Reviews

Jay's Journal by Beatrice Sparks

thede5tiny's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Drug use

jennc's review

1.0

This was the most unbelievable and one of the worst books I’ve ever read.

enbylesbian's review

dark reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

paroof's review

5.0

Not knowing any of the background on this book, I read it when I was in middle school - a looooong time ago. And I loved it. I never believed it was real, I thought it was made up - all of it. I didn't realize that some crazy woman had taken a real teenage boy's journal and added a bunch of baloney to it. I just found that out a few minutes ago by reading many of the reviews. Of course that puts a whole new spin on it for me. But just the same, when I was that young kid oh so many years ago reading this book for the first time, I was totally enthralled. No, it's not great literature, but it was a good story. I still remember it. Wow, I had no idea any real people had gotten hurt in publishing of this book. If it helps, I bought it at a second hand store.

lia_dabookfiend's review against another edition

Just not interested any longer. 

kstericker's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child death, Death, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Car accident, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Addiction, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Pedophilia

Minor: Body shaming, Misogyny, Slavery, and Terminal illness

kcorrigan97's review

4.0

It was a great companion to "Go ask Alice". I like how it didn't really focus on the drugs but more on the subject of magic/wiccan/occult.

a_schadenfreude's review

dark mysterious reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

gabby_wiatrak's review against another edition

dark slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

cobycoyle's review

1.0

I feel bad putting “read” because I didn’t finish, it was so bad to me I couldn’t keep going. This doesn’t sound anything like a teen wrote it either.