Go Ask Alice
- 185
- Pages
- about 3.5 h
- Reading time
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About the book
Go Ask Alice is a 1971 book about a teenage girl who develops a drug addiction at age 15 and runs away from home on a journey of self-destructive escapism. Attributed to "Anonymous" and first published in the United States, the book is in diary form, and was originally presented as being the edited actual diary of the unnamed teenage protagonist. Questions about the book's authenticity and true authorship began to arise in the late 1970s, and Beatrice Sparks is now generally viewed as the author of the found manuscript–styled fictional document. Sparks went on to write numerous other books purporting to be real diaries of troubled teenagers. Some sources have also named Linda Glovach as a co-author of the book. Nevertheless, its popularity has endured, and, as of 2014, it had remained continuously in print since its publication over four decades earlier.
Where the score comes from
The sources average 6.4 across 341 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 70% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Classics average of 7.7. That is how 6.8 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Library | 7.4 | 54 | 16% |
| Hardcover | 6.2 | 287 | 84% |
Frequently asked
What age is Go Ask Alice for?
Go Ask Alice sits on the Young adult shelf in the sources we use, which by convention means roughly ages 13 and up. This is a guide from the book’s category, not a publisher’s age rating. It has 185 pages — shorter than 98% of the ranked books in Classics.
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