Beautiful Boy

I had not heard about this book until I went to the movies a few weeks ago and saw the trailer for the upcoming film. As the mother of two adolescent sons, the subject matter interested me and so I decided to read the book. It is heartbreaking to read about this father's story. Like any parent, he never thought that his beautiful, talented, intelligent child would turn to drugs and become an addict, but he did and I think it is an important message for any parent. That is not to say that reading this book will prevent a loved one from using and becoming addicted, but it does make you aware. It is not an easy book to read. There is so much raw emotion and despair, but in the end, there is also so much love and ultimately, hope.
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It is a really really emotional book. To get the feeling on how a father or parents, in general, feel when their children are going through addiction. I would recommend it to everybody because even though you don´t think you have to handle someone with addic