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 controversial 1971 book about the life of a troubled teenage girl. Parents fear for the welfare of their children and want to have preventative measures, while kids love stories packed with drugs and sex. The narrator tries to change her image several times throughout the story. Go ask alice was originally promoted as nonfiction and was published under the byline anonymous.
I saw it in borders the other day, and i was hoping there were other books like this one out there. Go ask alice by anonymous and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Drug abuse is not a laughing matter and it is a horrible thing for the person and those that love them to go through. An intelligent, sensitive girl with a literary flair, she experiments with drugs and the counterculture to escape from. From a general summary to chapter summaries to explanations of famous quotes, the sparknotes go ask alice study guide has everything you need to ace quizzes, tests, and essays. Like the marijuana box in my mothers vanity or the occasional tampons in the little garbage can next to the toilet, the book belonged to the. The most famous of these literary works was 1971s go ask alice, presented as the diary of an anonymous teen girl who began her career as a stoner at age 15 and died of an overdose just weeks after. Bookbanners like to take go ask alice out of libraries because they. I know that this journal i fiction and to be honest i saw myself in some of the pages and entries. However, not long after its publication, beatrice sparks, a psychologist and mormon youth counselor, began making media appearances presenting herself as the books editor. All the papers will be signed today and dad and mom will come get me tomorrow. 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. Go ask alice is an amazing story that is passed on a real persons diary.
The book is written in diary form, but the author is anonymous. Dec 04, 2011 this was an english class assignment on the book, go ask alice. As powerfuland as timelytoday as ever, go ask alice remains the definitive book on the horrors of addiction. Its said that the author of the book upon which this movie was based wrote it as a work of fiction, which she later admits, but i still think that this is a great movie that reflects what drug use. 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. Find books like go ask alice from the worlds largest community of readers. Go ask alice was written in the 1970s, a decade with a very unique sense of style. Go ask alice questions and answers the question and answer sections of our study guides are a great resource to ask questions, find answers, and discuss literature. Girl by blake nelson written like a diary of a true 16 year old girl even though it written by a man, also made into a movie. Go ask alice by beatrice sparks, breaking bailey by anonymous, calling maggie may by anonymous, it happened to nancy. Go ask alice 2006 read online free book by anonymous in. The author of this diary began journaling on her sixteenth birthday.
In the 1970s, this fake diary scaredand temptedteenage. Go ask alice is based on a true story about a teenager who becomes addicted to drugs. Published in 1971, at the height of the psychedelic era, go ask alice is a visceral and harrowing depiction of a teenage girls fatal decline into drugs. In richmond, students sent a petition to the school board to protest the ban, and the richmond teacherlibrarians. 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. Lines from go ask alice that, in hindsight, should have tipped me. Poignant and unflinchingly honest, her story is a tragedy that is repeated in towns and cities across the country. Go ask alice a fifteenyearold drug user chronicles her daily struggle to escape the pull of the drug world. What is the only thing she owns that she would like to keep. Apr 25, 2014 go ask alice is a 1971 novel by beatrice sparks that bills itself the reallife diary of an anonymous teenage girl. Goodreads members who liked go ask alice also liked.
Go ask alice is small, 224 under size pages and written in diary format so is a quick read. I hope jays journal is as good and teaches the same strong antidrug message. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read go ask alice. Sep 27, 2016 i think you mean go ask alice by anonymous aka beatrice sparks, but anywho. Go ask alice anonymous diaries and millions of other books are available for instant access. Alice, once a shy, innocent girl, is sucked into the heartless world of drugs because of her need to be accepted. Go ask alice book by anonymous official publisher page. Make it sound like something that you might write in a diary. My plan was to read this for banned book week, and although i did not finish it during the week i meant to, i. The story starts off like any other book, with a normal day and a normal family. Books by anonymous authors like anonymous what should i read next register for free to build your own book lists. Soon she meets beth, a jewish neighbor, and the two become fast friends. Only parents can decide if they want their children to read go ask alice. Go ask alice by anonymous if you purchased this book without a cover you should be aware that this book is stolen property.
This free synopsis covers all the crucial plot points of go ask alice. 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. Jul 03, 2014 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 entire book reads like the literary equivalent of this tweet. Go ask alice anonymous diaries and over one million other books are available for amazon kindle. I am always on the look out for classics and banned books often one and the same when i seen a copy of this book. Spine creases, wear to binding and pages from reading. Questions about the books authenticity and true authorship began to arise in the late 1970s, and it is now generally viewed as a work of fiction written by beatrice sparks, a therapis. Oct 03, 2016 go ask alice is the firstperson tale of an accidental downward spiral into drugs, alcohol, unwanted sex, and impoverished living. Essay about go ask alice by anonymous 837 words bartleby. Go ask alice by anonymous abebooks passion for books.
This is my second read of go ask alice, and i loved it just as much the second time around. Go ask alice is a fiction work written anonymously and first published in 1971. 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. 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. As powerfuland as timelytoday as ever, go ask alice remains the definitive book. The novel go ask alice is written by an anonymous author and is based on a diary kept by a conventional teenager who then turns into a suicidal drug addict.
