White lines is by far one of the best books I've ever read. Jada shows some true characteristics that people these days face. She makes some real stupid decisions but at the same time she finally owns up to them and takes responsibility. Even after trying and failing, the second time around she gets things right.
This book reminds me of my own life in several ways. Her addiction to crack and failure to reach sobriety reminds me of my own personal addictions. I've never had problems with drugs, but I've been "addicted" to other kinds of dangerous behavior, and just like Jada, I used them to escape reality and emotions. I tried to stop several times, but it would never last, but eventually I got things right for myself.
Another situation that reminded me of my own life was Jada's relationship with Born. They were together and because of her addiction to drugs she screwed things up with the person she was not only in love with but felt she was supposed to spend the rest of her life with. I almost lost the one person I cared about the most to the behaviors I was participating in. Like Born and Jada's relationship I feel like me and my ex will always be connected in some way. And even though in the end Born and Jada didn't end up back together they were friends and happy with where they were in their life, which is just like me and my ex. This book is definitely in my top five.
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