"My Friend Leonard" by James Frey is a sequel to the author's previous work, "A Million Little Pieces," continuing the story of James as he navigates the challenges of maintaining his sobriety and rebuilding his life after prison. The narrative delves into James's struggles with addiction, his deepening relationship with his guardian angel, Leonard, and the emotional journey of recovery. Frey's writing style is described as engaging, affectionate, and touching, drawing readers into the world of the characters and their hardships.
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High content warnings include addiction, emotional turmoil, and themes of loss.
From The Publisher:
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: mobster) who helped to keep James Frey clean in A Million Little Pieces. The son is, of course, James, damaged perhaps beyond repair by years of crack and alcohol addiction-and by more than a few cruel tricks of fate.
James embarks on his post-rehab existence in Chicago emotionally devastated, broke, and afraid to get close to other people. But then Leonard comes back into his life, and everything changes. Leonard offers his "son" lucrative-if illegal and slightly dangerous-employment. He teaches James to enjoy life, sober, for the first time. He instructs him in the art of "living boldly," pushes him to pursue his passion for writing, and provides a watchful and supportive veil of protection under which James can get his life together. Both Leonard's and James's careers flourish…but then Leonard vanishes. When the reasons behind his mysterious absence are revealed, the book opens up in unexpected emotional ways.
My Friend Leonard showcases a brilliant and energetic young writer rising to important new challenges-displaying surprising warmth, humor, and maturity-without losing his intensity. This book proves that one of the most provocative literary voices of his generation is also one of the most emphatically human.
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I always have a habit to read reviews after I've read the book and I'm very glad I didn't change that this time. It got to my attention that this book was second in a memoiresce series and I'm glad I didn't knew that. It was no problem jumping into this second one without reading the first but if I had known it was more of a memoir and not a fiction that I thought it was it would probably have ruined my reading experience. It wasn't a bad memoir if I would have read it as such but I found reading it as an fiction made me just following along on the ride without must deeper thought of it and I thought it was a very intriguing read. Not always an easy read but a good one
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About the Author:
James Frey is originally from Cleveland. He is also the author of My Friend Leonard. He is married and lives in New York.
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