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Unmask Alice

LSD, Satanic Panic, and the Imposter Behind the World's Most Notorious Diaries

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Unmask Alice

De: Rick Emerson
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Two teens. Two diaries. Two social panics. One incredible fraud.

In 1971, Go Ask Alice reinvented the young adult genre with a blistering portrayal of sex, psychosis, and teenage self-destruction. The supposed diary of a middle-class addict, Go Ask Alice terrified adults and cemented LSD's fearsome reputation, fueling support for the War on Drugs. Five million copies later, Go Ask Alice remains a divisive bestseller, outraging censors and earning new fans, all of them drawn by the book's mythic premise: A Real Diary, by Anonymous.

But Alice was only the beginning.

In 1979, another diary rattled the culture, setting the stage for a national meltdown. The posthumous memoir of an alleged teenage Satanist, Jay's Journal merged with a frightening new crisis—adolescent suicide—to create a literal witch hunt, shattering countless lives and poisoning whole communities.

In reality, Go Ask Alice and Jay's Journal came from the same dark place: a serial con artist who betrayed a grieving family, stole a dead boy's memory, and lied her way to the National Book Awards.

Unmask Alice: LSD, Satanic Panic, and the Imposter Behind the World's Most Notorious Diaries is a true story of contagious deception. It stretches from Hollywood to Quantico, and passes through a tiny patch of Utah nicknamed "the fraud capital of America." It's the story of a doomed romance and a vengeful celebrity. Of a lazy press and a public mob. Of two suicidal teenagers, and their exploitation by a literary vampire.

Unmask Alice...where truth is stranger than nonfiction."

©2022 BenBella Books (P)2022 BenBella Books Arte y Literatura Autores Crímenes Reales Estafas, Engaños y Mentiras

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An unplanned read/listen

I was listening to a podcast between audio books and Go Ask Alice was the topic. I knew there was controversy about the author/editior but had no idea how deep it went.

I am not bothered by Go Ask Alice, I read it as a teen and I still think it is a good book despite contradictions.

I had no idea about the second book the author spends much time on. The story broke my heart. The devastation of a very real family was absolutely heart wrenching. Any good from the first book is completely wiped out by this story.

I found myself googling for more information and was disappointed. The story left me wanting to know more about the life of Sparks and where she was vs where she claimed to be.

I would have liked a reference list-probably because I'm persuing a real doctorate degree and have to refernce everything.

This is a powerful story.

I Couldn't Stop Listening

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I loved this! I felt a lot like the readers Emerson mentions in his story when I read Alice as a teenager. I devoured that book in a night. I wondered after its legitimacy. I certainly could not have guessed the truth behind Alice. Bravo. great read.

Just as riveting as Alice

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Juicy, insightful, funny, concerning, enlightening and so very well researched. I truly enjoyed this after going though several deep dives on the mysterious Go Ask Alice book I had read when it showed up mysteriously on my shelf as a preteen. Great work by the author on this one! Get on the movie!

I could keep reading/listening this forever

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I had no idea the scandal behind go ask Alice. As a daughter, granddaughter, niece, to many people drowning in addiction, I really connected with Alice's story. It's both isolating and heart breaking to know the evil that was truly behind it. However I am very grateful to have learned the truth, and wow I had no idea about Sybil!

Holy Cow

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I read Go Ask Alice in 1975, was actually expelled out of 5th grade for having the book then telling the superintendent that he could not censor my reading, that was my mother’s job. I never ever touched drugs because of this book. Now, 60, and listening to the actual account that verified it was, in fact, a novel, as I had heard years after I had reached adulthood. Adding in the satan backstory that clarified where that ridiculous ideology started, this audiobook held my attention almost all in one day. Thank you, author, for taking the time to explain all the backstories of the years when I was aware but not a researcher of the surrounding details.

All these years

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the books this is about make me sick. I was a kid/teen in the 80's and I remember the panic and how crap like the Alice book made parents cops and idiotic Dr's put innocent people in jail for abuse. I remember how at school we were talked to about if our parents were hurting us to tell and being told regular punishments were more than just a spanking. it was a nightmare that people like the Sparks woman and many others helped to create because they wanted to feel important or just because they were stupid. I'm glad this book was openly honest about where the information came from that some was opinions other was information from friends and some,was from libraries and the internet. it was presented as a fact based book of a child's diary written by a so call PHD who was nothing of the sort. there's alot of information and it's not all blood and gore if that's what you are looking for. it's about how an author lied and manipulated the world with several books selling them as factual and everyone helped her do it. and it hurt alotta people. I won't say it didn't scare some kids away from drugs. but there could've been a more honest way to do so. I had a friend in Jr high die of an OD and I'm appalled by the Alice author for this.

I'm glad I listened!

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I love books like this, where the author delves into what might seem like tangents or unrelated concepts, and shows how they are all connected.

The Imposter of the subtitle, Beatrice Sparks, was more than just an imposter; she was a pathological liar, a narcissist, and a very self-centered person who hurt a lot of people. Emerson looks at her background and, I think, tries to present her as fairly as possible. However, the pain she caused people is traumatic just to read about.

Besides Sparks, there is also: LSD, Mormons, schools for troubled teens, Satanic Panic, doomed/star-crossed teenage lovers, drug addiction, drug myths, Art Linkletter, Richard Nixon (and his racism and paranoia), Jefferson Airplane, Toni Morrison, teen suicide, Dungeons and Dragons, book bans, people who want books they have not read banned, and the ever popular "We Have to Save the Children!" (back then, it meant from drugs and pushers and "dirty" books).

This book provides not just a great understanding of the time period (late 1960s-1990s), but also shows how things happening today are so similar/connected to the events of 50 years ago.

The narration was great throughout. The pace of the book and the performance were both appealing--I never found myself bored or distracted.

I Highly Recommend This Book

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As someone who lived through these times, I found this book both fascinating and informative. Go Ask Alice was actually required reading in the school I went to. I remember having some of the same questions and misgivings about it.

This is the truth behind the lies.

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I had to read Go Ask Alice in middle school. It was presented as truth and assigned by the teacher I hate more than any other teacher I’ve ever had. It brought up old memories I hadn’t thought about in a long time. Many adults demand blind obedience and “respect,” but this really teaches is people lie a lot. It’s an interesting book that discusses a lot of societal issues beyond the book itself and the history related to how people view drugs.

This book made me angry

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Loved the info, the focus on Alden, did admittedly chuckle a little at the pronunciation of "angst"

Masterclass is researched story telling

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