Go ask alice is still awash in controversy, 43 years after. Lines from go ask alice that, in hindsight, should have. The author definitely had an agenda, and reading more about the author, it doesnt at all surprise me that she. 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. Go ask alice by anonymous october 3, 2016 go ask alice is the firstperson tale of an accidental downward spiral into drugs, alcohol, unwanted sex, and impoverished living.
This author is a fraud go ask alice by anonymous the book brats. 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 by anonymous was a diary of a fifteenyearold girl, named melanie. The story is about a sixteen year old girl with a loving family and a good start in life. I do understand, truly, why books like alice exist.
Enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app. The book of david, like other fictionalized books by anonymous is written. Attributed to anonymous, the book is in diary form, and was originally presented as being the edited real diary of the unnamed teenage protagonist. What happens to alice at one unsavoury party changed her life forever.
To be honest with you anne i thought the book was a bit of boring and hard to read. Named for grace slicks mindexpanding white rabbit lyrics and credited to anonymous, the book seemed specially designed to scare young readers away from experimenting with. Go ask alice anonymous is written in a modern language and has a lot of slang words and sometimes it was hard to understand different words. I think you mean go ask alice by anonymous aka beatrice sparks, but anywho.
In the 1970s, this fake diary scaredand temptedteenage girls all. This is for my english class banned book week assignment. By anonymous go ask alice, which reads like a diary, describes a teenage girls experiences with narcotics and sex. A riveting, firstperson tale in the tradition of go ask alice and lucy in the sky. Does anyone know of any books that are similar to go ask alice. Beth leaves for summer camp and alice goes to live with her grandparents. Go ask alice is still awash in controversy, 43 years after publication. Yet it was originally promoted as nonfiction, its still sold as by anonymous and the copy i have has this is alice s true story on the cover plus the blurb on the back, the foreword and the psychologists comment at the back everything is still packaged to make out this is nonfiction. One book that is extremely similar to go ask alice is jays journal, written by anonymous aka beatrice sparks again. Go ask alice anonymous diaries series by anonymous. Then you can start reading kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer. Go ask alice anonymous diaries paperback january 1, 2006.
Someday shed even like to get married and raise a family of her own. Go ask alice, a real diary in print for four decades. 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 has been around for decades, and is even being used as reading material in high schools.
White rabbit lyrics and credited to anonymous, the book seemed specially. Jan 04, 2008 do you know anything about the book go ask alice. Go ask alice, written originally in 1971 is still relevant today. 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 hard to get past it. She thinks someday shed like to get married and raise a family. Happening upon that anonymous diary felt like a great discovery. Pages can include considerable notesin pen or highlighterbut the notes cannot obscure the text. The sobering message of go ask alice had a huge effect on my lifeand then i. I love this book and would also recommend it to others who like ellen hopkins and books like cut or skinny. The book purports to be the actual diary of an anonymous teenage girl who died of a drug overdose in the late 1960s and is therefore presented as a testimony against drug use. Go ask alice was supposedly the diary of an anonymous teen girl who drank some coke laced with lsd and became a drug addict almost immediately. Go ask alice is written by an anonymous author essay 1234 words 5 pages. 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.
Aug 05, 2019 me linking this hotline has done more for recovering addicts than beatrice sparks ever has 18442890879 add us on goodreads. 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. The phrase had a note of nostalgia to it, as if id overheard it somewhere. Does anyone know of any books that are similar to go ask. Oh, friends, thisthis is a special book, but not for the reasons the author probably wanted. It graphically describes the waking hell into which the main character descends, her heartfelt but futile battles to. Go ask alice is a book every parent should encourage their child to read by the age of twelve. Book banners like to take go ask alice out of libraries because they. Sep 29, 2015 the anonymous diarist in the 1971 book go ask alice is just a normal 15yearold girl dealing with crushes, friendships, a new move and body image.
Based on a 15yearolds diary, go ask alice is the intimate account of one girls fatal journey into the world of drug addiction. I think the reason for that is that i dont like to read very much, and the book is more like a diary. Go ask alice is a 1971 novel by beatrice sparks that bills itself the reallife diary of an anonymous teenage girl. 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. Summary read a plot overview of the entire book or a chapter by chapter summary and analysis. She was like any other teenager that had a school crush, wanted to be popular, and was always conscious about the way she looked. Go ask alice by beatrice sparks, breaking bailey by anonymous, calling maggie may by anonymous, it happened. A riveting firstperson tale of addiction, in the tradition of go ask alice and jays journal. Go ask alice is still awash in controversy, 43 years. Go ask alice by anonymous banned book but was it real. 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.
Pretty good, i dont usually read books that were written like a journal but i heard good thinks about it. If you like go ask alice you might like similar books crank, cut, identical, impulse, aimee. I read go ask alice quite awhile ago, and i really enjoyed it. When she was only fifteen she was slipped lsd in her drink at a party and she loved it. 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. 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 everything is still packaged to make out this is nonfiction. May contain limited notes, underlining or highlighting that does affect the text. Jan 01, 2006 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. Books by anonymous authors like anonymous what should. Pretty good, i dont usually read books that were written like a journal but i heard good thinks. 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.
Under the provocative title, go ask alice, was the word anonymous. Alice alice is the anonymous protagonist her name is an allusion to a jefferson airplane song whose intermittent diary entries narrate go ask alice. Shes kind of shy too and prefers books to people just as i do. Many books have influenced my life and how i think, but very few have.
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