Go Ask Alice
Teen drug memoir
Go Ask Alice is a 1971 book presented as the real diary of a teenage girl struggling with drug addiction, though its authorship remains disputed.
The title comes from Jefferson Airplane's "White Rabbit," which references Alice in Wonderland.
The book became a touchstone of anti-drug literature assigned in schools, though critics question whether it was genuinely a found diary or written by its credited editor, Beatrice Sparks.
- diaryPersonal daily record
- anonymousOf unknown origin
- young adultPerson just past adolescence
- coming of ageReaching adult status
- drugsTherapeutic chemical compounds
LSD · addiction · teenage · teen angst · 1971 · pills · runaway · overdose · Jefferson Airplane · rabbit hole · hallucination · spiral · descent · curiosity · counterculture · hippie · journal · confession
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