Go ask alice is still awash in controversy, 43 years after. My name is roxanne sancto and ill be writing all things music, book and movie related for itcher mag. Read a plot overview of the entire book or a chapter by chapter summary and analysis. It was reported as unsold and destroyed to the publisher and neither the author nor the publisher has received any payment for this stripped book.
Go ask alice book by anonymous official publisher page. Poignant and unflinchingly honest, her story is a tragedy that is repeated in towns and cities across the country. Heres where youll find analysis about the book as a whole. Go ask alice is still awash in controversy, 43 years. This was an english class assignment on the book, go ask alice.
Find books like go ask alicejays journal from the worlds largest community of readers. Go ask alice by anonymous and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. I love this book and would also recommend it to others who like ellen hopkins and books like cut or skinny. There are several books with 70sstyle crafts macrame, string art, clothing items, etc. The book that defined my teen anxiety turned out to be a lie. It has sold over four million copies, was adapted as a tv movie with william shatner, and is still in print over 40 years later. Many books have influenced my life and how i think, but very few have. Join our community of taste explorers to save your discoveries, create inspiring lists, get personalized recommendations, and follow interesting people. I first heard of go ask alice when still in school in the 1980s. It graphically describes the waking hell into which the main character descends, her heartfelt but futile battles to. Go ask alice was published anonymously in 1971, but in the last two decades, it still lives in the top 25 most frequently banned books, according to the. Go ask alice is an amazing story that is passed on a real persons diary. Make it sound like something that you might write in a diary.
In the tradition of go ask alice and lucy in the sky, a harrowing account of anorexia and addiction. Find books like go ask alice from the worlds largest community of readers. The sobering message of go ask alice had a huge effect on my lifeand then i. As powerfuland as timelytoday as ever, go ask alice remains the definitive book on the horrors of addiction.
Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read go ask alice. Please allow 110 business days for shipping if you would like for a name to be autographed in the book, please type the name below. If you liked go ask alice, check out these two books which are. A teen plunges into a downward spiral of addiction in this classic cautionary tale. Lines from go ask alice that, in hindsight, should have. If you like go ask alice you might like similar books crank, cut, identical, impulse, aimee. Nov 20, 2003 homeless, driven by drug highs and lows, she sometimes tries to regain control over her life. Happening upon that anonymous diary felt like a great discovery. It was a brave decision on her part, but the text always stayed with me.
The story is about a sixteen year old girl with a loving family and a good start in life. Apr 25, 2014 go ask alice is a 1971 novel by beatrice sparks that bills itself the reallife diary of an anonymous teenage girl. Go ask alice anonymous diaries series by anonymous. Aug 05, 2019 me linking this hotline has done more for recovering addicts than beatrice sparks ever has 18442890879 add us on goodreads. Its the cautionary tale of a vulnerable teenager, lured into the heady world of the 1960s counter culture. All the papers will be signed today and dad and mom will come get me tomorrow. In the tradition of go ask alice halfshadowed face of a teenager on the cover, cautionary tale told in the form of diary entries, anonymous author. She was a good girl from a good family, with everything she could want or need. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or. It started when she was served a soft drink laced with lsd in a dangerous party game. I think you mean go ask alice by anonymous aka beatrice sparks, but anywho. First published in 1971, go ask alice was the ya phenomenon of its day, and features prominently on americas most banned books list. Parents fear for the welfare of their children and want to have preventative measures, while kids love stories packed with drugs and sex.
I read it when i was in the seventh grade and was absolutely terrified by the searingly honest portrayal of what i assumed it felt like to do drugs. Books similar to go ask alicejays journal goodreads. Attributed to anonymous, the book is in diary form, and was originally presented as being the edited real diary of the unnamed teenage protagonist. Homeless, driven by drug highs and lows, she sometimes tries to regain control over her life. The author, through this book, doesnt wants his readers to look for advise in it, but to learn about the real world in which some teenagers have to live through. Go ask alice was written in the 1970s, a decade with a very unique sense of style. Go ask alice a fifteenyearold drug user chronicles her daily struggle to escape the pull of the drug world. My plan was to read this for banned book week, and although i did not finish it during the week i meant to, i did finish it. Go ask alice is a 1971 fiction book about a teenage girl who develops a drug addiction at age 15 and runs away from home on a journey of selfdestructive escapism. Go ask alice is a fiction work written anonymously and first published in 1971. Go ask alice has been around for decades, and is even being used as reading material in high schools. My very go ahead principal read it to the whole school in assembly over the course of a couple of weeks.
