The Truth About Alice

"Alice Franklin is a slut." And Elaine is the evil popular girl. And Josh is your average popular jock. And Kurt is the school nerd and social outcast. And Kelsey is Alice Franklin's former best friend... This is a book about stereotypes. And it's fantastic. The author went above and beyond what I......more

4.5 Stars Wow, talk about a sleeper hit. This book has been languishing on my bookshelves for quite some time now and I seriously considered offloading it during one of last year's spring clean frenzies. I mentioned in another review that I have been forcing myself to read all the unread books on my b......more

The truth. It is a beautiful and terrible thing, and should be treated with great caution. (Remember which famous character said this?) You have to be warned that once you open this book, a super high-tech seatbelt will automatically wrap and lock itself around you and it wouldn’t release you unt......more

I've been wanting to re-read TTAA for a long time. But when it comes down to writing a review, I really don't know how to explain my feelings for this book. It was addictive, yes, so much so that I finished it in less than a day. But it was also too brief for me to form any concrete opinions on it.......more

A very important story told through several outer point of view that is ultimately about not believing everything you hear. The Truth About Alice takes on stereotypes and rumours and high school life in general, and unravels its layers to show the truth underneath. To show that not everything - or e......more