Go Ask Alice

The most recent book I have read is called Go Ask Alice, and it is written by an anonymous person. The book is written in the form of a diary so there really are no chapters there are mostly journal entries. The book is about a teenage girl's decent into the horrible world of drugs. I thought it was super interesting. I learned about what people are thinking and what kind of events push a person to the point where the don't care about their health or their reputation enough to become a "druggie". The dairy was surprisingly honest and open. It was good because I actually felt like I was reading someone's private diary about their secret life. It also caused me to realize how much of an influence a teenager's friends have on their actions. The main character would have never started doing drugs if it weren't for her friend's influence at a party. Once she was hooked, I was surprised at the things she would do to get her hands on the drugs. She would stop at nothing for the ability to feel what she called "free" when she was high. The protagonist in the book, the author of the diary, is really insane. She does many things that I would never consider doing. When she is high, she makes some of the dumbest choices. For example, she runs away multiple times. One time, her and a few of her messed up friends left their homes and went to Denver just for the heck of it. She ended up sleeping under a shrub freezing cold with very few blankets. I think that kind of serves her right. It was her choice to run away, so she should have to deal with the consequences. Sometimes, she can't fix what she's unknowingly done under the influence. Overall, I loved the book, and I would recommend it to anyone who likes dark books that are realistic.