Tweak: Growing up on Methamphetamines, by Nic Sheff

  Tweak: Growing up on Methamphetamines, by Nic Sheff, 336 pages

This could also be subtitled 'growing up on all of the drugs,' because Nic Sheff leaves no drug unabused.  This is a brilliant portrayal of addiction- his actions are SOOO frustrating, but that is just the nature of drug abuse.  He is a likable guy, with so much potential- but going on the journey with Nic will really try the reader.  If you've never had an addict in your life, though, I really recommend reading this- I think it's a really realistic depiction.

We All Fall Down - Nic Sheff

We All Fall Down by Nic Sheff - 297 pages

As I read Tweak: Growing up on Methamphetamines I laughed, I cried, I fell in live with Nic Sheff. I became absorbed in his journey, and the same was true for We All Fall Down. While Nic's relapses aren't nearly as severe this time around the story still rises and falls with his struggle with addiction. Reading his books feel like talking with an old friend and as I read We All Fall Down I couldn't help but feel proud of Sheff by the end (even if the beginning made me want to wring his neck).