Tweak: Growing Up on Methamphetamines
by Nic Sheff
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Author: Nic SheffEdition: Hardcover
Published: 2008-02-19
ISBN: 1416913629
Number of pages: 336
Reading Level: Young Adult
Publisher: Ginee Seo Books
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Book Review: Very intersting!
Summary: 5 Stars
This is a fascinating novel written by a young man trying to survive a life of addiction. It starts suddenly and late, but gives enough flashbacks that by the end of it you are totally with him and wishing he could see the things you see. Very interesting. I have also read "Beautiful Boy," written by Nic's father, and I recommend that you read "Tweak" first, then "Beautiful Boy".
Summary of Tweak: Growing Up on Methamphetamines
Nic Sheff was drunk for the first time at age eleven. In the years that followed, he would regularly smoke pot, do cocaine and Ecstasy, and develop addictions to crystal meth and heroin. Even so, he felt like he would always be able to quit and put his life together whenever he needed to. It took a violent relapse one summer in California to convince him otherwise. In a voice that is raw and honest, Nic spares no detail in telling us the compelling, heartbreaking, and true story of his relapse and the road to recovery. As we watch Nic plunge the mental and physical depths of drug addiction, he paints a picture for us of a person at odds with his past, with his family, with his substances, and with himself. It's a harrowing portrait -- but not one without hope.Biographies Books
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