Go Ask Alice
About this book
A teen plunges into a downward spiral of addiction in this classic cautionary tale. January 24th After you’ve had it, there isn't even life without drugs… It started when she was served a soft drink laced with LSD in a dangerous party game. Within months, she was hooked, trapped in a downward spiral that took her from her comfortable home and loving family to the mean streets of an unforgiving city. It was a journey that would rob her of her innocence, her youth—and ultimately her life. Read her diary. Enter her world. You will never forget her. For thirty-five years, the acclaimed, bestselling first-person account of a teenage girl’s harrowing decent into the nightmarish world of drugs has left an indelible mark on generations of teen readers. As powerful—and as timely—today as ever, Go Ask Alice remains the definitive book on the horrors of addiction.
Reader Profile
3.7/5 · 296240 readers · 189 pages · ≈ 3 h 30 m · Light
How long does it take to read Go Ask Alice?
About ≈ 3 h 30 m — 189 pages, assuming roughly 250 words per page at 225 words per minute.
How many pages is Go Ask Alice?
189 pages in its most-read edition.
What genre is Go Ask Alice?
It sits on the Young Adult, Biography & Memoir, Fiction shelves.
Is Go Ask Alice in the public domain?
No — it is still under copyright.
Who are the main characters in Go Ask Alice?
The main characters include Alice, Beth, Chris, Richie.
Where does Go Ask Alice take place?
It is set in United States, California, Colorado during 1968, 1969, 1970.
Who wrote Go Ask Alice?
Beatrice Sparks.