The Electric Kool-aid Acid Test, Tom Wolfe (2.0)
This was a tough book to read. It’s as if Mr. Wolfe wanted
to give the reader the experience of actually taking acid. I certainly don’t
feel the need to do it after reading this – not exactly a pleasant experience.
Wolfe follows Ken Kesey (author of ‘One Flew Over the Cuckoo Nest’) and his
band of Merry Pranksters as they use, somewhat abuse, and introduce LSD to
others while traveling around the country in their bus. I found the most
interesting element having to do with how they were introduced to the drug (the
VA hospital in Menlo Park paid Stanford students to undergo experiments) and
their various dealings with the law. Unfortunately the lack of plot and writing
dissonance distracted me and ruined any possible enjoyment of the book.
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