Beautiful Boy: A Father's Journey Through His Son's Addiction
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OpisWhat had happened to my beautiful boy? To our family? What did I do wrong? Those are the wrenching questions that haunted every moment of David Sheff’s journey through his son Nic’s addiction to drugs and tentative steps toward recovery. Before Nic Sheff became addicted to crystal meth, he was a charming boy, joyous and funny, a varsity athlete and honor student adored by his two younger siblings. After meth, he was a trembling wraith who lied, stole, and lived on the streets. David Sheff traces the first subtle warning signs: the denial, the 3 A.M. phone calls (is it Nic? the police? the hospital?), the rehabs. His preoccupation with Nic became an addiction in itself, and the obsessive worry and stress took a tremendous toll. But as a journalist, he instinctively researched every avenue of treatment that might save his son and refused to give up on Nic. Beautiful Boy is a fiercely candid memoir that brings immediacy to the emotional rollercoaster of loving a child who seems beyond help. Ocene kritikovavtorja Bookreporter.com - Barbara Bamberger Scott It's hard to write an honest book when the book will reveal that you, its central character, are a helpless onlooker to the terrible waste of a beautiful person, your beautiful boy, your eldest son. David Sheff has written that book. David's son Nic was, is, special. He began winning writing prizes at an early age. He had a clear, tender visage and a brilliant mind. He was obviously destined for ... Moja ocenaOcene bralcevNapišite mnenje avtorja Goodreads I could not put this book down. It changed my attitude toward calling addiction a disease. I always felt compassion for families in trouble but feel I have a whole new understanding. I highly ... (Goodreads) I had heard David Sheff speak on NPR about the journey of his son's addiction to crystal meth (and other drugs), and was moved to buy his book. This book was a powerful, though, excruciating read ... (Goodreads) Also reviewed at Shelf Inflicted I never understood the appeal of meth. It's made in clandestine labs using an array of chemicals that are flammable and hazardous to your health. The drug is highly ... O avtorju |