Go Ask Alice

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Author: Anonymous
Publisher: Simon Pulse
Category: Book

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Media: Paperback
Reading Level: Young Adult
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 224
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Dimensions (in): 6.8 x 5 x 0.7

ISBN: 1416914633
EAN: 9781416914631
ASIN: 1416914633

Publication Date: December 27, 2005
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Editorial Reviews:

Amazon.com Review
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 ino question/i 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, IGo Ask Alice/I still offers a jolting chronicle of a teenager's life spinning out of control.

Product Description
IbJanuary 24thPAfter you've had it, there isn't even life without drugs..../b/iPIt 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.PIbRead her diary.PEnter her world.PYou will never forget her./b/iPFor 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.

Customer Reviews: Read 95 more reviews...

3 out of 5 stars

I think she was murdered November 27, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful

On reading this book a few years ago, it was my -- 'hit', hunch, or opinion -- that the protagonist did not die from an accidental overdose, as the editor implied, but was murdered for having informed upon several high school students who were selling drugs to other students, likely as 'foot_soldiers' in an organized crime ring. \

5 out of 5 stars

Everyone should read this book November 18, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful

I am seventeen year old high school student. I have read many books and this by far is one of the best I have ever read. I finished it in two days, I only stopped to sleep and go to school, where one of my friends picked it up to look at it, and demanded I finish it as soon as possible so he could read it. This book is a must read for everyone, it will help high school students make better decisions and parents understand their children, this book has something to offer everyone.

1 out of 5 stars

Not Impressed August 20, 2008
2 out of 3 found this review helpful

I read this book in college for a children's lit class. I was not impressed. It is a melodramatic look at the evils of drugs. It reads like a bad after school special, created to frighten teenagers and warn them never to experiment with drugs of any kind. Also, despite the lore following this novel, it was not written by a teenager. Read the novel if must, but there are definitely better books out there about drug usage.

2 out of 5 stars

Semi Compelling... August 10, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful

This book was kind of interesting. It is NOT written by a teenager. The story is about a girls struggle with drug addiction and personal identity. The things that give away this not so anonymous book is the content. There are several "big" words that are used by te author to suggest that this isnt written by a 14 year old addict. Throughout the story, the narrator spends her time raving about the drugs she uses but spends a little amount of time talking about boys and other "normal" teenage expierecnes. Before the story even starts, there is a note that says this book is fictional and all characters are made up. And the characters name isnt even Alice, Alice is simply a girl who is mentioned once in the book. "Go Ask Alice" is the title of a song sung by Jefferson Airplane. This book was also written during the during the 70s drug hype. This story can be a propaganda book to simply keep teenagers away from drugs. And if all this was real,the people the events and such, why hasnt anyone come through and said anything about this girl or anyone else in the story? Just makes you wonder...br /So I recommed that you get this book from a library or a friend because it isnt really worth purchasing.

5 out of 5 stars

Go Ask Alice July 8, 2008
1 out of 4 found this review helpful

I loved this book. The emotion that the protagonist conveys throughout the book is clearly relatable from generation to generation. I recommend this book for every teenager out there.

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