Tweak - by Nic Sheff - This book is the memoir of the boy who was the subject of a book I read a couple of weeks ago called Beautiful Boy. If you recall, Beautiful Boy was written by the father and detailed his experiences with his son's addiction and rehabs. The father could only write so much, because he didn't live it like his son lived it. There was a lot of repressed guilt to be read in between the lines of dad's book, but all you could do was know how much the dad loved his son and hang onto that. Tweak is a much better book. Nic is honest honest honest (as he would write) about all that happened in his life. There are no secrets left, and no blame placed. He's an amazing and gifted writer. He's lived through some difficult times and come out on the other side. I hope he stays on this side and finds the happiness that he so deserves.
I'm glad that I read the dad's book, and that I read it first. Reading Tweak cleared up all the questions that Beautiful Boy left open.
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