Boy- A Father-s Journey Through His S... | Beautiful

Rating: ★★★★★ (Essential reading) Genre: Memoir / Psychology / Parenting Trigger Warnings: Drug use, relapse, emotional distress

Whether you have personally dealt with addiction or not, this book (and the 2018 film starring Steve Carell and Timothée Chalamet) is a masterclass in the limits of love. David Sheff was a successful journalist living in Marin County, California. He had a wonderful wife, young twin sons, and a brilliant, artistic older son named Nic. Nic was curious, funny, and empathetic. He was, by all accounts, a "beautiful boy." Beautiful Boy- A Father-s Journey Through His S...

More Than a Memoir: The Raw, Relentless Honesty of Beautiful Boy Nic was curious, funny, and empathetic

This is not a story about a father who "saves" his son. Sheff tries everything: therapy, rehab, tough love, gentle love, bailing him out of jail, refusing to bail him out. He is an expert researcher, yet he is a completely powerless father. He writes: “I wanted to scream: ‘I’ll do anything. I’ll die. I’ll kill. I’ll sell my soul. I’ll give up everything I own. I’ll do anything you ask. Just stop.’” He is an expert researcher, yet he is