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A review by kayhem502
Go Ask Alice by Beatrice Sparks
1.0
Go Ask Alice was a strange book and I was pretty conflicted while reading it. I went in knowing the backstory of how this book became popular, was supposed to be the anonymous work of a real teen, and then the "shocking" truth (I don't know how anyone was fooled by this but I'll use a spoiler anyway, just in case) .
This book was difficult to get through, not because it was a difficult read, but because the language was so unbelievable for a teenager. Maybe teens talked like that back in the day, but I doubt it. At times it was so "cute-sy" I thought I would get a cavity just reading the lines. Then the language would shift to the point of sounding like an entirely new person. The lack of a consistent voice was bizarre.
I feel like knowing the history of this book does highlight some bigger issues of the times it was published in, and maybe it gives some insight on things that people, especially parents, were genuinely worried about at the time. However, this was so over the top, and so unbelievable that it was just a bit too much for me.
Spoiler
the fact that this was actually just a fantastic piece of propaganda written by an adult woman about a made up teenThis book was difficult to get through, not because it was a difficult read, but because the language was so unbelievable for a teenager. Maybe teens talked like that back in the day, but I doubt it. At times it was so "cute-sy" I thought I would get a cavity just reading the lines. Then the language would shift to the point of sounding like an entirely new person
Spoiler
which makes sense since this wasn't a teenager at allI feel like knowing the history of this book does highlight some bigger issues of the times it was published in, and maybe it gives some insight on things that people, especially parents, were genuinely worried about at the time. However, this was so over the top, and so unbelievable that it was just a bit too much for me.