Go Ask Alice

Reader reviewed by Chantel

This book is quite literally a life changing book, it gives you the inside look at a girl whose befriended addiction.
Though this book is far from acceptable for all ages, I think its important that you read it in your lifetime.
It'll make you think twice befroe you go off and do something stupid.
Read about our (no name) friend's adventure to a clean life.

Reader reviewed by Sara E.

I got this book thinking is was non-fiction and a real diary of some girl named Alice. However, that's not the case. Beatrice Sparks, as far as I know, came out about being the author of this book, and on most websites and in most stores/libraries it is classified as fiction. The book is about a girl who becomes a drug addict. Sheis fairly normal, has a normal family, and not exactly seeking out to be a bad girl. It just happened, and before she knows it she's addicted. She starts small and works her way up, eventually she runs away from home. It's a sad story about how easily you can become addicted to something like drugs, and how easily you can lose who you are and throw your life away.

Reader reviewed by undercover reader

It starts with a dangerous party game where she receives a LSD soft drink. From there she cannot stop, she starts taking more and more drugs everyday. Runs away and distance grows between her and her family and old friends. Within each day she tries a new drug and meets more addicts such as herself now. She looses her innosence rapidly along with her youth.


I enjoyed reading this story. Definently a page turner. I reccomend this book to anyone and everyone.

Reader reviewed by Raylynn

It's good so far I'm only on page 84.I like this story because it is very imformative.It does talk about a girl doing drugs but it does not say "go ahead she did it,you can do it". It imforms you because it tells about an actual person doing drugs and how her life got twisted and that you certainly dont want to be like her.

Reader reviewed by MRose52

This book is unlike anything I've ever read before. This is not just a book, it's the real diary of a girl whos addiction controls her life...and eventually takes it (don't worry, I'm not spoiling it, it says this much on a back).

This diary is a first-person account of the horrors of drugs. Throughout this book, Alice finds herself in situations of addiction, poverty, rape, and eventually murder.

Although this book is definatly pg13, I highly recomend it. Save a space on your bookshelf, because you'll want to buy it for sure.

Reader reviewed by jess...

okay her's the thing i know this may not acually be the real diary of a young girl on drugs. but i myself have leared quite a bit from this book and i dont care what those ppl have written about this not being what an acual teenager goes through cause thats not true. whoever wrote that obviously isint a teenager living in are generation.I go through similar problems everyday and i do think it explains the world of drugs well. ive never read a book that seemed more real than this one when it comes to drugs. i dont even care if the diary is real or not the point is this stuff acually happens in real life and we need to know about it. i think that anyone for over the age of 10 should read this book im saying 10 and it may sound young but im saying it cause i know most ten year olds have already heard about sex and drugs and id ather know about the dangers of drugs before i get offered them then after. its to late after youve tried it once. so i think evryone should read this book. I know some ppl didint like it but everyone has to admit they have learned atleast one thing from this and that is that reality of drugs.

Reader reviewed by Wendy

This book is about the life of a teenager after she started using drugs. After her family moves away, she feels lost and like an outsider in a new city, but she finds a friend and they become the best of freinds. During her summer vacation, she goes to visit her grandparents. there, she's invited to a party and that's where she goes on her first "trip." over the next two years, the book goes on to describe the stuggles she faces because of her intake with drugs.

This is a really good book but very scary because its a true story. i would recomend it to anyone 14+

Reader reviewed by E roll

Beatrice Sparks is a mormon youth counsellor well known for writing many books in the style of teenagers journals, if you would take some time to carefully read Go Ask Alice you will realize it is not written the way a teenage drug addicted girl would write a journal, not to mention the story is ridiculous and
is nothing more than anti drug propaganda.
this book is not an actual diary of an anonymous author, beatrice sparks lied.

Reader reviewed by Rhythm..

It was intresting to read this book as to from a point of view of a teenager..I like the way she presented the facts..I like the different emotions she displayed in her writtings...It was really fun reading this book but i don't find it reasonable to ban this book..

Reader reviewed by Kristen

In another struggle with a life on drugs, this is the story of a girl who moves away from her boring life and meets up with some people who introduce her into their wonderful world of drugs. Through a couple boyfriends, some dealing, running away and cross country trips, she meets up with other kids going through similiar situations, and sees that some people have it alot worse than she does. Though she always finds her way home, it seems she can never keep stil for long. (And the ending was NOTHING like I was expecting it to be!)