Go Ask Alice by Anonymous

            The book, Go Ask Alice, by Anonymous is a diary of a teenage girl named Alice, who enters the horrifying world of drugs. It first starts out when she has a drink laced with LSD at a party she goes to. Since this day, she becomes addicted to drugs, and everything goes downhill from there.

            There are many significant scenes throughout the diary. One of them is when Alice loses her virginity to a boy named Bill while she is on acid. This act shows how people cannot make the right judgment while being on something. Alice worries that she may be pregnant and expresses her feelings, “I keep asking myself how I could have been such an idiot, and there is no answer other than the fact that I am an idiot! A stupid, bungling, senseless, foolish, ignorant idiot” (47). She promises herself that she will never try drugs again except she breaks it shortly after, which reveals her hypocritical character. Another unforgettable part is when she and her friend, Chris, flee to San Francisco after witnessing their boyfriends having sex while being stoned. Once again, Alice along with Chris “pledged to each other that [they are] going to stay clean” (64), but they fail to do this after going to a party, which shows how Alice cannot stay committed to things. The escape also affects every aspect of Alice’s life because she leaves her loving family, drops out of school and starts working. She makes a quick decision to throw away her life without thinking about anything.

             I enjoyed reading this diary because I got to read what was going through Alice’s mind and hear her true, honest thoughts on her experiences. It realistically captures the nightmare of drugs, and people can definitely relate to it because there are some teenagers out there, who may be in similar situations like Alice. From this book, readers can learn the dangers of drugs and receive the message the author is trying to send: stay away from drugs!