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Binding: HardcoverDewey Decimal Number: 362.299092 EAN: 9781416913627 ISBN: 1416913629 Label: Ginee Seo Books Manufacturer: Ginee Seo Books Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 336 Publication Date: February 19, 2008 Publisher: Ginee Seo Books Reading Level: Young Adult Studio: Ginee Seo Books Editorial Review: Product Description: 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. Average Rating:
 Rating:  - TweakHaving worked with many addicts, this book is an accurate portrayal of where addiction leads you. The author is lucky to be alive. Rating:  - I can't do itI read David Sheff's Beautiful Boy and wept. The thought of paying money to Nic Sheff for his side of the same story is a great struggle. The problem is that if children who have not yet tried drugs hear this (and other similar) stories, what will they make of it? People who overcome their addictions fail to make the point of the horrible damage drug/alcohol abuse causes. A child will weigh the possibilities and see someone like Nic who has emerged a published author, and therefore, an addict who ... Read More Rating: - RealWhat a wonderful book. Everything Nic expressed in here was so true. I could not stop listening to this book. It was just so good. Rating: - tweak reviewThis book scared me. It scared me because of all the drugs that Nic did and how he ruined his relationship with his family, just to get high. But at the same time I liked it, because it was so descriptive, like when Nic talked about how it felt to be high. Also when Nic realized that being sober was a lot better than getting high. I also liked how the story jumped around, like the flashbacks. What I didn't like about this book was how the story just ended, it just stopped. It never talked about ... Read More Rating: - Best Drug Memoir In a While...I could not put this down after my husband handed it off to me. After mediocre memoirs, fake memoirs and memoirs about everything from ballet to dogs, I really just wanted a good old good down and dirty drug recovery memoir. This kid explains truly what it's like to feel when a drug addict is down and out, and the whole AA experience resonates all too well, along with dual-diagnosis. Read it. If you can stomach it. |
