Reviews tagging 'Sexual assault'

Go Ask Alice by Anonymous

53 reviews

vickisharp19's review against another edition

dark emotional sad fast-paced

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

4.0

While I could not put this book down (I finished reading it in about 8 hours), I can’t help but wonder, like many other reviews, if this “diary” was fake. It seems to me that this book was geared towards teens to scare them into not trying drugs. This book spans abut a year and a half, and she was in a complete downward spiral. I personally feel this book read as a true fiction book and that the events described did not happen this fast, especially since the main character specified she only tried “hard” drugs a handful of times. Because of this, I do believe the dates were sped up at the very least. 

Regardless, a very captivating and quick read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction and Drug use

Moderate: Sexual assault

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

verakirby's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying and Drug abuse

Moderate: Sexual assault

swearwords's review against another edition

dark emotional informative mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

Oh my god this book is probably one of my new favorites. Usually I'm the kind of person who reads a quick meet cute rom-com but this book intrigued me when I saw it on the banned books table at Barnes and Noble, and sucked me in deeper when I saw it was in a diary format. There's something so much more intimate about it being a diary that also left an air of mystery since there were things being left out and background information we weren't told about. Despite the ending of this book, I love the message it has and the power of the story. It was a realistic ending and the main character's multiple relapses with drug abuse just shows that this isn't a quick detour on her road to happiness, it consumed her life. From the lack of updates in the journal to the shorter entries, this book did such a heartbreaking but breathtaking job of depicting drug addition in teens.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Death, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, and Sexual assault

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 against another edition

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

magickshop's review against another edition

dark slow-paced

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

1.0

I re-read this book to follow along with the You’re Wrong About book club and in anticipation of Unmask Alice. 

Honestly the only rational reason to read this book is out of nostalgia or academic interest. It is not a real diary, it does not have any information or insights into the subject matter, and it’s incredibly stigmatizing to actual drug users. It is, however, decently written and relatively short, so it’ll be a quick read if you’ve got some reason for doing so. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Gore, Rape, and Sexual assault

sweetchocolatez's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, and Forced institutionalization

Moderate: Bullying

Minor: Rape and Sexual assault

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