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coinchantal's review against another edition
3.0
I am finally done with this book. After I had read that it might not be a true story, I stopped reading because I was dissapointed. Still I have finished. It was an okay book, but dont know if I would remember it a year later.
llu343's review against another edition
3.0
The diary pages come from a real life girl. Nancy is actually anonymous as are the people she encounters. She is a young girl who gets tricked into believing she has found true love. She later realizes how horribly wrong she was. I enjoyed reading this book.
knightedbooks's review against another edition
2.0
I was appalled when I found out that all of the books written by anonymous teenagers and edited by Beatrice Sparks were actually works of fiction. I started with Go Ask Alice and read a few more after that. It just irks me when an author says a book is non-fiction when in actuality it is fiction.
mackiegdavis's review against another edition
emotional
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
debi_g's review against another edition
3.0
High-interest material for reluctant readers. Same author as (the supposedly anonymous) Go Ask Alice.
zuzkaaaaaa10's review against another edition
3.0
I really liked this but the author lying about it is ruining it for me a bit
ariatari's review against another edition
5.0
This book is really sad. I nearly cried a few times. Honestly I don't know how people can go on while dealing with something like this, but I guess you have to keep on keeping on, no matter what.
ruthie's review against another edition
just randomly remembered this book i read when i was like twelve, that was super depressing and traumatizing, and apparently completely made up??? the fuck
carls_d's review against another edition
dark
emotional
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
4.25
"Sometimes I honestly think my mental processes are sicker than my body processes - that is really scary!"
Nancy was raped by 'Collin', an 18-year-old college student, when she was only 14 years old. He left her with HIV and she has to bear all the consequences. It was so sad to read what Nancy has been through. No one deserves this. She writes in her diary about the trauma of being raped and the consequences of being infected with the deadly virus. She struggles for example with having to wear diapers and she also wonders where she should leave her tampons.
"I still resent the kids a little because they are well and I'm not."
I do not believe that this actually written by a 14-year-old girl, but the point of the book remains the same. This book teaches you about HIV/AIDS and it makes you grateful for what you have and you will appreciate your family and friends more. One key lesson from this book: always use latex condoms with a spermicide containing nonoxynol-9 when you have sex with someone with an unknow HIV status.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Child abuse, and Rape