A review by enmcurrie
Go Ask Alice by Beatrice Sparks

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

3.0

i don’t necessarily know how to feel. very heavy stuff. whether it’s real or not i don’t think is that important. even if it is simply 1970s propaganda about drugs, it definitely tells you a lot about that period of time and the politicisation of drug use. i’m not sure how believable the narrator is as a supposed 15 year old and i’m surprised all her trauma didn’t impact her in more ways than it did. but either way the story is depressing and shows you how all-consuming and difficult addiction can be.
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