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Go Ask Alice
Published by Recorded Books, Inc.
Narrated by Christina Moore
Rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars
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About this audiobook
Celebrate the anniversary of the acclaimed, bestselling first-person account of a teen girl’s harrowing descent into drug addiction—as heart-wrenching, shocking, and timely as ever.
January 24th
After you’ve had it, there isn’t even life without drugs …
It started when she was served a 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 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.
January 24th
After you’ve had it, there isn’t even life without drugs …
It started when she was served a 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 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.
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Reviews for Go Ask Alice
Rating: 3.4453813790724417 out of 5 stars
3.5/5
2,609 ratings110 reviews
- Rating: 2 out of 5 stars2/5The narrator is great, the story is incredibly frustrating and terrible.
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- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5I loved this book when I was a preteen, and I was always under the assumption that it was indeed real (I think I was about 12 or 13 when I first read it). This was one of those books that you pick up as a middle schooler and even though it's supposed to scare you into never wanting to do drugs you are actually really excited to read the juicy parts about her fucking up and being a bad kid. Or maybe I just felt that way? Anyway, I just learned that it was actually written by some crazy Mormon youth counselor, what a disappointment!!!!
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Go ask Alice, as presented by Beatrice Sparks was actually a very enjoyable book, As far as it can be when you are in the middle of a teenager’s angsty druggy rebellious drug diary.
Interestingly, it is an “Anonymously” written book. I have anonymous in quotes because the reality is that this book is likely a near-total work of fiction.
Per wikipedia:
Revelations about the book’s origin have caused much doubt as to its authenticity and factual accounts, and the publishers have listed it as a work of non-fiction since at least the mid-late 1980s. Although it is still published under the byline “Anonymous,” press interviews and copyright records suggest that it is largely or wholly the work of its purported editor, Beatrice Sparks.
i originally read this book when i was 11 or 12 years old. a lot of us were suckers and fell for the urban legend, that “Alice” existed and her story is true. As with other scare books, this was primarily read as teenage “research” as a medium to gather ideas for stuff to do, but more efficiently and a hell of a lot less conspicuously than they did in the book.. THANKS BEATRICE!……..backfire!
It goes hand in hand with stories like Jay’s Journal, another scare book from the same era, with questionable sources and inaccurate information. It is likely that at one point there was a root reality to this story, but after her alterations it was all lost. i need to get a copy of JJ and read that again.. It is the book Beatrice wrote that screwed up the life of a real family through mis-information and outright sensationalist lies.
Overall, reading the story again after 20 years i was able to get a big kick out of the tale and the supposed lesson to be learned. it was heavy handed, so much in fact it was difficult to read. there was a severe repetition of themes and words when the author was trying to make sure you were paying attention and was written in a manner that i cant imagine a child ever writing.. over innocent naivete mixed with blind following, yet “Alice” never picks up the basics of information that actual use of drugs and delinquent behavior fosters… she comes across as a brain dead girl with the learning curve and street knowledge of a dry sponge. - Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5I don't know what to say about this book. I don't know how I feel about this book. This book was haunting. It was horrifying. It was sad. It was heartbreaking. This is basically a handbook for what not to do when you're a teenager. This poor girl. I can't even pretend to imagine what it was like to walk in her shoes. To think that her addiction began with so-called friends drugging her. And once the cycle began she couldn't pull herself out for very long. And she tried. I believe she tried and desperately wanted to get clean and stay that way. And the way people treated her while she was trying to fly straight... It doesn't surprise me that people could do the things to her they did. People of all ages can be so horrible. And I'll forever wonder if she slipped, or if someone, once again, pushed her off the wagon without her consent. I will never truly understand addiction because I have never been--unless you count Pepsi Throwbacks because man was I ever hooked on them! The difference is, when I quit them, I didn't have people trying to force me back into my dependence on them. This was beautifully sad and I don't think I'll ever be able to read it again. It was that kind of novel.
- Rating: 1 out of 5 stars1/5SCRIBD YOU TOOK THE BOOK AWAY BEFORE I FINISHED IT !!!
I FELL ASLEEP AND NOW IT WON’T LET ME
OPEN IT ? - Rating: 2 out of 5 stars2/5Fiction. This story is not based on true events. It was written from scratch by an adult
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Great book. Apparently I read this along time ago. perhaps in highschool.
the plot about drugs and teenage years is still relevant today. - Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5It would have been better to have a real diary of a real girl struggling through the anxiety of being a teen. Instead this was a panic book of the times. I am glad to have read it as it was/is still often challenged/banned book. The publisher should just be honest that it is in fact fiction, that would help with some of the holes within the plot. I will also recommend Unmask Alice by Rick Emerson for more enlightenment on this subject.
