I just finished this book, Tweak, by Nic Sheff. It's an incredibly honest memoir of his struggle and addiction to various drugs, including methamphetamines. I originally heard about the book while still working at Barnes and Noble. We had a display featuring the book, Beautiful Boy, by Nic's father, David Sheff, and I was immediately interested. I use the phrase "beautiful boy" frequently, and thought that getting the book only seemed appropriate.
After discovering that the story told the father's perspective of his son's addiction and recovery, I felt even more compelled to read it.
Earlier this year, my good friend Jeff died of an accidental overdose. I had to read this book.
For some reason, I kept putting off actually buying the book until my last week working at Barnes and Noble. It was then that I found out that Beautiful Boy was actually a counterpart book to Tweak. I decided that I should read the son's perspective before the father's and thus started into the story.
Tweak, in it's sincerity, captures Nic Sheff's vulnerability in a way I never expected. The compelling read really pushed me to re-evaluate the way I view myself and others.
I highly recommend this book to anyone who has any connection whatsoever to an experience of addiction.
I can't wait to finally start in on Beautiful Boy.
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