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You Don't Have To Do Drugs To Pass this test
Date of Review: Mar 29, 2001
The Bottom Line: To read what it was like for acid heads,it shows you loads of compassion- and you don't have to do drugs to enjoy the book.
I did not live in the time era that this novel was written and I have not taken serious drugs so I cannot relate to the druggish nature that the novel suggests and almost condones.
I do however, relate to loving books and I absolutely was mesmerized by this. The characters are written hazily and briefly as you would actually meet them for the first time. Ken Kesey seems like a beat down hero and the others his anxious sheep. I forget sometimes, that these people were real!!! It is sad that I haven't met many interesting people.
The book, like ON THE ROAD by Jack Kerouac was an adventure of a certain time era. I loved that book as I love this book, this book (I must say) never gets the exact spiritual depth of On The Road yet, it still is an important novel. It is important because it shows you how people are people even if they're sincere with their causes. It makes causes poetic, interesting, not boring or monotoneous. Tom Wolfe has a great way of telling stories, and I am glad to read more books of his. This was my first Wolfe book and I am glad I began with it.
The only bicker I have is that the editing wasn't perfect and at times it was annoying and sometimes when you want Wolfe to plunge forward, he resists. But those are rare- read the book simply to be entertained and meet people you won't soon forget.
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