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Go Ask Alice by Beatrice Sparks

34 reviews

sina4books's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Mental illness

Moderate: Eating disorder, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide

Minor: Fatphobia, Homophobia, Misogyny, and Rape

chemical_crash's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Trafficking, Grief, Medical trauma, Stalking, Abortion, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

hoffmann's review against another edition

dark sad fast-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

0.5

Literally the worst book I’ve ever read. Please read ANYTHING else. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Drug abuse, and Drug use

Moderate: Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Sexual assault, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Ableism and Homophobia

nvi's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective fast-paced

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

3.25

The fact that it's not verified whether it is an actual diary or a fictional piece of work makes it a little less "shocking", compared to if it was real. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Death, Rape, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Toxic friendship

Minor: Homophobia

amayee's review against another edition

adventurous dark sad fast-paced

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

5.0

this book? iconic!

it is full of trauma and drug usage. Alice has a good moral compass even through all her issues. I should read this again.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug abuse, and Rape

Moderate: Homophobia

purlhaggard's review against another edition

dark sad slow-paced

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

It’s a fabrication. It’s not a true diary, it was literally made up by a scam artist adult woman who helped spread the Satanic Panic. Garbage.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Drug use, Homophobia, and Trafficking

whiterabbitslibrary's review against another edition

challenging dark funny mysterious fast-paced

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

2.5

As a book this wasn't great, but when you take into account the history and mythos surrounding it it's quite intriguing. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicide, and Forced institutionalization

Moderate: Homophobia

mellyaimz's review

dark emotional sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

Despite the drug consumption and abuse - which has been largely contested in this "true account" - this is a heartbreaking and poignant narrative surrounding mental health of teenagers and specifically teenage girls. This resonates deeply as a coming-of-age story.

I wish Alice was able to live.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Bullying, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Homophobia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Eating disorder, Homophobia, Violence, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Trafficking and War

saschahd's review against another edition

dark emotional sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Drug abuse, and Drug use

Moderate: Eating disorder and Suicide

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Homophobia, and Abortion

quills4days's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Body shaming, Bullying, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Mental illness, Self harm, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Biphobia, Child death, Eating disorder, Homophobia, Incest, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Trafficking, Pregnancy, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Alcoholism, Racial slurs, Suicidal thoughts, Abortion, Alcohol, and War