tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838088526333060010.post1408053514563344295..comments2023-10-17T04:36:14.596-07:00Comments on Read is the New Black: A: Anonymous & GO ASK ALICECynthiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00912167351889969855noreply@blogger.comBlogger31125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838088526333060010.post-97687645816741542016-04-06T12:23:30.953-07:002016-04-06T12:23:30.953-07:00I remember this one and the movie -it made me fea...I remember this one and the movie -it made me fear drugs, that's for sure. Also love the Jefferson Airplane song of the same name. Joannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11604494404874408870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838088526333060010.post-82753131783885939032016-04-03T20:51:24.918-07:002016-04-03T20:51:24.918-07:00I never read this book, but now I want to! Thanks...I never read this book, but now I want to! Thanks for enlightening me! tawnyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07408106825030421819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838088526333060010.post-89987839766998317012016-04-03T08:25:24.119-07:002016-04-03T08:25:24.119-07:00I remember reading Go Ask Alice and being really s...I remember reading Go Ask Alice and being really scared. I also thought it was a true story. I wonder how the author researched the book?Claire Annettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17922748881956462802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838088526333060010.post-63901867295883268972016-04-03T08:25:04.551-07:002016-04-03T08:25:04.551-07:00I remember reading Go Ask Alice and being really s...I remember reading Go Ask Alice and being really scared. I also thought it was a true story. I wonder how the author researched the book?Claire Annettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17922748881956462802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838088526333060010.post-48423143461842926672016-04-03T01:54:30.962-07:002016-04-03T01:54:30.962-07:00Not a book I have read, but as for the whole getti...Not a book I have read, but as for the whole getting older part. As I have grown my tastes in literature and media have changed a lot. There are some things I could read and watch as a teenager that make me shudder these days. I think it might be because of a growing sense of my own mortality :)<br />Tasha<br /><a href="http://tashasthinkings.blogspot.co.uk/" rel="nofollow">Tasha's Thinkings</a> | <a href="http://www.wittegenpress.com/wp_main/blog" rel="nofollow">Wittegen Press</a> | <a href="http://fantasyboysxxx.blogspot.co.uk/" rel="nofollow">FB3X (AC)</a>Tasha Duncan-Drakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12591239019422681163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838088526333060010.post-62994357280278697422016-04-02T06:51:20.497-07:002016-04-02T06:51:20.497-07:00I haven't read GO ASK ALICE, but think it'...I haven't read GO ASK ALICE, but think it's terrible they misled readers by telling them the story was true.Beverly Stowe McClurehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02176195451841801819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838088526333060010.post-20432815867323111892016-04-02T05:33:45.897-07:002016-04-02T05:33:45.897-07:00Wow I remember reading that back in high school. D...Wow I remember reading that back in high school. Don't remember the contents, though. The big thing was the song by Jefferson Airplane. Hopping by for A to Z - <a href="http://girlzombieauthors.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">GirlZombieAuthors</a> - Author of GIRL Z: My Life as a Teenage ZombieCA Verstraetehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00824300762520579768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838088526333060010.post-73777292377596490752016-04-01T22:36:13.197-07:002016-04-01T22:36:13.197-07:00I've not heard of this book, but that it has m...I've not heard of this book, but that it has managed to convince so many people that it is not a fictional account, suggests the writing is very strong. I'm happy to say that my children, two in their forties and one fast approaching it, made it through adolescence and young adulthood without (as far as I am aware) being involved with drugs.<br />Keith Channing A-Zing from http://keithkreates.comKeith Channinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06400352101352294048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838088526333060010.post-69350397948377676852016-04-01T20:49:41.480-07:002016-04-01T20:49:41.480-07:00I never read it, but I saw the movie. I feel a lit...I never read it, but I saw the movie. I feel a little duped. I always assumed the book was real. I think I'd have added that to the forward in the very beginning. Elizabeth Seckmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00045076826326574984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838088526333060010.post-36416457471822117062016-04-01T18:42:17.691-07:002016-04-01T18:42:17.691-07:00I have vague recollections of reading it but don&#...I have vague recollections of reading it but don't remember too many details. It is amazing how perspective changes with time. I'm looking forward to your posts. I might need to revisit some of those I only vaguely recall now!<br /><br />@WeekendsInMaine<br /><a href="http://weekendsinmaine.com/" rel="nofollow">Weekends in Maine</a>Weekends in Mainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03137035578512456633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838088526333060010.post-79263650933184977622016-04-01T18:27:35.213-07:002016-04-01T18:27:35.213-07:00This book had a big impact on me. It was widely re...This book had a big impact on me. It was widely read when I was growing up, and it looks like they've been re-releasing it for a new generation.<br />The controversy over its provenance is interesting. As I understand it, it was presented as nonfiction, but only when later controversies surfaced over her other books did they look more closely into it. When they couldn't identify "Anonymous" they assumed it was fictional, but it's not clear to me how much truth and how much fiction it's compounded from. We'll probably never know. Unlike with one of her later books, where the family of the person the book was based on published a counter-narrative. Jennifer R. Hubbardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03408588432492354248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838088526333060010.post-66891709291877971142016-04-01T13:38:14.936-07:002016-04-01T13:38:14.936-07:00Cynthia,
