Reviews tagging 'Infidelity'

Go Ask Alice by Beatrice Sparks

2 reviews

unidentifiedflyingoddball's review against another edition

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Drug abuse, Drug use, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Addiction

Moderate: Eating disorder, Forced institutionalization, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, and Grief

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Infidelity, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Suicidal thoughts, and Violence

zombiezami's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense 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

3.0

I like this book as a snapshot of life in the 1970s. A lot of the text brought me back to the pain of being a teenager. However, a lot of the plot isn't very plausible. There's also a lot of homophobia thrown in for no reason. I waited until after I finished the book to look up anything about its publication, and found out the real author's identity. That was very illuminating. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Body horror, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, and Forced institutionalization

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Blood, Bullying, Cursing, Death of parent, Fatphobia, Grief, Homophobia, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Abortion, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Pregnancy, Trafficking, War, and Miscarriage