Tweak: Growing Up on Methamphetamines
by Nic Sheff
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Book Reviews of Tweak: Growing Up on Methamphetamines
Book Review: Hard to Read, but I couldn't put it down
Summary: 4 Stars
This book was hard to read; I saw a lot of myself in this book, with my own food addictions and experimenting with other drugs in my twenties. I loved that Nic was able to bring us into his ego, and his need for approval and his sadness at never feeling good enough. I think this is a theme behind all addictions. I read Beautiful Boy, and I was moved by his father's effort to try and understand where his son was coming from; but in the end I thought the father was clueless and blaming. The addict is in pain, and it's more painful for a parent to try and tell them how bad they are for doing this to his/her parents. It just goes right back to the core issues the addict has in the first place. The child needs unconditional love and structure - yes - but if that hasn't been the case, then the parent and child need to search for their own help separately; not just expect the child to "snap out of it".Book Review: Disappointing
Summary: 3 Stars
About: Nic Sheff writes a first-person account of his drug addiction that was seen through his father's eyes in David Sheff's Beautiful Boy.
Pros: It's engaging to read about a guy who makes poor decision after poor decision.
Cons: He says he is competitive with his dad, but in comparing their books, Nic pales in comparison to his father. The writing is unspectacular with a rapid fire pace. The sheer amount of people introduced early on is confusing and overwhelming. A therapist notes that Nic seems detached from his experience and the book feels as if is written in the same way. Sheff will mention something (such as a large arm infection he gets) and will never mention it again. This book was a major letdown after reading his father's account.
Book Review: A Hardcore Look
Summary: 4 Stars
This book was an honest, hardcore look at Nic's life as a drug addict. Nic was a talented, smart teenager who started drinking and taking drugs. This book describes in detail his life when he was using and in recovery. I read this after I read Beautiful Boy, and it was very interesting in that it filled in some of th gaps in Beautiful Boy. When Nic disappears for long periods of time in his father's book, he tells us what he was doing in Tweak.
Nic Sheff writes this book using his own language, the langueage he used when living on the streets and using. It is easy to read, but difficult to swallow. Tweak is a very scary book, because it is real. I highly recommend this book for every parent and every teenager that may think it is cool to try drugs.
Book Review: Tweak---Unbelievably An Eye Opener
Summary: 5 Stars
I commend the author Nic for his honesty and bravery in writing this book. It was so intense and terrifying. I caught myself being so thankful that my children did not get anywhere close to this point although they did do drugs. I was terrified for Nic. I couldn't believe he is alive today and hope to God he knows how fortunate he is to be alive. I guess in a way, it was to real. I hope it helps a lot of people. We don't understand addiction as we should and what comes with it on all sides. This book was an eye opener as was Nic's fathers book "Beautiful Boy". Both books should be read. Excellent, easily read, you can't put it down once you start it and just maybe it might save a life, who knows. Thank you Nic!Book Review: Lets use our problems as a springboard to fame and money
Summary: 1 Stars
I'm all for learning from others mistakes, interesting memoirs and documentaries, BUT...does it strike anyone else as a bit icky and exploitive that both the father and son have written books about this. Why not have mom publish a book as well? Aunts, uncles, might be interesting to hear their perspective.... Throw in the fact that both parents are in publishing and that People magazine, who the mom edits for, ran a big story and photo spread on it, and it leaves a bile-like icky taste. We've already had James Fry exploiting our borderline voyeuristic impulses, this tag team makes me equally sick. Deal with your problem, deal with your family, don't look at it as another cash in.