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5This book reminded me what addiction really means. Scary!
- Rating: 2 out of 5 stars2/5A novel that was originally proclaimed to be the actual diary of a teenager, but later debunked as fiction, in which said teen stumbles into the world of heavy drug use, runaways, and all the awful things that go along with that work.Yeah, not my jam. Too grim. Also, the main character - the diarist - was, despite going through an incredibly rough journey, completely unsympathetic and genuinely annoying. And I find it ridiculous that the author could ever pass this off as not fictional; it seems clear from the beginning to me that the diary entries are not how or what a high school girl would write.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5LOVED this book when I was a weird little hippie in high school--read it a few times then. It didn't quite have the effect on me that I think it intends...like the DARE program, it only increased my desire to do drugs. Ohhhh, those were the days. If it was 10 years ago, I might have given it 5 stars, but something tells me I wouldn't be as enthused with it in another go around, so it gets 4.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5I like it for the reason that it's very easy to read and follow through.
I don't think I'll want to recommend this to anyone unless they want to include it to 2021 PopSugar Reading Challenge: published anonymously.
It's also one of "NPR's Top 100 YA Books", which is my ultimate goal right now.
Is it persuasive enough? Not to me.
Some people tried to use illegal drugs--out of spite--after reading this.
Oh, and its category--realistic diary--is misleading because this is actually a work of fiction. We already know it by now, but it was initially considered Non-Fiction in some schools. - Rating: 2 out of 5 stars2/5I’ve been wanting to read this book for a while, mostly because it frequently makes the banned book lists. It’s written diary style from the point of view of the 15-year-old narrator. As an adult, I found the book to be sort of one-dimensional and the narrator’s voice a tad whiny. I was also frustrated for several reasons: her poor choices, the constant bullying she faced without redress, and the abrupt ending. While I’m glad I finally read it, I can’t say that I’ll ever reread it.
- Rating: 1 out of 5 stars1/5I have a - possibly - irrational anger over this book pretending to be real and toward the people who think it is real. And that's all I'll bother saying about it.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Wow. This book was amazing though a little slow at the beginning. But what gets me is that this was based on someone who really experienced all of these events not just some fictional character an author conjured up.
- Rating: 2 out of 5 stars2/5I didn't really like this book. I felt that it was not very believable. It seemed like a girl who has never touched drugs was imagining what it would sound like if she had been on drugs. She was very whiny and obnoxious. It was an easy read, but frustrating. I guess it's just not my usual type of book, but there's a reason for that. I wouldn't recommend this book to anyone.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5I purchased this book from Half Priced Books to read. All opinions are my own. ????? Go Ask Alice by Anonymous (a book from The Anonymous Diaries). She was served a drink at a party that was laced with LED and it unraveled a whole world of drug addiction. Her diary explains how she used drugs, ran away, came home, struggled with addiction, and then repeated the cycle. Once she finally tells her parents what's going on and begins to get back on track she begins to see everyone at school trying to scare her and pull her back in until she finds herself stuck in a hospital without any memory. Poor girl struggles to get on a path and get it together. Review also posted on Instagram @borenbooks, Library Thing, Go Read, Goodreads/StacieBoren, Amazon, Twitter @jason_stacie and my blog at readsbystacie.com
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5A harrowing account of one girl's descent into a world filled with drugs - one which she was ultimately unprepared for. Losing her battle with drugs, Alice never achieved a happy ending on Earth, and the book left readers with many important questions to consider.
A perennial topic during 'Banned Book Week' I choose not to focus on whether it was a factual or fabricated account, but instead look at the rawness of the character. Unassuming Alice wasn't born into a world of drugs; one wrong turn at a party got her hooked, and she was never able to let go, no matter how many times she tried or how many people tried to help her.
My first read took place in middle school (I read the book at a local Barnes & Nobles). Rather than ban the book outright, if guardians have issue with their children reading the book, consider reading it for yourself (or alongside the preteen/teen). - Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Go Ask Alice was one of the first books I’ve read, and I still think about it to this day. It’s one of those books that stay with you for a while. It’s a lot to stomach at time, but if you know someone who is an addict you will know what to expect with this book.
- Rating: 2 out of 5 stars2/5I was not sure how many stars to give this book because it was read by me decades apart. The first time I read it I was probably around 11, and loved it and read it many times. When I was waxing nostalgic in my late 40s, I took it out from the library and only got thru one or two chapter - the parade had clearly past me by, and it saddened me somewhat, that something I loved so much as a young person was so boring and juvenile to me later in life.
