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will love Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. one of the best books i have ever read (  )beccav. | Jun 19, 2009 |   I found this book fascinating when I read and reread it as a teen back in the '70s. So I was shocked and almost heartbroken when I found out that it was anti-drug propaganda written by Beatrice Sparks. While I now find it somewhat laughable, something about it still has merit, and I recommend it to the teenage reader. (  )Nickelini | Jun 19, 2009 | Based on the real diary entries of an anonymous teenage girl in America. Although the entries in this book were written in the ‘70s and they contain some “dated” language, the message about the effects of teen pressures, peer-influences, drugs, and sex have still been valid issues through many generations, and unfortunately continue to be. This book also shows a great example of the theme of parent/child relationships, and how important it is to listen to your children as well as talk to them. ( )BrennaSheridan | Jun 5, 2009 | The miraculous story of a teenage girl who accidentally falls into the world of drugs and suffers through the highs and lows of addiction. This is a book all teenagers should read and take heart with. Compelling and serious this book hits where it should and sticks there. (  )bleached | May 29, 2009 | Go Ask Alice presents itself as a true story, but it doesn't read like one. The work is largely anti-drug propaganda with questionable origins. An unassuming girl begins a diary shortly before her family moves to a new town. She has a hard time fitting in until she is invited to a party and is slipped some drugs. From then on, her life is a struggle with addiction. It’s a quick read and it is easy to identify with the main character’s feelings of isolation. Still, it’s hard to believe that portions of the diary were written on scraps of paper and saved throughout a drug filled haze while she was living on the streets, among other things. (  )MissyAnn | Apr 27, 2009 | 1  0.046 seconds to build listing  no reviews | add a review
Amazon.com (ISBN 0689817851, Mass Market Paperback)The torture and hell of adolescence has rarely been captured as clearly as it is in this classic diary by an anonymous, addicted teen. Lonely, awkward, and under extreme pressure from her "perfect" parents, "Anonymous" swings madly between optimism and despair. When one of her new friends spikes her drink with LSD, this diarist begins a frightening journey into darkness. The drugs take the edge off her loneliness and self-hate, but they also turn her life into a nightmare of exalting highs and excruciating lows. Although there is still some question as to whether this diary is real or fictional, there is no question that it has made a profound impact on millions of readers during the more than 25 years it has been in print. Despite a few dated references to hippies and some expired slang, Go Ask Alice still offers a jolting chronicle of a teenager's life spinning out of control.(retrieved from Amazon Fri, 24 Apr 2009 07:58:01 -0400) The first test round has been closed. Visit the Open Shelves Classification group for details. |
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