Product Key Features
Book TitleWe All Fall Down : Living with Addiction
Number of Pages368 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2011
TopicHealth & Daily Living / Substance Abuse, Biography & Autobiography / General, Boys & Men, Inspirational & Personal Growth, Social Topics / Drugs, Alcohol, Substance Abuse
GenreYoung Adult Nonfiction, Juvenile Nonfiction
AuthorNic Sheff
FormatHardcover
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceYoung Adult Audience
LCCN2010-038831
Dewey Edition22
Reviews"Nic Sheff captures the insidious, almost vampiric mind-set of an addict who shrinks from any form of light. This book has more in common with Kafka than any recovery memoir I've read."-- Mary Karr, New York Times bestselling author of Lit and The Liars' Club, "Sheff's journey, like his writing, is raw and compelling, heartbreaking and witty. An honest and gracious reflection about the challenges of recovery."-- Rachel Sontag, author of House Rules: A Memoir, Nic Sheff captures the insidious, almost vampiric mind-set of an addict who shrinks from any form of light. This book has more in common with Kafka than any recovery memoir I've read., Sheff's journey, like his writing, is raw and compelling, heartbreaking and witty. An honest and gracious reflection about the challenges of recovery., Praise for We All Fall Down : "Sheff is blessed with off-the-charts readability, and his sex- and profanity-laced first-person narration makes him lovable and hateable in equal measure."-- Booklist (starred review)
Grade FromTenth Grade
Dewey Decimal362.29/9 B
Grade ToCollege Graduate Student
SynopsisIn his follow-up to his bestselling memoir Tweak: Growing Up On Methamphetamines, Nic Sheff reveals a brutally honest account of a young person's struggles with relapse and rehab. In his bestselling memoir Tweak , Nic Sheff took readers on an emotionally gripping roller-coaster ride through his days as an addict. In this powerful follow-up about his continued efforts to stay clean, Nic writes candidly about eye-opening stays at rehab centers, devastating relapses, and hard-won realizations about what it means to be a young person living with addiction. By candidly revealing his own failures and small personal triumphs, Nic inspires readers to maintain hope and to remember that they are not alone in their battles. A group reading guide is included. Nic Sheff's Tweak , We All Fall Down , and his father's memoir about him ( Beautiful Boy ) are the basis of the film Beautiful Boy starring Steve Carell and Timothée Chalamet., In his follow-up to his bestselling memoir Tweak: Growing Up On Methamphetamines, Nic Sheff reveals a brutally honest account of a young person's struggles with relapse and rehab. In his bestselling memoir Tweak , Nic Sheff took readers on an emotionally gripping roller-coaster ride through his days as an addict. In this powerful follow-up about his continued efforts to stay clean, Nic writes candidly about eye-opening stays at rehab centers, devastating relapses, and hard-won realizations about what it means to be a young person living with addiction. By candidly revealing his own failures and small personal triumphs, Nic inspires readers to maintain hope and to remember that they are not alone in their battles. A group reading guide is included. Nic Sheff's Tweak , We All Fall Down , and his father's memoir about him ( Beautiful Boy ) are the basis of the film Beautiful Boy starring Steve Carell and Timoth e Chalamet.
LC Classification NumberHV5805.S52A32 2011