Hey guys! If you remember, last year my friend Turner reviewed one of his favourite books on here and today I'm featuring him again for another favourite of his! If you're interested in writing a guest post or review, let me know!
Author: Anonymous
Publisher: Simon Pulse
Page Count: 213 pages, Paperback
Date Published: December 27th 2005 (First Published 1971)
Find it on Goodreads: Go Ask Alice
January 24th
After you've had it, there isn't even life without drugs....It started when she was served a soft drink laced with LSD in a dangerous party game. Within months, she was hooked, trapped in a downward spiral that took her from her comfortable home and loving family to the mean streets of an unforgiving city. It was a journey that would rob her of her innocence, her youth -- and ultimately her life.Read her diary.Enter her world.You will never forget her.For thirty-five years, the acclaimed, bestselling first-person account of a teenage girl's harrowing decent into the nightmarish world of drugs has left an indelible mark on generations of teen readers. As powerful -- and as timely -- today as ever, Go Ask Alice remains the definitive book on the horrors of addiction
A Guest Review of Go Ask
Author: Anonymous (Beatrice Sparks)
Publisher: Prentice Hall
Page Count: 214
Date Published: March 5th, 1971
January 24th:
After you’ve had it, there isn’t even life without drugs…
After you’ve had it, there isn’t even life without drugs…
Go Ask Alice
The harrowing true
story of a teenager’s descent into the seductive world of drugs. A diary so
honest you may think you know Alice –or someone like her. Read her diary. Enter
her world. You’ll never be able to forget Alice
Hey guys, it’s me again! I’ve wanted to come back and write
another review for Kristy, and I couldn’t help but do it on one of, in my mind
at least, BEST BOOKS OF ALL TIME.
Go Ask Alice tells
the story of a 1970’s teenaged girl, dealing with her parents, sexuality,
school, and drugs. Whether or not it ever was a proper journal has yet to be
seen, as the author, Beatrice Sparks, has said she did in fact add sections for
drama in some of her other “journal” books, such as Jay’s Journal. Despite the confusion, it’s survived the test of
time, after being published 42 years ago, and has been read by millions.
I was very happy with how this novel was written, from the
perspective of Carla. THAT’S ANOTHER POINT. Despite the book being titled Go Ask Alice, the “Alice ”
character is only mentioned briefly, after the narrator just picks up her bags
and leaves home, and ends up in Coos
Bay , Oregon
In the end, I’d give this at least 4 out of 5 stars, because
the journal has thought me why I shouldn’t even try illegal drugs. LISTEN UP
KIDS, DRUGS ARE BAD. Thanks for your time J
Keep on reading,
Turner
Turner
I read this one in high school and remember really liking it. The copy was passed on between my friends even. I'm curious as to what I'd think now, all these years later. :)
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