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tangerineteeth's review
4.0
Ah, this book is truly hilarious - it really did make me laugh out loud at points. Near the end there's an extremely bizarre scene that PG-13ifies the book and had me scratching my head, but the sarcasm, humor, and craziness of the rest of the book make it well worth reading.
ubalstecha's review
4.0
Alice starts the journal that is this novel at the request of her therapist. She seems to think it is a way to find a future career, but it turns into a chronicle of her day to day existence.
Alice is a poster child for the angsty teen. In therapy because of her inability to make friends, Alice thinks of herself as being far more together than the adults in her life. Her last therapist had a meltdown infront of her. Her current therapist seems to only want to talk about himself. Her parents are hippies. Her mother's folk festival friends are the definition of BC wierd. Her dad's friends are slackers.
This book is not as funny as it thinks it is, but Alice's bang on observations of modern psychotherapy and the joys of living in small town northern BC make this book a wonderful read. The world weary teen girl in your life will identify with Alice quite quickly and may even start to emulate her. You have been warned.
Alice is a poster child for the angsty teen. In therapy because of her inability to make friends, Alice thinks of herself as being far more together than the adults in her life. Her last therapist had a meltdown infront of her. Her current therapist seems to only want to talk about himself. Her parents are hippies. Her mother's folk festival friends are the definition of BC wierd. Her dad's friends are slackers.
This book is not as funny as it thinks it is, but Alice's bang on observations of modern psychotherapy and the joys of living in small town northern BC make this book a wonderful read. The world weary teen girl in your life will identify with Alice quite quickly and may even start to emulate her. You have been warned.
stellathereader's review
1.0
Somone this week reminded of this book when she picked this book for her grade 9 English assignment. This brings back bad memories because I also read this for the grade 9 assignment. Blah!
The plot was boring and essentially had no plot. It described the life of Alice and how she did this and went there and met who and blah blah blah. I had a hard time coming up with anything to write about for my English report.
WARNING: DO NOT CHOOSE THIS BOOK FOR AN ENGLISH ASSIGNMENT. IT SUCKS.
The plot was boring and essentially had no plot. It described the life of Alice and how she did this and went there and met who and blah blah blah. I had a hard time coming up with anything to write about for my English report.
WARNING: DO NOT CHOOSE THIS BOOK FOR AN ENGLISH ASSIGNMENT. IT SUCKS.
londonmabel's review
3.0
Between 3 and 4 stars. I liked the character and will probably read the next two books. The first person voice is funny and similar to Georgia Nicholson; but the satire sometimes over powers the story. Through Alice, the author skewers all kinds of hippie / left wing people, to a point that it started to feel like lit meant to promote conservatives. Even though we sometimes see she's an unreliable narrator, still... it began to pall after awhile.
paigeisabel's review
i couldn't for the life of me remember the name of this book and i finally found it omg. i don't recall anything from these but i remember reading them in like 6th grade
bookishinsomniac's review
2.0
Extremely boring. Literally nothing happened the entire novel. It reminded me a lot of The Catcher in the Rye which I know is a classic, but personally, I also found extremely boring and confusing. Alice doesn't seem to realize that she actually has a social disorder and is extremely awkward and I didn't find her "adventures" that funny. Some people may enjoy the story that Alice tells. I first read this book a few years ago and I remember enjoying it then, but now that I have read it again...it was bad. I don't know where some of the glowing reviews it has gotten have come from.
marisamoo's review
2.0
I feel bad giving it two stars but to me it was just ok.
I was hoping for a cute self discovery story bc thats what it sounded like. A homeschooled sheltered girl. Great, right?
Nah.
I couldn't relate to it at all so while I'm sure some people will love it I didn't
I was hoping for a cute self discovery story bc thats what it sounded like. A homeschooled sheltered girl. Great, right?
Nah.
I couldn't relate to it at all so while I'm sure some people will love it I didn't
heathermassa's review
2.0
Alice is a whiny, self-absorbed, uncharming weird kid. She is obnoxious and maybe a sociopath. I like a quirky kid as much as the next person, but I found this book to be ridiculously boring and annoying.
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