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I'm reading the book now. In fact, it's the reason I'm so sleepy. It's hard to put down once you get into it. I looked carefully at the book today, in light of all the controversy, and found that nowhere did I see him call it a memoir. The reviews on it say it's a memoir (you know, the trailer type blurbs from all kinds of agencies) and the author biography blurb says that it's his account of his 6 weeks in rehab. The things that he says he embellished are all things that had the potential to cause legal trouble for someone. I can understand changing some of those facts for that reason. I think that Federal Judge he was in treatment with fixed a lot of stuff for him and he didn't want him to get into trouble. I don't know how you could be that screwed up on drugs and alcohol and NOT have a lot of legal issues. (after working in mental health for 13 years). The things I like about the book are his dialogues with others, his introspection and his beliefs about what will keep him sober. Seeing how his thought processes changed over time is what I find fascinating. I don't care if some of the details are accurate or not.
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