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A review by jess0220
Go Ask Alice by Beatrice Sparks
2.0
I read this entire book in a matter of 3 and 1/2 to 4 hours.
Right at the beginning, I knew I did not like Alice as a narrator.
I already knew she died at the end before reading it but not why. It was truly my curiosity that kept me reading this, not the content. It seemed like she was getting better and she was, then out of nowhere, gone. I don't really think it could have been just a random suicide, like maybe those girls started being mean to her again, I don't know, but it would've been nice to know what truly happened rather than the hope just being crushed in a matter of seconds. And the uncertainty of her death, that's one of the things that really bugs me. It's like "Oh she's getting better, happier, in love. And she's dead now." I think there had to be a reason behind her death, not just how sudden it was.
Also, I somewhat understand her death but not much, like there has to be a better ending. But the book felt like it was trying to be brutally honest about this girl's life, maybe a bit exaggerated.
It's not the best book, but it's not the worst. It's okay. It is worth the read just maybe not as quickly as I read it because it is a lot to take in.
Right at the beginning, I knew I did not like Alice as a narrator.
I already knew she died at the end before reading it but not why. It was truly my curiosity that kept me reading this, not the content. It seemed like she was getting better and she was, then out of nowhere, gone. I don't really think it could have been just a random suicide, like maybe those girls started being mean to her again, I don't know, but it would've been nice to know what truly happened rather than the hope just being crushed in a matter of seconds. And the uncertainty of her death, that's one of the things that really bugs me. It's like "Oh she's getting better, happier, in love. And she's dead now." I think there had to be a reason behind her death, not just how sudden it was.
Also, I somewhat understand her death but not much, like there has to be a better ending. But the book felt like it was trying to be brutally honest about this girl's life, maybe a bit exaggerated.
It's not the best book, but it's not the worst. It's okay. It is worth the read just maybe not as quickly as I read it because it is a lot to take in.