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All teen and kid reviews for Go Ask Alice

Age
14
Average rating based on 50 kid and teen reviews:
  • 44% say it's educational
  • 42% say there are positive messages
  • 36% say there's too much drinking, drugs, or smoking
  • 30% say sexual content is an issue
Kid, 13 years old
April 21, 2011
 
iffy but worth reading
its really good but has some violence andalot of drugs and some minor drinkingbut i really enjoyed reading it. This is not a fun light read bu if you take the time and patience it is a all right book

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Teen, 14 years old
May 10, 2011
 
About Drugs, But Teaches You Why NOT To Do Them.
Its Definitely Only For 12 And Up It Has Alot Of Sexual Talk And Alot Of Bad Language And Things About Drugs. It Was A Good And Very Touching Book Though. I think It Definitely Teaches Kids To Stay Away From Drugs Because In The Book Gradually You Can See Her Getting More And More Addicted And Going Down A Bad Path. I'm Very Glad I Read The Book. It Was Amazing <3

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Teen, 18 years old
November 9, 2010
 
not for younger kids but for teenagers

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Teen, 17 years old
September 24, 2010
 
It's not for everyone just give it a go!
I'm 16 and only recently discovered Go Ask Alice! in my school library. I have never done drugs I don't drink and I'm not into wild parties however I found I could really relate to the book from a teenager's point of view. I keep a diary and there are things in there I will never share with another person but here is this amazing book opening up to things that most teens lock away. This story really touched me and I have taken to reading any teen story I can get my hands on including Our Little Secret by Allayne Webster and Impulse by Ellen Hopkins. I would recommend Go Ask Alice! to children 15 years or older but I feel it takes a certain type of person to understand this book completely, it simply is not for everyone. I am frustrated by the knowledge but accept that if you were to give this book to many of the 15 or 16 year old kids I know most would not appreciate the book and the message it is trying to give to them. I wish that many of the girls I know could understand because as the pressures of society grow they also start to spiral downwards. Many people criticize this book saying it isn't a real diary and it is all false but really does it matter? One review went so far as to say no teen would use some of the longer words especially in a diary and personally that offended me. I would most certainly use that kind of vocabulary. That is a major problem I find with reviews of any sort especially ones that criticize, we should be encouraging people to make up there own minds about things not damning them before they begin. Different people like different things and I believe in approaching everything with an open mind. I would tell anyone who picks up this book by accident or because they were looking for it to just give it a try. Even if you don't like it it's no big deal stop reading, return it to the library it doesn't matter but don't condemn it before you give it a chance. And to all those people who give harsh comments to turn people away from something be the mature one step back and say I'm going to let you make your own decision. By all means have your own opinion just don't force that opinion on others no offense meant just let people make independent choices. I used to judge things before I'd even tried them and I am thankful for the day my mother locked me in my room until I had read a particular book to prove to me that you only have to give it a try. That series turned out to be one of my all time favorites and I'm a better person now with that lesson in mind and a broad perspective, looking past the face value of someone or something.

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Teen, 17 years old
May 30, 2009
 
a book that is to heartbreaking to read in one say.
go ask alice is by far the most saddest story i have ever read. i read the whole book in one day, by the time i was almost done i was overwelmed. whoever published this did the right thing. go ask alice is a book about a girl who goes through the motions of drug use. now i'm only 14, and i thought i knew alot when talking about drugs, (NOT THAT I DO THEM) because i'm one of those people who know that through out my life no matter how hard it gets drugs are wrong. but when i read this story, i couldnt believe somethings that drugs did. i can just imagine the amount of teenagers who saved their lives by reading this book. i think people need to encourage troubled teens to read this book, or read it to them. this book is truly worth reading. sad, but worth it.

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Teen, 15 years old
September 21, 2011
 
BEST BOOK EVER .
i read go ask alice last night , and it was amazing . this book is what happens to drug user , and guess what ? stuff happens . Drug users say there going to quit , say drugs are bad , and they know it , but they aren't strong enough to give it up . but the girl in this book is strong , she was able to go back home and face her fears . this girl is a role model for me , reading this boook changed me as a person , so i thank the write very very much . From reading this book , i NEVER want to do LSD , or speed or any drug . So before you all hate on this book , over 3 MILLON copys were sold , and its still changing lifes . so thank you whoever wrote this you changed my life . (:

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Teen, 18 years old
December 1, 2010
 
i think it was the best book i have ever read in me life it was like reading the twilight sagas

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Teen, 16 years old
May 12, 2011
 
Loveee it':D

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Teen, 16 years old
June 6, 2011
 
Go ask Alice
This is a good book. As a teenager this book made me more aware what can happen, it also makes me think about why somesone would want to screw up there life by doing drugs. So parents i would allow your kids to read this book as a high school student and a high maturity they need to see what can happen. For all we know *Alice* can be an any day person but you never know. Also if you should be very careful at partys. You never know your kid could be the next victim.

