139 reviews for:

Jay's Journal

Beatrice Sparks

2.78 AVERAGE

destiny12992's review

5.0

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I did not like this book as well as i liked go ask Alice.... there was nothing that go me hooked.

andaleeiswriting's review

3.0

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Wasn't as good as Go Ask Alice but still worth the read.

thede5tiny's review against another edition

3.75

challenging dark emotional informative reflective

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Drug use

enbylesbian's review

2.0

dark reflective tense medium-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

paroof's review

5.0

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Not knowing any of the background on this book, I read it when I was in middle school - a looooong time ago. And I loved it. I never believed it was real, I thought it was made up - all of it. I didn't realize that some crazy woman had taken a real teenage boy's journal and added a bunch of baloney to it. I just found that out a few minutes ago by reading many of the reviews. Of course that puts a whole new spin on it for me. But just the same, when I was that young kid oh so many years ago reading this book for the first time, I was totally enthralled. No, it's not great literature, but it was a good story. I still remember it. Wow, I had no idea any real people had gotten hurt in publishing of this book. If it helps, I bought it at a second hand store.

lia_dabookfiend's review against another edition

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Just not interested any longer. 

kstericker's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child death, Death, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Car accident, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Addiction, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Pedophilia

Minor: Body shaming, Misogyny, Slavery, Terminal illness

kcorrigan97's review

4.0

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It was a great companion to "Go ask Alice". I like how it didn't really focus on the drugs but more on the subject of magic/wiccan/occult.

a_schadenfreude's review

2.0

dark mysterious reflective slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

gabby_wiatrak's review against another edition

2.5

dark slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes