I've watched the movie Beautiful Boy at least three times in a row already, so I thought I must buy the book and I'm so glad I did. I would recommend watching the movie, but DEFINITELY read this book. Not only does it go in more depth of how addiction can have an impact to an individual, but it also goes through all the emotions. This was the first book to ever bring tears to my eyes. This book is suited for everyone so I encourage you read it. I'm definitely going to read Beautiful Boy next.

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.