This is my second read of go ask alice, and i loved it just as much the second time around. Digital rights management drm the publisher has supplied this book in encrypted form, which means that you need to install free software in order to unlock and read it. A teenager whose life is dominated by her drug problems recounts in her diary her experiences from her indoctrination into the world of drugs to three weeks before her death. Oct 03, 2016 go ask alice is the firstperson tale of an accidental downward spiral into drugs, alcohol, unwanted sex, and impoverished living. Go ask alice was published anonymously in 1971, but in the last two decades, it still lives in the top 25 most frequently banned books, according to the american library association. The book continues its claim to be the actual diary of an anonymous teenage girl who became addicted to drugs. Go ask alice text only 1st first edition by anonymous by anonymous and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. See a complete list of the characters in go ask alice and indepth analyses of alice, diary, parents, and joel. Go ask alice by anonymous if you purchased this book without a cover you should be aware that this book is stolen property. I just wish there was a way to educate young and old without having to engage a ridiculous, exploitative forgery like go ask alice. Go ask alice by anonymous banned book but was it real. Im now a mum and i decided a couple of years ago to read the book myself.
Attributed to anonymous, the book is in diary form, and was originally presented as being the edited. This free synopsis covers all the crucial plot points of go ask alice. The phrase had a note of nostalgia to it, as if id overheard it somewhere. Make your own 1970s project to wear or use as decoration. In case you arent familiar with it, its supposedly an anonymous diary found by the parents of a fifteen year old drug user after she. Go ask alice is the firstperson tale of an accidental downward spiral into drugs, alcohol, unwanted sex, and impoverished living. A dark and edgy firstperson cautionary tale about how one girls seemingly minor choices quickly spiraled into a life as a sex worker in the tradition of go ask alice and lucy in. Go ask alice is based on a true story about a teenager who becomes addicted to drugs. For thirtyfive years, the acclaimed, bestselling firstperson account of a teenage girls harrowing decent into the nightmarish world of drugs has left an indelible mark on generations of teen readers. Go ask alice is a 1971 novel by beatrice sparks that bills itself the reallife diary of an anonymous teenage girl. Lucy in the sky by anonymous was written in the same style as go ask alice, a fictional story supposedly based off of the diaries of a teenage drug addict whose life spiraled out of control and ended with death. Sep 27, 2016 i think you mean go ask alice by anonymous aka beatrice sparks, but anywho. January 24th after youve had it, there isnt even life without drugs. Under the provocative title, go ask alice, was the word anonymous.
Only parents can decide if they want their children to read go ask alice. I just wish there was a way to educate young and old without having to engage. I do understand, truly, why books like alice exist. Dec 04, 2011 this was an english class assignment on the book, go ask alice. Go ask alice by anonymous, first edition abebooks passion for books.
Go ask alice, written by an anonymous author, is a diary kept by a fifteenyearold drug user. Go ask alice a teen plunges into a downward spiral of addiction in this classic cautionary tale. As powerfuland as timelytoday as ever, go ask alice remains the. The book is written in diary form, but the author is anonymous. Jan 04, 2008 do you know anything about the book go ask alice. The poor girl in this story gets hooked on acid, which is possible to do, i know people who have been there before, and trys so. As awful as it is, its better then detention school. Yet it was originally promoted as nonfiction, its still sold as by anonymous and the copy i have has this is alices true story on the cover plus the blurb on the back, the foreword and the psychologists comment at the back. Based on a 15yearolds diary, go ask alice is the intimate account of one girls fatal journey into the world of drug addiction. The book that defined my teen anxiety turned out to be a. Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone. Go ask alice 2006 read online free book by anonymous in. Like a blink of an eye the main character turns towards drugs, sex, and running away.