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A review by kalpalreads
Go Ask Alice by Beatrice Sparks
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
This book is dark, emotional, and tense. It doesn’t have a trigger warnings list and it needs some, that’s my only critique (I’ll include one at the end of my review).
This book is short, like less than 300 pages, and it’s YA so I thought “oh I’ll be fine this can’t possible tear me to shreds in less than 300 pages” WRONG. SO WRONG.
This book deals a lot with addiction. The writing may seem juvenile but that honestly works for this because it’s a teens diary. It makes it feel that much more authentic.
It being written like a diary makes you feel like you’re a friend being confided in. It makes you want to hug the character at times, give them advice, or scream at them in frustration. But you can’t, you just have to sit a watch what happens next. That is extremely powerful given that the main theme is addiction and you often want to do all these things to a loved one struggling with addiction, but you can’t, or it won’t matter if you do.
I honestly forgot this was fiction, it feels so raw and real. I became extremely attached to the character, she felt like my friend, which made this all the more heartbreaking to read.
Because it’s written in diary format and not chapter format, it’s hard to find a “marked” stopping point, which makes this such a quick read.
The most powerful book I’ve read this year thus far. It’s one of those that sticks with you.
TRIGGER WARNINGS:
(ED,) drug use, drug addiction, SA, SI, Bullying.
This book is short, like less than 300 pages, and it’s YA so I thought “oh I’ll be fine this can’t possible tear me to shreds in less than 300 pages” WRONG. SO WRONG.
This book deals a lot with addiction. The writing may seem juvenile but that honestly works for this because it’s a teens diary. It makes it feel that much more authentic.
It being written like a diary makes you feel like you’re a friend being confided in. It makes you want to hug the character at times, give them advice, or scream at them in frustration. But you can’t, you just have to sit a watch what happens next. That is extremely powerful given that the main theme is addiction and you often want to do all these things to a loved one struggling with addiction, but you can’t, or it won’t matter if you do.
I honestly forgot this was fiction, it feels so raw and real. I became extremely attached to the character, she felt like my friend, which made this all the more heartbreaking to read.
Because it’s written in diary format and not chapter format, it’s hard to find a “marked” stopping point, which makes this such a quick read.
The most powerful book I’ve read this year thus far. It’s one of those that sticks with you.
TRIGGER WARNINGS:
(ED,) drug use, drug addiction, SA, SI, Bullying.