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Bookclub read for August. I have a hard time with this one. It is not the writing, but after about a hundred pages I still haven‘t found any characters I like in this novel 😳. Good thing that I usually read more than one book at a time- I need to find something joyful to balance out my self-inflicted drag on this one.

Interesting.

I didn‘t particularly like this book, but I found it written in an interesting way that worked well on audio. I was intrigued enough to look up more about Kesey and the 2011 documentary using some of the Merry Pranksters‘ video footage. I‘m slightly more interested in reading One Flew Over the Cuckoo‘s Nest with this background on the author but still baffled by the idea of a continuous acid trip road trip and parties offering basically free LSD.

This is a strange book, another one I probably never would have picked up without the 1001 list, but at the same time I‘m somewhat intrigued by hearing their crazy escapades. So, in that respect, listening to the audio while I‘m doing other things, like walking in this winter wonderland, is perfect.

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Maybe if the library had this one on audio…? But I just can‘t settle into the rhythm of the writing. And I am interested in the concept here, but when the thing I like most about a book is the cover it really isn‘t worth my time.

So so mind-blowing. Like Chasing the Scream but for psychedelics. About time I had a good history lesson on psychedelics in America. His ability to put ineffable feelings into language is pretty impressive. Definitely plan on rereading sometime in the near future.

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Very interesting & informative. A re-read is possible❤️‍🔥

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Are psychedelics the dangerous drugs they‘ve been made out to be? Are they, like cannabis, on the verge of being made legal for medicinal purposes? Can they be used to treat a host of mental and nervous disorders? Michael Pollan delves into the history and future of psychedelics, exploring these and many other topics. A lot of interesting information here; a good primer for anyone with a casual interest.

Pollan does a fine job narrating.