Scan barcode
A review by ubalstecha
Alice, I Think by Susan Juby
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.