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Trine Cederlöf To me it doesn't matter anymore. I was a troubled teen when I read it and "Alice" helped me realize, that I should face my problems instead of hiding …moreTo me it doesn't matter anymore. I was a troubled teen when I read it and "Alice" helped me realize, that I should face my problems instead of hiding in substance abuse or commit suicide. Both options I considered and both options I'm proud to say, I've never tried.
Fiction or nonfiction, the issues are real and the story should be respected as such.
I'm sure I'm not the only reader who believes, that characters don't have to be real to make an impact.(less)

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Lynette Browning-brock We know who did it to her: it was Beatrice Sparks, who needed a downer ending for the novel.

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Scott Because this is blatantly fabricated anti-drug propaganda, written by someone with negligible understanding of psychoactive drug use. The particulars …moreBecause this is blatantly fabricated anti-drug propaganda, written by someone with negligible understanding of psychoactive drug use. The particulars of her demise are unimportant. The key message here is: DO DRUGS AND YOU DIE!

Never mind which drugs and how they might induce death. The protagonist was a druggie so she had it coming. From the moment she took a puff of weed she started down a slippery slope that must inevitably lead to her death, by the logic of this story. (less)

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Scott Because she is a figment of the authour's imagination. …moreBecause she is a figment of the authour's imagination. (less)

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What ages is this appropriate for? How clean/dark is it? Is it uplifting? Basically I'm asking is it worth a read?

Alexane I would totally say that this is worth the read! It's short and won't take a lot of time, but I really enjoyed it. I'm sixteen and found it very tame …moreI would totally say that this is worth the read! It's short and won't take a lot of time, but I really enjoyed it. I'm sixteen and found it very tame in terms of how appropriate it is, but there are obviously mentions of a lot of different drugs and rapes that occur, so I wouldn't have younger kids read this. (less)

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