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jansyn_liberty's review against another edition
4.0
I wanted to read this book after watching Beautiful Boy, which is a true story about these authors (father/son). The movie was fantastic. Love Steve carrell . The books was basic and fine. Not sure how it would come off to teens, the target audience
layla_platt's review against another edition
4.0
On Audio. When I got this book I did not realize it was for young readers (12+ I would say). However, I think this is a great book for people in high school and maybe even middle school to hear. It’s factual and the personal stories are ones I’m sure many could related to and benefit from hearing that they aren’t the only ones going through these things.
friendofdorothea's review against another edition
informative
medium-paced
3.0
I appreciated Nic sharing his own personal experiences with addiction in the book. Those were some of the moments I appreciated the most.
I enjoyed parts of this book, but I didn’t like how much negativity there was based on weed. Weed is addictive psychologically but not physically and it should have been stressed that weed has helped a TON of people in pain. Plus, alternative medications for pain that has been prescribed are a lot more dangerous.
I enjoyed parts of this book, but I didn’t like how much negativity there was based on weed. Weed is addictive psychologically but not physically and it should have been stressed that weed has helped a TON of people in pain. Plus, alternative medications for pain that has been prescribed are a lot more dangerous.
It was also stated that weed is a gateway drug which is a myth and that weed is as addictive as other drugs which is just a blatant lie. It does happen with many people who are struggling and using drugs to replace therapy, but it’s not a gateway drug otherwise. If you’re over 25, not driving and smoking, or have a medical card, weed is very safe; safer than even alcohol or caffeine. I feel like a lot of this book was reinventing the DARE program which worked for almost no one.
The book was very preachy, and seemed like the audience for this book is kids/adolescents/young adults but I think the authors were way too preachy for that audience base. Lots of cautionary tales that I don’t think a majority of kids will be listening to.
Also I think in a lot of moments the way some drugs were talked about in the book would make people more curious about using.
I think this book is educational in a lot of ways (minus the weed thing because I think talking about weed in that way is somewhat irresponsible) but I think the audience should probably be parents or counselors or something that would learn about these facts to help the kids they have around them.
Additionally, not sure why they kept separating bipolar disorder and depression. Depression is a part of bipolar disorder so that was a little redundant
Additionally, not sure why they kept separating bipolar disorder and depression. Depression is a part of bipolar disorder so that was a little redundant
Also thirteen reasons why was a suggested book in the resource section for suicide???? That is a terrible choice and not going to help kids struggling with suicidal thoughts
I give it a 3/5 because I did learn a lot and there were parts I appreciated. Although I think some things could have been executed a lot better.
avery31415's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
informative
slow-paced
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Drug abuse, Drug use, and Addiction
Moderate: Mental illness
Minor: Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence