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| Tweak: Growing Up on Methamphetamines | 
 enlarge | Author: Nic Sheff
Publisher: Ginee Seo Books
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  87 reviews
Sales Rank: 1317
Media: Hardcover
Reading Level: Young Adult
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 336
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.9
Dimensions (in): 8.3 x 5.5 x 1.5
ISBN: 1416913629
Dewey Decimal Number: 362.299092
EAN: 9781416913627
ASIN: 1416913629
Publication Date: February 19, 2008
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 Interesting glimpse into the mind of an addict March 20, 2008
15 out of 15 found this review helpful
I bought this book after finishing "Beautiful Boy" by David Sheff, mainly because it's pretty rare to get to read both sides of an addiction story. I found this book to be somewhat manic in its retelling of events (expected), raw in its content (appreciated), and very, very candid. What I liked best about this book was how there was no sugar-coating. Nic Sheff wrote about his experiences and didn't hold back a thing, and I think this was what made this book so good. It's rare that we get a firsthand idea of what it's really like for an addict in the throes of needing to feed their demons but also trying to get rid of their demons, and getting this inside view really made me start to view addicts with a lot more compassion than I maybe would have prior to reading this book. As with David Sheff's book, I found myself rooting for Nic, rooting for his family and friends, and I really hope that Nic continues on his path of sobriety because I think he has more to offer people than even he realizes.
 Stunning, beautiful, sad, and ultimately healing February 26, 2008
13 out of 17 found this review helpful
I just finished this-- couldn't put it down once I started. I went through every emotion you can imagine. Believe it or not, some of the story is really funny -- I laughed aloud -- but I also cried. THere were entire sections during which I didn't breath. And finally I felt something you don't always feel in books about this subject: genuine, pure, true hope.
 Weak and Pathetic! April 12, 2008
9 out of 26 found this review helpful
This is the companion volume to David Sheff's "Beautiful Boy" - the story of Nic's addiction to drugs from a father's point of view.
"Tweak" tells Nic Sheff's four-year+ story of digging through trash cans, gay sex, stealing from relatives, friends, and fellow students, finding himself in E.R.s and dingy, trash, and vermin-infested rooms, working with a father-son dealer pair - over and over and over, in pursuit of drug highs. All this while rejecting loving parents and a privileged lifestyle, bouncing out of two respected colleges, and ruining his life, as well as those of his parents.
Nic accepts no responsibility for his actions, no great commitment to break from drugs - in fact he ends up in the drug underworld everywhere he goes, including Paris, and little regret for the pain he causes others. The book is endlessly repetitive - non-stop drug binges, and offers no lessons for others.
Nic ends up in Savannah, continuing to live off others while hopefully putting his life back together "working" as an art model. I wouldn't bet a dime on his success, though, of course, I do hope he succeeds.
 nothing new here April 4, 2008
8 out of 13 found this review helpful
A co-worker lent me this book; I had seen both Nic and his father on a morning talk show so I was familiar with their story. I applaud Nic's efforts to stay sober and make sense of his journey through this trauma, but found the writing and insights pedestrian, offering nothing new to justify its publication. I am more interested now in reading Beautiful Boy, the father's book for a more compelling treatment.
tragic and moving March 2, 2008
7 out of 10 found this review helpful
i bought this book on a whim, and i have to say it moved me. i felt nicks pain, having been there myself more than 10 years ago, i understood his "disjointness" completely. utterly. it made me cry at the end, and i pray he keeps fighting for himself and his sobriety. it weird to have gone through it, and then read someone elses accounts, it seems so bad, and then "oh, i did that." ripped my heart out. i will hold onto this one for my own kids to read.
i am really interested now in reading his fathers book, interesting to see all of this through the eyes of a parent. good read.
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