I have not read this book, but I can un...Cynthia, <br /><br />I have not read this book, but I can understand why how such a story would impact a younger person and it should. I imagine the intent of the author was to show the evils of drug addictions. If this fictional piece keeps others from experimenting with drugs, then I applaud the author because kids just don't understand how serious that first step can be. It's nice meeting you through the #AprilA2Z challenge!<br /><br />Curious as a Cathy<br /><a href="http://curiousasacathy.com/2016/04/all-things-vintage-artists-aprila2z-botb/" rel="nofollow">All Things Vintage: Artists #AprilA2Z #BoTB</a>Cathy Kennedyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01056276734145310231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838088526333060010.post-60715273218318589182016-04-01T13:18:46.005-07:002016-04-01T13:18:46.005-07:00Wow. I literally just found out it's fictional...Wow. I literally just found out it's fictional. All this time I thought it was a true story. I have to admit, I'm kinda bummed. I told my daughter it was real too and she read it. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838088526333060010.post-63686690170312848352016-04-01T12:53:30.782-07:002016-04-01T12:53:30.782-07:00I haven't read this, but I've always inten...I haven't read this, but I've always intended to. Can totally see how a young person could think it was real. Hart Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17599570189253229318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838088526333060010.post-68255990242047028662016-04-01T10:47:05.811-07:002016-04-01T10:47:05.811-07:00I read this book somewhere around age 12 and I rec...I read this book somewhere around age 12 and I recall that it scared the crap out of me although I can't remember any details except it's about drug use and maybe she hallucinates bugs on her skin? I also believed it was real and feel relieve to know it wasn't! It's interesting to think of how the books we encountered at younger ages have affected the rest of our lives!Grazonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18147019502221385912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838088526333060010.post-89833745791345853362016-04-01T10:17:47.906-07:002016-04-01T10:17:47.906-07:00I read Go Ask Alice was a teen, and I too believed...I read Go Ask Alice was a teen, and I too believed it was real. I haven't reread it as an adult, but I definitely think it was good for me to read this as a kid. I think that it introduced themes that are important for kids to think about, and since it's coming from a book and not an adult, it means more. <br /><br />I may have to reread it.<br /><br />@DoreeWeller from<br /><a href="https://doreeweller.wordpress.com" rel="nofollow">Doree Weller’s Blog</a><br />Doree Wellerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06608929844576992075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838088526333060010.post-11746376911850315912016-04-01T09:53:18.632-07:002016-04-01T09:53:18.632-07:00I read that book when it first came out, and was r...I read that book when it first came out, and was really ticked off years later when I found out it was fiction.The Silver Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00730805376957629641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838088526333060010.post-7899585790518821932016-04-01T07:35:31.627-07:002016-04-01T07:35:31.627-07:00I am glad the story wasn't real, but believing...I am glad the story wasn't real, but believing it was would probably help a lot of kids stay away from drugs. Sherry Ellishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07844837212122243321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838088526333060010.post-8014666610346817312016-04-01T07:19:43.065-07:002016-04-01T07:19:43.065-07:00Sometimes thinking it was real can be for the bett...Sometimes thinking it was real can be for the better.Pat Hatthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07745293224202430152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838088526333060010.post-89232782241570759972016-04-01T06:34:01.663-07:002016-04-01T06:34:01.663-07:00Yeah Go Ask Alice is good story. I dont really ca...Yeah Go Ask Alice is good story. I dont really care that its fiction. it still gets the point across. I'll be stopping back for more books to add to my TBR. Happy A to Z!pamlovesbookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06098703518001483877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838088526333060010.post-36337680584569535452016-04-01T06:14:21.086-07:002016-04-01T06:14:21.086-07:00I have not read this. It seems like it would cert...I have not read this. It seems like it would certainly make a young person think before trying drugs.Sandra Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814573408898140885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838088526333060010.post-73883612513155675582016-04-01T05:53:06.621-07:002016-04-01T05:53:06.621-07:00Thanks for visiting my blog :)
I did read Go Ask ...Thanks for visiting my blog :)<br /><br />I did read Go Ask Alice when I was about 15 years old; probably a freshman in high school. That was way back in 1971. People were dying from use of drugs, that combined with the fact that I did enjoy living, and reading the book, really made an impact on me choosing not to experiment at all with drugs. Now I'm curious to re-read it years later and see what I would think of it!<br /><br />bettybettyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06323135450742337670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838088526333060010.post-53260360649012664992016-04-01T05:23:35.505-07:002016-04-01T05:23:35.505-07:00Cynthia, I have not. Reminds me of That was Then T...Cynthia, I have not. Reminds me of That was Then This is Now. movie was terrible but the book a classic!<br /><br />I’m exploring different types of dreams and their meanings during the #AtoZChallenge at <a href="http://authorstephentremp.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow"> Stephen Tremp’s Breakthrough Blogs</a> Stephen Tremphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10387553613827257304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838088526333060010.post-77039316188501164092016-04-01T05:18:03.161-07:002016-04-01T05:18:03.161-07:00I've read Go Ask Alice. It was popular in my m...I've read Go Ask Alice. It was popular in my middle school. Everyone read it, I think. <br /><br />I'm really going to love your A to Z posts!!<br /><br />—M.J. Fifield<br /><a href="http://mjfifield.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">My Pet Blog</a>M.J. Fifieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15626475963328519693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838088526333060010.post-83236524038427966692016-04-01T04:52:28.131-07:002016-04-01T04:52:28.131-07:00Shame it was all fictional. Maybe it scared a few ...Shame it was all fictional. Maybe it scared a few kids from trying drugs though.Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.com