Unmask Alice: LSD, satanic panic, and the imposter behind the world's most notorious diaries
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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, it 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: Beatrice Sparks, a serial con artist who betrayed a grieving family, stole a dead boy's memory, and lied her way to the National Book Awards. This 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.
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American fiction
American fiction -- 20th century -- History and criticism
Criticism and interpretation
History
History and criticism
Literary criticism
Literary forgeries and mystifications
Literary forgeries and mystifications -- History -- 20th century
LSD (Drug)
LSD (Drug) -- United States -- History -- 20th century
Popular culture
Popular culture -- United States -- History -- 20th century
Social conditions
Sparks, Beatrice
Sparks, Beatrice -- Criticism and interpretation
Teenagers
Teenagers -- United States -- Social conditions -- 20th century
Young adult literature, American
Young adult literature, American -- History and criticism
American fiction -- 20th century -- History and criticism
Criticism and interpretation
History
History and criticism
Literary criticism
Literary forgeries and mystifications
Literary forgeries and mystifications -- History -- 20th century
LSD (Drug)
LSD (Drug) -- United States -- History -- 20th century
Popular culture
Popular culture -- United States -- History -- 20th century
Social conditions
Sparks, Beatrice
Sparks, Beatrice -- Criticism and interpretation
Teenagers
Teenagers -- United States -- Social conditions -- 20th century
Young adult literature, American
Young adult literature, American -- History and criticism
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9781637740422
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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, it 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: Beatrice Sparks, a serial con artist who betrayed a grieving family, stole a dead boy's memory, and lied her way to the National Book Awards. This 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.
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Literary criticism
Literary forgeries and mystifications -- History -- 20th century
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Sparks, Beatrice -- Criticism and interpretation
Teenagers -- United States -- Social conditions -- 20th century
Young adult literature, American -- History and criticism
LSD (Drug) -- United States -- History -- 20th century
Literary criticism
Literary forgeries and mystifications -- History -- 20th century
Popular culture -- United States -- History -- 20th century
Sparks, Beatrice -- Criticism and interpretation
Teenagers -- United States -- Social conditions -- 20th century
Young adult literature, American -- History and criticism
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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 : LSD, satanic panic, and the imposter behind the world's most notorious diaries / Rick Emerson
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Unmask Alice
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LSD, satanic panic, and the imposter behind the world's most notorious diaries
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American fiction
Criticism and interpretation
History
History and criticism
LSD (Drug)
Literary forgeries and mystifications
Popular culture
Social conditions
Sparks, Beatrice
Teenagers
Young adult literature, American
Criticism and interpretation
History
History and criticism
LSD (Drug)
Literary forgeries and mystifications
Popular culture
Social conditions
Sparks, Beatrice
Teenagers
Young adult literature, American
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