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Beautiful Boy: A Father's Journey Through His Son's Addiction by David Sheff
2 reviews
reemoony's review
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
sad
medium-paced
5.0
in one part, he says that nic would watch movies like requiem for a dream, movies that are supposed to dissuade you from drugs, and he would want to get high. i have never in my life related to anything more. i always thought something was wrong with me, and maybe it is, but this book helps. it shows the real story, not a hollywood version. it shows how much they love nic, but couldn’t stand him. they love him more than anything and it ruined them for years. i love this book more than anything.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal death, Cursing, Addiction, Drug use, Medical content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Alcohol, Death, Drug abuse, Mental illness, Grief, Toxic relationship, and Vomit
ging090803's review
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
4.0
Even if it was a non-fiction, I kinda thought it was a fiction. It was so well written that I got lost in the story... I had to remind me that it really happened. I really liked how it was written from the father's POV. It was different and really informative. I felt empathy for the boy (Nic) but also for the father and their family. It was so personnal, it must have been really difficult for Sheff to write this book,
Content Warnings
Moderate: Vomit and Violence
Minor: Eating disorder
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