- What is the biggest struggle James faces during his rehabilitation?
- Why does Frey use the style of prose that he does? There are no paragraph breaks or quotation marks, and there's lots of repetition. What is he saying about addiction and recovery by using this style?
- How does James change from the beginning of the story to the end? Does he change at all? Is he a dynamic or static character?
- How is A Million Little Pieces different from other rehab or recovery stories you have read or seen? How is it similar?
- What parts of the book do you think really happened?
- Why do you think James Frey embellished (or just flat-out lied about) what actually happened?
- Does it matter that James Frey fabricated most of the story? Would you be offended to find out that portions of the book weren't true? Is the book still an inspirational story of recovery despite being mostly fake?
- Why is the book divided into four parts? What significant moments define each part?
- If you worked in a bookstore or library, where would you shelve this book? Don't say "the trashcan."