Critics have both praised and criticized how Alice’s addiction is presented in this novel. Some feel the story is unrealistic and was written to scare teenagers away from any drugs rather than present a realistic case against them. Some things that support this criticism as valid is the fact that the novels holds both LSD and Marijuana as very addictive substances. While this can be left up to opinion both these drugs are seen as less addicting than other drugs. Another criticism is the pace of Alice’s addition. The character descends into this world rather quickly which has been seen as unrealistic. Overall the biggest criticism of Go Ask Alice is that it covers so many themes and issues a teenager might face that overall its unrealistic which
