saddest book you've ever read??

@redredred Sadly, it was plagiarized from someone else's book and other parts made up. Not at all autobiographical.

@hunkalove and that impacts its emotional effect precisely how?

@redredred When it was first published it was said to be true. People believed it was based on Kosinski's experiences as a child wandering around Eastern Europe during World War II. Years later, when it was exposed as fiction, it had a big impact on people like me who had believed it was more than just someone trying to make money and be famous.