Tweak: Growing Up on Methamphetamines | Nic Sheff

Tweak: Growing Up on Methamphetamines | Nic Sheff | A must read for anyone who loves an addict!

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	Tweak: Growing Up on Methamphetamines Nic Sheff Ginee Seo Books, 2008 - 336 pages average customer review:based on 87 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

Nic , You Are A Beautiful Boy

I have read both "Beautiful Boy" and "Tweak", I must say these are two of the best books I have ever read. I think every parent should read these books. I have learned so much about the addiction, I understand things I never did before about my own son who for the last 2 yrs. has been addicted to meth, he was 14 when he started using and is now 16, he has been in rehab now for the past 6 mos. Nic's book has helped me understand what my son is going through, Thank you Nic for your honesty I admire you so much for writing this book , I know it was hard to admit to all you went through, but you never gave up on wanting to get straight. I have seen my son fighting some of the same battles as you have, trying so hard to be forgiven for the things he has done the horrible guilt the thousand of tears he has cried and the thousand I have cried and you and your parents cried. I believe this book will save many lives even kids like mine and I thank you and your father for pouring your hearts out in these books. I believe Spencer was right about the higher power being God and I believe God is using you to save lives, you know he works in mysterious ways. You are a beautiful boy! God bless you and your family.

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A must read for anyone who loves an addict!

I bought this book right after I read Beautiful Boy by Nick's father. I could not put this book down. I strongly recommend reading them both. You get both sides to addiction, the addict and the people who love them. I was sad when I came to the last page and I was done reading the book because I wanted more!

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this is a guy who tells it like it is and was, I thoroughly enjoyed it. It would be good for former users or now using drug persons. He uses words that describes exactly how it was, I will listen to it again because once you start listening you want to keep going, and I know the second time around I will hear more.

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Somewhat slow and boring

I usually do not read this kind of book. I'm a psycho thriller fanatic, but my 16 year old son and his friends were talking about it, so...

I pray Nic is doing ok now, but the thrill seeker in me wanted family secrets, juicy details and vivid descriptions. I felt guilty for indulging in his life and for wanting more sordid stories when he was using. The mom in me is left wanting some answers (guess i'll read beautiful boy next).

I found the way he captured his mood swings and craziness very interesting - almost funny, but the book was just ok to me. It's not exactly a page turner, in fact I skipped a few. I had to put it down several times due to boredom.

I get that he has this self deprecating thing going on and I even understand why he detached himself. Unfortunately, by doing that he didn't draw me in. I was pretty indifferent throughout his story and never felt any sympathy, concern or connection while reading this book. Plus, I hate it when people reference celebrities but refuse to inform us who they're talking about (or even give a good clue to figure it out).

I'm the child of heroin addicts and the sister of a crack addict, so I appreciate Nic not playing the world's smallest violin. He seems to be a good, honest, decent kid - what happended? I just expected more from this story, which I'm disappointed to say I didn't get. I have no insight into that life and no idea what to do with the images now sketched in my mind (mostly due to my own imagination) from such an existence.

I sincerely pray he's still sober.

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mediocre self-fest

I read Beautiful Boy and was looking forward to reading Tweak. This book we quite disappointing. While there are a few moments of insight that held my attention, for the most part this is just a person sounding like "Boo Hoo" poor me, then boasting themselves. I was expecting more honestly and humility. Also the term, "You know?" was directed toward the reader and left hanging so often that the removal of this term alone might have shaved the space of a chapter from the book. All in all, I wouldn't recommend it.

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