Author: Anonymous
Standalone
Year First Published: 1971
Publisher: Simon Pulse
Pages: 185
Personal Star Rating: 4/5 stars
Description:
The harrowing true story of a teenager's descent into the seductive world of drugs. A diary so honest you may think you know Alice - or someone like her. Read her diary. Enter her world. You'll never be able to forget Alice.
Title Thoughts:
The title of the book is taken from "White Rabbit". It's a very memorable title. It is also very unique and it was a big reason for me reading this book.
Cover Comments:
The cover is very shadowy. I love the font used and the layout. It's haunting and ghostly. A good reflection of the book itself.
Review:
This was a very different book from what I've ever read. I definitely found myself captivated by her story and her struggles. I find diary type books very insightful and very true to what a person is like. Journals are a place where people can write about who they really are, what they've really done, and what they really want to do without fearing judgement from others. The protagonist, Alice, was very interesting. There was one key drawback about this book - it was very dated. It didn't embrace modern society or reflect very accurately some of what the youth of today is exposed to. I found it annoying when the author repeated word's multiple times as this made it unbelievably laughable because it seems so time period of the seventies that after that decade, it seems irrelevant. Overall, it gave me something to think about and it actually made me think. It was worth 4 stars the first read, probably wouldn't read it again anytime soon and it would lose it's first time unique factor.
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