A review by thepunktheory
Go Ask Alice: A Real Diary by Beatrice Sparks

3.0

The book starts of very interestingly. At first the events seem realistic and the claim that the book is based on a real diary is credible. But when the protagonist gets involved heavily with drugs the descriptions become less credible. No young girl would write this way about the events. Especially the final parts of the book feel extremely cautionary. Therefore, it was small wonder to find out the book was indeed a fake. The writing style in general feels rather forced and artificial. As interestingly as the book starts of it gets really flat and educational which makes you feel betrayed by the claim of veracity.