Alice, I Think [Mass Market Paperback]

Susan Juby (Author)

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 309 pages
• Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Canada, Limited (2004)
• ISBN-10: 0006392881
• ISBN-13: 978-0006392880
• Product Dimensions: 6.6 x 4.1 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 0.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (61 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #7,102,718 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A decent book, July 15, 2004

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Shi-chan "Shi-chan" (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Alice, I Think (Paperback)

Anyone who wasn't satisfied with Alice, I Think should re-read it. I found it quite...odd at first, and would have given it 2 or 3 stars after the first read. However, after re-reading it twice, and reading its sequel, Miss Smithers, I enjoyed it far more. I think it is a book that you need to get used to. The author's style is really something that's an acquired taste.
However, I think that whoever thought the mention of Internet porn was awful...all I have to say is welcome to reality. I am a teenager, and my friend who is younger than I am has read this book without issue. I have seen much worse things in books, and it's simply ridiculous that it wouldn't be appropriate for 16 year olds. (Besides, it WASN'T in great detail!) And anyway, it's a _journal_. I'm aware Alice is fictional, but if that happened, you know, it happened. I keep a journal myself, and I'm sure it's extremely boring at times. I mean, please. This is hardly the height of inappropriate literature. I think this is a grossly misguided idea.
Anyway, sorry for snarkiness. This was a pretty good book.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Overly dramatized but good, February 24, 2006

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Bellerose (Berkeley, Ca. USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Alice, I Think (Hardcover)

I am a homeschooled teenager who will be going back to school next year so I am in somewhat the same situation as Alice though my family is not as disfunctional...I thought the book really showed a witty but VERY overly dramatized version of "the adventures of unsocialized teen trying to find her 'style'" and it was sort of a "what NOT to do" manual for anyone who's not in the 'cool' crowd. "Alice, I think" really made me laugh and was a refreshing light read. I think anyone who thinks they've got it bad socially should read this and will come out thinking "well, life's not so bad, at least people don't think I'm as weird as Alice..."

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Kind of bland, September 4, 2006

A Kid's Review

This review is from: Alice, I Think (Paperback)

This book, although mildly humorous in a sarcastic way at times, is pretty bland. Being a slightly negative and sarcastic person myself, I am not against blunt people who "tell it like it is." However, Alice is too over the top in her negativity. When i finish a book, I like to get something more out of it than just "oh, here's a story about a naive and condescending girl who is constantly surrounded by hippy-idiots and everything about her life sucks." I like books with a slightly deeper meaning. I know that sounds corny, but it's true. Another thing that I didn't like about this book is how unfairly it portrays hippies. Come on, not all feminists who eat organic food and do spiritual stuff like yoga are that stupid and idiotic. Alice is a bit hard on her mother. I mean, her mother actually doesn't seem that bad, just a little wierd at times. Anyway, this is an OK book but it really isn't that great.