Lucy in the Sky (Anonymous Diaries)

A very good follow-up up to go ask alice. I have not read that book in 30 years but was glad to continue on with this one. I plan to read the rest of the series.

If you are reading my review wondering if you should purchase this book I would highly recommned you read it. In fact I would highly recommend every high school student in America read this book as well as Go Ask Alice. This isn't even a book get it through your head that this is an actual journal that a young 16 year old wrote. This is not fiction. This is life. And it depicts the struggles she encounters when she is faced with drugs & alcohol & sex. All of which I can relate to and I do not say that with pride but with wisdom. Because of this journal I have chosen to try to get sober as well as maintain that sobriety. I have chosen to life my life to the fullest in honor of Lucy and in honor of all of all these other journals that have been published. If you are struggling with addiction please understand that the potential of losing your life is not worth it. By the time you will have finished this book you'll have laughed and you'll have cried. And to anyone giving this book bad reviews...shame on you. This isn't fiction it is real and it is life and sadly it is the inevietable truth about drugs. Anyways I hope you find this review helpful and please read!!these other journals that have been published.

This is a great listen. I read the book when I was 11 years old. It is something that has stayed with me forever. It's not for kids though.

You know, I feel bad. I feel this way because I'm sure my review would be much better if I hadn't read Go Ask Alice before. Unfortunately, having read it, Lucy in the Sky was such a disappointment I can't even begin to explain.First of all, it's just a dumbed down version of Go Ask Alice. In this book, everything is extremely predictable as she builds her way up with in the intensity of the drugs. The endings are almost exactly the same, except that in Go Ask Alice I was crying my eyes out and in this one I practically didn't care by that point. The story isn't genuine anymore, and this story was obviously just someone trying to make Go Ask Alice modern to that kids could relate better.I really don't want to give anything up about the book (even though you can totally see it coming anyway). I will say this- it is EXTREMELY cliche. The power behind Go Ask Alice was that it wasn't just another girl falling down the slippery slope of drugs, it was a genuine story of struggle and sorrow and emotion. This story makes the drugs and parties seem like the best things in the entire world, to the point where some people might think to themselves "Oh I want to try that! I'll just be more careful than this girl was."Also,the book didn't do the best job of portraying an actual teenager... to me at least. I'm pretty sure most teenage girls don't ACTUALLY say "OMG let's get out of here!" in real life.If you liked Go Ask Alice, you should probably read this book anyway. If you're buying this book for someone who might benefit from it, PLEASE go with Go Ask Alice as opposed to this one.... unless the person you're buying it for has a really hard time making connections. The only not-cliche thing about this book is the fact that it makes drugs and alcohol seem like the best things ever... making it very easy for readers to take away the exact opposite message that was intended.tl;dr Just a cheap knock off of Go Ask Alice.

To begin with, this book is mainly written for younger readers. I am in my 60's. Sometimes, the writing was immature, but it is supposed to be a diary of a teen. However, I did find it very interesting, and, at times, didn't want to put it down because I needed to see what was going to happen next. It is very scary to think that someone so young could be influenced so easily. Perhaps, this should be required reading for all young teens to see what they could easily get themselves into. I'm glad I read it, because it really opened up my eyes to a whole, new different world.

If you are a fan of Go Ask Alice you will fall in love with this book as well. The story telling is very much the same but updated to today's problems. It is a believable story and will draw you in. I feel like Go Ask Alice was a bit more gripping in its telling as there were times she wasn't saying much where the narrator in Lucy In The Sky doesn't fail at describing what is going on. This is also due to the fact that they are different type of addiction stories.That being said it is a sometimes graphic story with sexual themes and drug use. This is why these type of books are often on the banned books lists. If you are thinking of getting this for someone under the age of thirteen just be aware of the themes that this does carry within it.

This book is the modern Go Ask Alice. It is such a great read and you see the characters kinda get side tracked and it’s a real page turner. 10/10 recommend. It sucks that it’s not true and it’s all fiction, not saying that it isn’t possible it could be someone’s story.

This book delves deep into what addition is like. How it controls you and changes you. It is saddening that this is an actual diary of a 16 year old girl and this is how she spiraled into heavy drugs.

'Lucy in the Sky' is less a diary than it is a bland pastiche of tweenage millennial speak. Much like its spiritual predecessor, Lucy is supposed to be a real anonymous diary. However, it's very easy to see that even with the derision of the good kids and lionization of the morally grey ones, Lucy doesn't mirror teenage behaviour very well. Pot, the gateway drug for millions, is shown as directly leading to cocaine use. I think that if this book was to be used as a way to encourage sensible attitudes about drug use in teens, this is where the reality of the situations would break down. Not every teen has a glamorous rich friend who deals drugs from a condo, and not all teens have the moral turpetude of our heroine. Naturally, the wages of sin here are death: I think it might be more horrifying to show the prosaic truth of meth and heroin. Scars, insanity and criminal records are more likely than a hollywood-style blackout.

If you like/love "Go Ask Alice " then you'll like this one too :)

Great book BUT MISSING 30 PAGES!!

Very good book.

Great book