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Helpful Score: 2
Same interesting prose as "A Million Little Pieces." More touching.
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I love Leonard!! And I loved this book. It would be so nice to have someone like Leonard in our lives.
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Helpful Score: 1
i like this author, and whether or not it was fiction, he does an excellent job with the storyline. He made me feel what an addict actually feels.
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Helpful Score: 1
Even with all the stuff that went down with "A Million Little Pieces" which was incredibly well written, this guy writes an amazing book. I think the Chicago Tribune said it best, as quoted on the back cover..."Amid all the furor and scolding, one thing has been overlooked...The guy can write."
If you read his first book and liked it, read this...it picks up where that one ended.
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kato avatar reviewed My Friend Leonard on + 21 more book reviews
I have read everything Frey has written and I swear I'd read his grocery list if I could. His writing and story telling simply ROCK! My Friend Leonard is a wacky, sweet story of life after addiction and the people wacky, sweet people who help you along the way. I highly recommend this book for anyone who loves a book they cannot put down.
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A solid story of life and friendship. Beautiful ending.
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Awesome book - follow up to A Million Little Pieces. Highly recommended!
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James Frey has become one of my favorite authors. First, with "A Million Little Pieces" and now continuing with "My Friend Leonard". He takes you on a roller coaster ride of emotions through the entire book. Funny, outrageous, and heartbreaking, you will never forget James and his best friend, Leonard.
dolphingirl24416 avatar reviewed My Friend Leonard on + 21 more book reviews
This book to me was not as good as his first one, but it was a good book.
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It was a good read
jazzysmom avatar reviewed My Friend Leonard on + 907 more book reviews
Every time I look at the cover of this book & A Million Little Pieces I get upset. It was a good read, the writing was excellent and the story was great... until I found out it was not true at all, the author lied. Had the truth been known at the beginning of this read i'd of loved it a lot more. It made me so upset. I just can't get past the lie and the idea I believed it all.
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Fact or fiction? Either way, Frey's a great storyteller and he had me captivated the whole way through with this one!
deeda avatar reviewed My Friend Leonard on + 4 more book reviews
This book was so great! I couldn't out it down...wanted to know what was going to happen next. It was funny, heartbreaking, and everything in between - a must read!


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