A million Little Pieces, written by James Frey is a must-read inspiring chef-d’oeuvre starring Frey, a 23-year-old drug addict. The book opens with Frey, the protagonist and narrator, waking up badly tattered inside an airplane. The memoir portrays a stark reality of a young man’s life ruled by drugs and alcohol abuse. For instance, Frey points out how his behavior has ruined him. He says, “I can run fast when I want to run fast, and I’ve always been superb at destroying things” (80). Moreover, in the rehabilitation center, he undergoes incredible tribulations as he struggles to stop substance abuse. Throughout the memoir, he speaks of painful experience he underwent during the rehabilitation process including the “fury” of discovering the cause of his addiction. Frey meets fascinating people in the rehab. They form cordial relationships, which play a pivotal role during and after his recovery. He meets a woman and falls in love with her, “I step forward and I hug her….There is emotion in the hug…respect and a form of love” (Frey 423). This utterly changes his life. Frey eventually recovers from his addiction. He never relapses back to the old reprobate behaviors. However, as the paper unveils, Frey’s book is an informative piece that, not only sheds light on the fatal effects that substance abuse has, but also reveals the strategic measures that a person can employ to overcome the craving for drugs. The idea of overcoming detrimental effects brought by substance abuse is highly captivating. This memoir has a lacerating story about drug addiction that delivers remarkable recollections leaving the reader intrigued and winded. I have personally encountered people ruined by drug addiction in my hometown in Asia. Like Frey, these people suffer the adverse effects of substance abuse. Many irreparable damages to their lives and bodies occur. Majority end up in jails or even die in the process. This memoir of detrimental drug addiction and subsequent recovery has unique graphic scenes portraying fatal drug abuse and diverse withdrawal torments. As the narrator reckons, “In bottles and pipes, I found emptiness and pain” (Frey 230). This depicts the injurious effects derived from substance abuse. However, a good number of them often repent of their nefarious behaviors. They seek help from many rehabilitation centers in my hometown. Frey’s idea of creating suspense, as he disseminates critical details about his life, is extremely compelling. The suspenseful writing makes the nonfiction memoir to be more intriguing and unique. The story is about Frey’s journey to overcome drug addiction. He is sober at last. Frey clearly expresses his feelings, tragedies, and regrets, all brought by addiction to drugs. In one instance, Frey says, “I know a bit about the loss of dignity. I know that when you take a man’s dignity, there is a hole, a deep black hole filled with despair, humiliation and self-hatred, filled with emptiness, shame and disgrace, filled with loss and isolation and Hell” (156). The suspense created makes the reader want to know whether the narrator recovered from loss of dignity while living in the rehabilitation center or not. After reading the book, I got a unique and eng