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Everyone, including one of my roommates told me how amazing this book was and when I saw it at my local bookstore, I couldn't resist buying it. I read the whole book in one night because I couldn't sleep and decided to get this book off of my TBR stacked in my room. This book to me was okay. At some parts of the book, I absolutely hated the main character and her view on the situation that she was in. I did, in fact, love her friend Chris because she reminded me of my best friend. The pacing on the book was extremely fast paced but I expected that from a diary writing style but still.I feel like I couldn't get through some parts of the book as easily because they were triggering me because of my past and my family. Maybe if I didn't have the background that I did, I would of enjoyed this book more. If you or a close family member has a history of drug addiction, I advice you not to read this book.Overall I don't think this book was as great as I expected to be. I'm unsure if I'll read any of the other books similar to this one but I'll just have to see
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5I don't know what to say about this book. I don't know how I feel about this book. This book was haunting. It was horrifying. It was sad. It was heartbreaking. This is basically a handbook for what not to do when you're a teenager. This poor girl. I can't even pretend to imagine what it was like to walk in her shoes. To think that her addiction began with so-called friends drugging her. And once the cycle began she couldn't pull herself out for very long. And she tried. I believe she tried and desperately wanted to get clean and stay that way. And the way people treated her while she was trying to fly straight... It doesn't surprise me that people could do the things to her they did. People of all ages can be so horrible. And I'll forever wonder if she slipped, or if someone, once again, pushed her off the wagon without her consent. I will never truly understand addiction because I have never been--unless you count Pepsi Throwbacks because man was I ever hooked on them! The difference is, when I quit them, I didn't have people trying to force me back into my dependence on them. This was beautifully sad and I don't think I'll ever be able to read it again. It was that kind of novel.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5I love diaries. I couldn't put it down. So much was going on.
I feel bad for her. If she was actually a real person. I would hug her if I could. - Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5I read this book when I was fifteen. I don’t care whether it’s fact or fiction; I was engrossed.
A fifteen year old girl writes in her journal almost every day for a year about her spiral into a world of drugs. - Rating: 2 out of 5 stars2/5So, I read this at 15, which is the age you're supposed to read it, and I have to say, I didn't enjoy it very much.
The narrative voice was quite strong in the beginning, but it began to lose its impact towards the end. I also discovered during that time, that the book, which reported to be a true story, wasn't.
This, as a young woman, really irritated me. I felt as though I was being lied to, and it was really condescending. I don't mind if it's not true, but if it's not true, call it fiction. As a teenager, I was interested in exploring drugs, sex and other 'taboo' topics through books - a safe venue for me to do so. I probably would've picked this book up even if it were fiction, but the fabricated nature of this book just left me feeling a little bit cold.
It's a shame, because other than that, it's a pretty solid book. I didn't enjoy the ending, like I said, and I found a few inconsistencies, but now I just don't feel comfortable recommending this book to anyone.
Read this book, if you like, but you might be better off choosing something else instead. - Rating: 2 out of 5 stars2/5New word: book-angry
When a book makes you so mad you don't want to think about it, yet somehow can't get it out of your head. Often side effects include writing raging attack reviews or looking up as much information as possible to make the mondo popularity of the book seem less inhibiting for said bibliomaniac.
There's no way this book is a true story, epilogue especially. The nonchalance about rape is unbelievably insensitive.
Still, never trying LSD. - Rating: 2 out of 5 stars2/5I may have rated this higher if it hadn't been marketed as a "true account". Far-fetched and came off more as bad anti-drug propaganda, then a through full account of the horrors of substance-abuse and addiction.
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5A sad story about a young girl's struggle with drug addiction. Although slightly outdated, "Go Ask Alice" is still a powerful read for young people, alerting them to the dangers of drug experimentation and showing them how quickly a life can spiral out of control.
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5I read this in high school and loved it, until the end. The ending was ridiculously unrealistic, thus ruining the credibility of the rest of the book. At first, I enjoyed the mystery of the source; was it fiction? Was it real? Who wrote it? But then it was apparent that it was some anti-drug conservative trying to scare teens away from drugs, which always lead to death, apparently.
- Rating: 2 out of 5 stars2/5I'm really not sure what I think of this book. I mistakenly thought when I started reading it that it was a true story. At first it just made me sick to read what was going on (I have three teenagers and the thought of drug addiction terrifies me). Then as a got a little more into the book I realized it couldn't be non-fiction, so I did a little research and found out that it wasn't, only parts of it were (if that). Are the experiences with drugs that the protagonist had anything close to real? I don't know- the message about how awful drugs are and how they can take over your life I can appreciate and the story was definitely a fast read, but for me this is a highly overrated book.