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We All Fall Down: Living with Addiction Audiobook
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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 Timothée Chalamet.
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"This book was absolutely amazing. I picked it up because of the interesting cover but the novel itself is what got me addicted(luckily in a different way than his!)I loved how, even though it was well written and had some beautiful analogies and metaphors, it was easy to read in the way that you could tell it was written by a professional, but also a human being. The writing is what really got me to keep reading it even at times when I got kind of bored of it (which didn't happen often) because I knew that most of the other books that I would end up reading next would be,yes, wonderfully written, grammatically correct,perfect figurative language, etc. they just wouldn't be the same and that was because the novel was written like a journal. In a journal you don't hold back and Nic Sheff certainly didn't hold back! Yes, there was cussing, drugs, and sex so I wouldn't exactly advise my six year old sister to read it but sooner or later all that becomes a part of life. A part that people usually tend to leave out of their novels, unless it's solely about that subject, in order to please the masses and avoid criticism. It was nice to read the whole truth for once. The truth written as a conversation that a long time friend would tell you, not some English professor giving a lecture on the subject and skipping over the scandalous areas. I would advise anyone in high school+ to read it."
— Sarah (5 out of 5 stars)
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“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 -
“Sheff intelligently portrays himself as the most delusional of unreliable narrators. Prone to rambling, wheedling, and sobbing, he resets his goals with each page and rationalizes the hell out of every impulsive action…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 -
“In a raw, honest and expletive-ridden narrative, 23-year-old Sheff effectively chronicles the ups and downs of trying to overcome his methamphetamine addiction and pull his life together.”
— Kirkus Reviews -
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) -
The present-tense storytelling and Sheff's authentic voice will keep readers engaged... Sheff doesn't provide simple answers--or any answers, really--but readers will respect his ability to move forward 'at my own pace.'
— PW -
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 -
Difficult to read and impossible to put down.
— Chicago Tribune -
Tweak is...Bukowski and Burroughs, the heart to his dad's head -- and the kid can write.
— Seattle Weekly -
An unflinching chronicle of life as an addict.
— U.S. News & World Report -
Sheff's story takes off like a shot in the arm with a terse, honest and spontaneous narrative.
— Kirkus -
The trajectory of drug use is nothing new, but Sheff's lucid, simple prose makes the heartbreaking journey seem fresh.
— San Francisco Chronicle -
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
We All Fall Down Listener Reviews
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" We All Fall Down is an amazing book that tells the story of Nic Sheff who has been battling addiction all his life. Nic depicts his life as a crystal meth and heroin addict going in and out of rehab to his many relapses he seems an almost hopeless man but he treats his addiction as a driving point to help him become a better person and pursue his writing career. "
— Nate, 2/17/2014 -
" Beautiful and filled with hope. I love it. "
— Mrs., 2/3/2014 -
" I liked his other book, Tweak, a lot better. This seemed disconnected at times and a touch repetitive. "
— Shannon, 1/21/2014 -
" This is a powerful story of addiction that would be hard to come away from not having a better understanding of how addiction works. "
— Alisa, 1/20/2014 -
" Well...I got my answer to the question I had at the end of Tweak! I hope that he maintains his health this time. Again - great insight into the mind of an addict. This book really helped me understand why he made the decisions that he did. "
— Cari, 1/17/2014 -
" **bad language, I'd read his other book and his dads book and wanted to see how things turn out "
— Steph, 1/9/2014 -
" THIS IS A AWESOME BOOK! "
— Jon, 12/25/2013 -
" Not impressed at all with this book. I enjoyed the casual writing style of the author but the character development was atrocious. I never felt close to any of the characters except the author. "
— Ann, 12/1/2013 -
" I've read his other book. This one is similar - harsh, brutal, truthful. "
— beth, 11/24/2013 -
" Never Trust a Junkie. "
— Linds, 9/12/2013 -
" This book really pissed me off. I am such a HUGE fan of Tweak and I was really proud of Nic Sheff for getting sober. But We All Fall Down tells me that Nic Sheff wasn't sober during the Tweak book tour. Pissed me off but it's still a fascinating look at recovery and relapse. "
— Bradley, 2/24/2013 -
" If you have ever known an addict this book is hard to read. It's very frustrating but it's an honest read. "
— Ida, 11/25/2012 -
" not nearly as good as his first novel. I am not convinced he's clean and sober........ "
— Vicki, 9/25/2012
About Nic Sheff
Nic Sheff is a recovering drug addict and alcoholic. Still in his twenties, he continues to fight daily battles with his addictions. His writing has been published in Newsweek, Nerve, and the San Francisco Chronicle.
About Charles Carroll
Charles Carroll is an actor and voice-over artist residing in Woonsocket, Rhode Island. He is an avid film buff and stays active in the local film community.