{"id":4331,"date":"2020-12-07T12:01:42","date_gmt":"2020-12-07T17:01:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/?p=4331"},"modified":"2020-12-08T11:18:38","modified_gmt":"2020-12-08T16:18:38","slug":"episode-163-go-ask-alice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/episode-163-go-ask-alice\/","title":{"rendered":"Episode 163 – Go Ask Alice"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Per the request of our wonderful Patreon patrons<\/a>, our editor Becca joined us to discuss the anti-drug cautionary tale Go Ask Alice<\/em> by Anonymous<\/a> (aka Beatrice Sparks<\/a>). Reading it in 2020, we’re not sure what’s harder to believe: that this ever deterred anyone from using drugs, or that anyone ever believed it was actually the diary of a human teenager. We’re grateful to our patrons for supporting us, and just as grateful that we’ve never been invited to any parties where someone slipped LSD into our soda.<\/p>\n

Readers advisory<\/strong>:\u00a0Here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Footnotes:\u00a0<\/strong>Paul F. Tompkins – “Go Ask Alice”<\/a><\/p>\n

“Lines From Go Ask Alice<\/em> That, In Hindsight, Should Have Tipped Me Off That This Was Not A True Story” by Daniel Lavery<\/a><\/p>\n

“The Book That Defined My Teen Anxiety Turned Out to Be a Lie” by Sloane Tanen<\/a><\/p>\n

“A Queer Reading of Go Ask Alice<\/em>” by Frankie Thomas<\/a><\/p>\n

Amazon review of Go Ask Alice<\/em> by the author of Drugs Make You Un-Smarter<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

Candy pairing:<\/strong> Becca says any candy that isn’t secretly acid<\/a>, Kait says pot gummies<\/a>, Renata says orange yeast rolls<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Coming up next:\u00a0<\/i><\/strong>Bests of 2020.<\/p>\n

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(But no pressure, we\u2019re also happy if you get these items from your local library or independent bookstore.)<\/em><\/p>\n

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