Reviews tagging 'Drug use'

Go Ask Alice by Anonymous

103 reviews

bluemaiden'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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Drug abuse, and Drug use

Minor: Animal cruelty and Rape

marcusbryan777's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Drug use, and Violence

Moderate: Pedophilia, Rape, and Sexual assault

Minor: Biphobia and Homophobia

emjayknocks's review against another edition

challenging dark sad fast-paced

• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

This book terrified me as a kid. I decided to read it as an adult because I discovered that it wasn’t a “found diary”, but rather a hoax - and there’s a documentary about it that I want to read. So, back to the source material!

I’m not sure if  the knowledge that an adult wrote this book has tainted my view…but WOW is it terrible. It’s scaremongering effort feels so transparent that it’s almost laughable. The character goes from innocent virgin schoolgirl to homeless drug addled prostitute in a mere 40 pages, and reads very much like “teenager written through the eyes of an adult who’s forgotten what it’s like to be an actual teenager”. The velocity with which she oscillates between Puritanism and heroin-fiend is jarring and unbelievable, clearly written by someone with no experience of drugs or addiction. And that ending? <insert “Get out” Cary Grant gif here>

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse and Drug use

Moderate: Addiction and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Cursing, Rape, and Sexual violence

samondemand's review against another edition

dark fast-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Drug use, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Injury/Injury detail

catell's review against another edition

challenging 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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Body horror, Bullying, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

megtall's review against another edition

slow-paced

1.0

It’s so, so bad. Obviously, it was found to be a hoax, but still. The writing is atrocious and nothing like a teen would have written. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use

bethuhknee's review against another edition

dark sad medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use

Moderate: Addiction, Eating disorder, and Rape

kathykeesee's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Forced institutionalization

Moderate: Bullying

Minor: Homophobia

jennmeadows13's review against another edition

dark emotional sad slow-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

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Body shaming, Bullying, Child death, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual content

reaganel's review against another edition

dark emotional sad fast-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Drug abuse, and Drug use