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Teen, 16 years old
April 18, 2010
 
Meh.
I didn't really like this book. I'm 14 and never smoked or anything so I guess I don't know how it is to be addicted to drugs, BUT I really got annoyed on how on one page, she would make a promise that she'll never do drugs again, and then on the next page, she would be stoned. I thought the book kind of repeated itself..? But it did tell me how drugs would affect a person.

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Teen, 17 years old
April 30, 2010
 
G0 ASK ALICE
IM 15 AND I CAN RELATE T0 ALL THIS STUFF I SEE IT HAPPEN T0 KIDS ALL THE TIME.I THINK THIS B00K IS GREAT IT TEACHES VALUABLE MESSAGES. AT FIRST THE B00K MADE DRUGS SOUND FASINATING.S0 INRESTING I WANTED TO TRY THEM. BUT THEN I KEPT READING AND AS I READ H0W HER LIFE G0T TURNED UPSIDE D0WN I CHANGED MY MIND C0MPLETELY. THIS B00K MADE ME CRY..IT WAS S0 G00D I C0ULDNT PUT IT D0WN THE WH0LE DAY UNTIL I FINISHED IT. 0VER ALL ITS A FANTASTIC B00K I THINK M0RE KIDS SHOULD READ IT T0 LEARN THE DANGER 0F DRUGS. IT WOULD S0 EFFECT THERE VIEW 0F DRUGS, SINCE MOST TEENAGERS THINK IT COULD JUST BE A ONE TIME THING.

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Teen, 17 years old
December 15, 2011
 
dont experince bad things
i think this was a really good book to read . teenagers can learn from this.

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Teen, 17 years old
November 2, 2010
 
Perfect for anyone for teens but not younger teens like 13 or 14 because i think it's TOO REAL for them. So from the age of 15
i can't say i loved it because i am an optimist and i thought thazt this book was a bit TOO pesimisstic especially the way she solves her problems. BUT i can't say i ahte it too b'cause TO BEHONEST it did teach me the HORRORS of drugs. I thought it was cool to tyr it in the begining but now i know that, that 'little' try can esclate into sheer HELL and TRAGEDY for me and the ones i love!

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Teen, 16 years old
July 26, 2011
 
go ask alice review
i thought going in and reading this was going to be really boreing but once i started reading i couldent put it down it probly one of the better boooks i have ever read the message is clear drugs may be fun at first but it will slowly take your life away. i think most of this is real with a couple parts you know arnt true but for the most parrt it feels like this girl was real . at first when reading it i thought drugs sound great then i kept reading only to not ever want to do them it was clear to me it wasent worth the risk.

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Teen, 17 years old
November 29, 2011
 
Something Every 15-older should read
This was such a poignant book, but something that every teen should read. I did not think this book was a waste of time, it was very devastating. If you fear that you or your child may be heading down this path this is something that will definitely change ones perspective. I really really enjoyed this, and would recommend it.

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Teen, 14 years old
October 17, 2011
 
GO ASK ALICE REVIEW

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Teen, 15 years old
November 3, 2011
 
Best Book I've EVER Read [so far]
Forreal , guys , this is the best book i've ever read . Its educational in a sense that you get to read about first-person experiences with drug/drug addiction , and it teaches you about the dangers on the runaway-teen life . Of course its contents have too much drinking , drugs , & smoking . but What do you expect !? Its a diary of a Teen druggie ! This book really taught me alot , and scared the daylights out of me regarding drugs . TO be honest tho , this kicked off my Hippie 1960s facination . :)

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Teen, 16 years old
June 17, 2011
 
Outstanding.
I read this book while I was in 7th grade. Back then I was constantly partying, when the girl in the book started changing from drugs the way she was, I couldn't help but cry. I didn't want to be the next victim of this, and it deffinatly made me take a step back and take a long look at my life. This book has took a huge toll in my life. it's the only book I have ever read that I've felt such a huge connection with and has ever made me feel the way I did. I would recommend this book to any teen who is using drugs. it will deffinatly make you take an extra look at the life you live. Several years later Im debating on wheather or not I should read it again. I scared, I guess I could say, because I don't want to have to rethink the thoughts that came through my head the first time reading. This book has been a highlight of my life.

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Teen, 17 years old
September 7, 2011
 
Loved this book

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Teen, 15 years old
August 17, 2011
 
Haunting story
This was the kind of book that lingered in my mind for weeks after I read it. At night I found myself lying awake thnking about this book. I regreted reading it at the time because I was disturbed by the story and I couldn't get it out of my head. However it's esssential that a book like this does have a dramatic impact. Overall I do believe this is an incredible book because it showed how the main character's life became out of control since the party where she was served a drink that was laced with LSD.

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