I am reading the book Go Ask Alice. I am really enjoying reading this book because it has a really good story line and is super easy to read. Right now I am on page 66. The narrator, who I am calling “Alice” for the time being, in order to avoid confusion so far has just introduced me, as the reader, to her life and events leading up to her first experience with drugs. On July 10th, “Alice” attends a party and becomes involved in a game called “button, button”. In this game, every player, there are 14 in the game being played in the book, is given a bottle of Soda. Ten out of the 14 bottles of soda are laced with LSD. This is “Alice’s” first actual experience with drugs. She describes what it felt like to take the drugs and explains why she becomes addicted to taking drugs and wants to try other different types of drugs. One evening, “Alice” goes to yet another party and tries acid. At this party, she loses her virginity and begins to panic about being pregnant. Thankfully, she isn’t pregnant. This book is really difficult for me to read because of personal experiences I have had with drugs. While I have never consumed drugs of any way, shape or form, I have had a lot of friends who have done drugs, as well as my father is a severe alcoholic and suffers from an addiction to his prescription medications. I had a friend from when I lived in Denver die from a drug overdose. This book is definitely something that emphasizes yet again why I am so against drugs and alcohol.
p.s. Mr J, it bugs me that in your video that Mrs Karl showed at the beginning of class you looked directly at me when you said “Enjoy your meat for thanksgiving”
~Ashleigh Belle~
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