Tweak
by Nic Sheff
★ Top 25 book of 2007 · #21 on Best Books of 2007
Nic Sheff began drinking at eleven and went on to cocaine, Ecstasy, crystal meth and heroin, always believing he could quit. This raw memoir recounts a violent relapse in California and his difficult path toward recovery.
Best for: Readers who want an unflinching, honest, yet hopeful true story about addiction
Tweak is #21 on BookWard's Best Books of 2007, out of 53 2007 books that cleared our data bar.
What Tweak is about
Nic Sheff was first drunk at eleven. In the years that followed he smoked pot regularly, used cocaine and Ecstasy, and slid into addiction to crystal meth and heroin. All the while he told himself he could quit and put his life back together whenever he chose. A violent relapse one summer in California showed him otherwise.
This true account is told in a raw, confessional voice that holds nothing back about the descent or the struggle to recover. Nic is at odds with his past, his family, his substances and himself, and the book follows that fight without softening it. It is a hard read, but an honest one, and it may speak to teenagers and adults facing addiction, or to family members trying to understand what a loved one is going through.
Tweak on the Best Books of 2007
Tweak came out in 2007. Of the 53 books first published in 2007 that met BookWard's data bar, it ranks #21 on our Best Books of 2007 list.
Why it made the list: 281 readers have shelved it on Open Library. The list ranks each year’s books on how many readers have picked them up, how highly readers rate them, and how many are reading them right now.
Nearby on the 2007 list
- The Shock Doctrine Naomi Klein, #19
- Double Take Catherine Coulter, #20
- The Mysterious Benedict Society (the Mysterious Benedict Society #1) Trenton Lee Stewart, #22
- An Abundance of Katherines John Green, #23
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The numbers behind it
- Readers: 254 want to read it, 9 are reading it now and 18 have read it, according to Open Library.
| Signal | This book (0 to 100) | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| Reach | 57 | 55% |
| Reader love | 60 | 25% |
| Being read right now | 40 | 20% |
Questions about Tweak
When was Tweak published?
Tweak by Nic Sheff was first published in 2007.
Was Tweak one of the best books of 2007?
Tweak is #21 on BookWard's Best Books of 2007, out of 53 2007 books that cleared our data bar. 281 readers have shelved it on Open Library.
Why is Tweak on the Best Books of 2007 list?
281 readers have shelved it on Open Library.
More of the best books of 2007
- Dog Days Jeff Kinney, #1
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows J. K. Rowling, #2
- The Titan's Curse Rick Riordan, #3
- A Thousand Splendid Suns Khaled Hosseini, #4
- Rodrick Rules Jeff Kinney, #5
- The Name of the Wind Patrick Rothfuss, #6
See the full Best Books of 2007, the Top 100, or new books on Rising.
How we know
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