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The Truth About Alice A Novel eBook Jennifer Mathieu

Teenagers are so mean! I already knew this, but The Truth About Alice just confirmed it. A beloved football player has died, and everyone blames Alice. Why? Because she slept with him and another guy at a party two weeks prior. Yep, teenager logic, gotta love it. Instead of Alice explaining herself, we get four different POVs of her classmates with varying positions on the scale of evil. The story is a mix of lies, lies perceived as truth, and the truth. Not just about Alice, but about each of these narrators.

Elaine was the hostess of the party where Alice allegedly had sex with two boys, and she’s the on-off again girlfriend of Brandon, who died. She’s had some kind of grudge against Alice for years, so she’s quick to believe the rumors. Kelsie was Alice’s best friend, but she’s desperate to hold on to her popularity, so of course she ditches her. I also think she was the worst of them all, since she was suppose to be Alice’s friend, but is practically the ringleader. Josh was Brandon’s best friend, and the one who planted the seed that Alice was to blame for his death. Finally, there’s Kurt. I adored him. He’s the only one who talks to Alice, since he’s a social outcast, too.

The Truth About Alice was kind of painful to read, but not in a bad way. Three of the four narrators are just awful people doing awful things for no reason. Well, they have their reasons, but they aren’t good ones. They also each have their own secrets, which are kept hidden since everyone is too busy talking about Alice. They owe her in a way! I just couldn’t believe some of things they said.

What I liked best about The Truth About Alice was that Alice wasn’t entirely innocent. She’s in no way to blame for the rumors about her, or for the death of her classmate. What I mean is that she’s not some perfect angel who has never done anything bad and now has horrible things spread about her. She’s done some stuff, she’s lied, she’s hurt people for no good reason. Basically, she felt like a real person to me, even if we were only viewing her through others’ eyes. Despite the things that she’s done, that the others use for justification, I felt for her.

I really liked The Truth About Alice. It’s not a pleasant book, but it is a good one. Whoever made up that saying that words can never hurt you was a liar. Words hurt, whether we mean them to or not.

*Disclaimer: I received this book from the publisher through NetGalley for review. No compensation was offered or accepted.


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The Truth About Alice A Novel eBook Jennifer Mathieu Reviews

I enjoyed this book so much, I had to write a review. This could easily have been high school back in my day. (Cough! 26 years ago....) Maybe my classmates I remember from high school didn't start any vicious rumors about someone to this extreme, but many were just as mean and weak - acting like a-holes just to try to fit in. Things haven't changed, except I think now there's a little better awareness of bullying than back then.

The characters narrating this story are so well developed. Each telling their point of view in a different chapter, in their own different style really gives us a better idea of their personalities and who they are.

Elaine is the popular girl - so popular, she'll tell you all about how "powerful" she is at this school. When others copy her, act nervous around her, laugh a little too loud at her jokes, or do / say anything just to be friends with her, that doesn't escape her notice either. She narrates her POV using like, the word *like* 1,000 times. Boy can things go so wrong for you if you find yourself on her bad side.

Josh, the stereotypical jock. He's worse than Elaine for being so weak and cowardly under it all. He feels a little bad about his lies, but not all that bad. You wonder if, years later if / when he finally comes out as gay, maybe he'll get a small taste of what it feels like to be treated badly over something never deserved. But he's not addressing this now.

Kelsie - even more weak, cowardly and a real hypocrite. (Actually, everyone except Kurt and Alice is a big ole hypocrite.) She's also a real Benedict Arnold because she was Alice's "best friend" at one time. I hated her, but did begin to feel sorry for her- just a little. So desperate to fit in and doesn't want to go back to that time in her life when she was once unpopular herself. A bit more remorseful than Josh, but not enough to come clean.

Kurt - the nicest character in the book. A genius - smarter than the teachers, but described by the other kids as "weird" and "nerdy." I'd rather hang out with him any day and found him the most relatable. The writing when he narrates is extremely thoughtful and intelligent - using much bigger words the others wouldn't know the meaning of. He's unpopular if not invisible in this school, has no friends but what I think is great is that he doesn't care. He's got the right idea - especially with this crowd. He's the only one to be a real friend to Alice.

Alice- You learn so much about her through all of the other POVs, even though her own small part at the end is so short and sweet.

She was a little mad at Kurt for not revealing what he knew sooner - but who would've listened to him anyway? Of course, she knew the truth as well and that didn't help her either.

Very powerful book and I look forward to more from this writer.

SPOILER

The ending was very good, but left me still wanting to see the others get the comeuppance they deserved - or wanting know more what happens after the end. You are left to fill in a lot of the blanks in your mind. There's room for a sequel, I think.
A very well-done book about high school stereotypes and the reactions those stereotypes evoke. The book is divided into chapters, each told by one of four students the popular, mean girl; the popular, not overly bright jock; the brainy nerd; and the pretty virgin. It worked well...the story flowed easily and was very effective. Unfortunately, it just didn't interest me much. I feel this is definitely aimed at a younger audience (I'm 41).

If you enjoy this type of book, however, this one is VERY well done.
Teenagers are so mean! I already knew this, but The Truth About Alice just confirmed it. A beloved football player has died, and everyone blames Alice. Why? Because she slept with him and another guy at a party two weeks prior. Yep, teenager logic, gotta love it. Instead of Alice explaining herself, we get four different POVs of her classmates with varying positions on the scale of evil. The story is a mix of lies, lies perceived as truth, and the truth. Not just about Alice, but about each of these narrators.

Elaine was the hostess of the party where Alice allegedly had sex with two boys, and she’s the on-off again girlfriend of Brandon, who died. She’s had some kind of grudge against Alice for years, so she’s quick to believe the rumors. Kelsie was Alice’s best friend, but she’s desperate to hold on to her popularity, so of course she ditches her. I also think she was the worst of them all, since she was suppose to be Alice’s friend, but is practically the ringleader. Josh was Brandon’s best friend, and the one who planted the seed that Alice was to blame for his death. Finally, there’s Kurt. I adored him. He’s the only one who talks to Alice, since he’s a social outcast, too.

The Truth About Alice was kind of painful to read, but not in a bad way. Three of the four narrators are just awful people doing awful things for no reason. Well, they have their reasons, but they aren’t good ones. They also each have their own secrets, which are kept hidden since everyone is too busy talking about Alice. They owe her in a way! I just couldn’t believe some of things they said.

What I liked best about The Truth About Alice was that Alice wasn’t entirely innocent. She’s in no way to blame for the rumors about her, or for the death of her classmate. What I mean is that she’s not some perfect angel who has never done anything bad and now has horrible things spread about her. She’s done some stuff, she’s lied, she’s hurt people for no good reason. Basically, she felt like a real person to me, even if we were only viewing her through others’ eyes. Despite the things that she’s done, that the others use for justification, I felt for her.

I really liked The Truth About Alice. It’s not a pleasant book, but it is a good one. Whoever made up that saying that words can never hurt you was a liar. Words hurt, whether we mean them to or not.

*Disclaimer I received this book from the publisher through NetGalley for review. No compensation was offered or accepted.