fancy_franci's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
4.5
Graphic: Addiction, Sexual violence, Drug use, Sexual content, Body horror, and Physical abuse
halosreputation's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
4.25
Bought this after reading Beautiful Boy (the companion memoir) not expecting to like it as much - I actually enjoyed it more. It's more fast-paced and less repetitive in comparison, reads more like a story, and offers the full picture of what actually happened with Nic. I don't know which I would suggest reading first - Beautiful Boy offers a lot of interesting facts and research into drug addiction and of course the devastating outside perspective of the parent. I would recommend Tweak if you're purely interested in the first-person perspective of addiction. Reading Tweak afterward definitely felt like filling in all of the gaps in David's story. I enjoyed both of them, but feel more connected with Nic's story, though I suspect that is an age/circumstance thing.
Graphic: Addiction, Cursing, Toxic relationship, Drug abuse, and Drug use
Moderate: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Sexual violence, Mental illness, Infidelity, Gaslighting, and Emotional abuse
Minor: Blood, Violence, Self harm, Panic attacks/disorders, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Death, Fatphobia, and Suicidal thoughts
avatargaby's review
challenging
dark
sad
tense
slow-paced
4.25
I personally believe this book to be extremely well written. Mainly due to the topic of the book, it is a little difficult to read.
Graphic: Drug abuse, Drug use, Violence, Suicidal thoughts, Self harm, and Sexual violence
There are mentions of sexual assault/abuse mainly towards the end.
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