The first book I read this year was Bright Shiny Morning by James Frey. I give it a B-. I was really looking forward to reading this book. I LOVED “A Million Little Pieces” and “My Friend Leonard”–so much I could barely take a break to shower and eat while reading them. Bright Shiny Morning, not even close to that.
The book takes you through several people’s lives as they live and breathe LA. I loved hearing of the places and people the book referred to. James is very descriptive and I can imagine myself standing right there. Now, if I hadn’t lived in LA I probably would have given this C-. Without having been where he is describing I don’t think the writing would have been as impactful.
So there are my two cents. I can’t say I would recommend this book, however if it is already on your reading list I say give it a try. Here’s to hoping his 4th novel will knock it back out of the park like his first.
Sunday, January 17th, 2010, 12:14 am | 
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