tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10847733.post9201624746075548565..comments2023-10-26T03:49:14.799-07:00Comments on Ghost Word: David Sheff and Nic Sheff and their Tales About Crystal MethUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10847733.post-2450124549400190042008-11-14T07:53:00.000-08:002008-11-14T07:53:00.000-08:00I am reading the book Tweak now and it is by far t...I am reading the book Tweak now and it is by far the best book that i have ever read. Being only 17 I have had my own experiences with different hard core drugs and alcohol and by read this book It has made me realize that drugs isn't jus something that you do to have fun or to forget life but it is a murder that can take your life!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10847733.post-75565540270746291212008-10-11T00:13:00.000-07:002008-10-11T00:13:00.000-07:00Beautiful Boy was a great book, which I read first...Beautiful Boy was a great book, which I read first. I could not put it down. I just finished reading Tweak and I found it to be very different from Beautiful Boy. Both books moved me very much so. I'm so proud that Nic kicked his addiction and is on the path to a better life.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10847733.post-73689487215735691152008-10-02T12:50:00.000-07:002008-10-02T12:50:00.000-07:00i am reading beautiful boy and i cannot put it dow...i am reading beautiful boy and i cannot put it down,. it's a sad story but so interesting. i can't put it down and i don't want it to end next i'm going to read tweak. i think it's going to be something diffrent but i am sure it's going to be good i hope nic is doing better this is going to be his 3rd year that he's been sober in november.<BR/>and i think it's something amazing,i admire him for pulling through with all of this.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10847733.post-21880796583364059262008-05-20T01:22:00.000-07:002008-05-20T01:22:00.000-07:00I've just finished reading both books: Tweak firs...I've just finished reading both books: Tweak firstly, then Beautiful Boy. Obviously to me, the father is a far more adept writer but I believe he's had a bit more experience!<BR/><BR/>There's no denying the absolute horror and trauma that both men have experienced, and I could not quite bear to absorb some of the pain to which Nic, in particular, had exposed himself due to his disease. <BR/><BR/>As both an addict (non-practising!) and primary parent, I found the telling of the stories brave; the content one of my worst fears. However, without trying to detract from the tragedy in the men's lives, I kept feeling that there is still a sense of a bit too much pride or even a lack of complete humility in the writings. I saw the same attitude in my mother when she realised her daughter was both addict and alcoholic (realisations made about 20 years apart - heroin going earlier on, grog continuing for the best part of 11 more years) - particularly when she made such comment as - (while leaving the rehab clinic with her desperate pathetic daughter, me) 'Work hard on this. Did you look around in there? You don't belong there'. I did belong there and should have spent much more time there! <BR/><BR/>Ordinarily, I guess a bit of pride may be considered reasonable and fine but where a recovering addict is concerned, personally that scares me a bit. There is no better 'class' of addict - all just the same struggling with a killer disease. <BR/><BR/>Anyway, fair play to both lads. They've both experienced more than enough torture for a life time. I pray that Nic sticks close to his program of recovery and that his father is able to forgive his son and himself. Nic is very fortunate to have a family with resources and who provided opportunities, and his family is very fortunate that the doors hadn't become too small for Nic to creep through.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10847733.post-53739838310768802092008-04-03T09:10:00.000-07:002008-04-03T09:10:00.000-07:00I read Beautiful Boy a few weeks ago and found it ...I read Beautiful Boy a few weeks ago and found it gripping, SO moving, so sad and so poignant. I could not put it down.<BR/><BR/>I'm kind of scared to read Tweak.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com