Reviews tagging 'Drug use'

This Is Your Mind on Plants by Michael Pollan

31 reviews

pleasant_39's review

funny informative reflective slow-paced

2.0

The information in this book was indeed interesting but that intrigue was completely soured by the disregard shown to native peoples in nearly every regard throughout the book. Further more the author does an enormous disservice to his audience by not addressing the negative effects of these drugs as well as their useful ones. The book is blatantly the product of a middle class white man with no experience or nuance for talking about the ways poverty, culture and medicine intersect in the context of drugs, addiction and self-medication. The man nether knew nor cared to truly listen to  experiences different from his own and those of others of similar class and privilege.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cultural appropriation and Drug use

atamano's review

informative reflective medium-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use

Moderate: Alcohol and Cultural appropriation

tiana_king's review against another edition

funny informative reflective slow-paced

5.0

Not a strictly scientific book but fascinating none the less. A blend of science, history, politics, and personal experience comes together in this book. Follow Pollan on a journey through uppers, downers, and “outers”!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Colonisation, Drug use, Pandemic/Epidemic, Mental illness, Cultural appropriation, and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Death of parent and Grief

Minor: Fire/Fire injury

yilliun's review

challenging informative medium-paced

4.25

Pollan is a very engaging writer!! The chapter on opium was a bit tough for me to get through but I found myself engaged for the remainder of the book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use

ruthmoog's review against another edition

informative medium-paced

2.5

Wishing for the confidence of this author! 😅

I took unnecessary exception to the author's claim of giving up caffeine cold-turkey, while apparently drinking decaf. 🥴

I just think there must better content out there than these three self- case studies? However, not so terrible that I didn't finish it, despite that the final chapter didn't sit well with me; in one breath the author talked about the sensitivity of writing about Indigenous medicine and in the next seemingly ignored caution.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Colonisation, Drug use, and Cultural appropriation

Minor: Drug abuse

shadowsportrait's review against another edition

informative lighthearted reflective medium-paced

4.75

The book overall is fascinating and well researched. Some oats became somewhat dry but otherwise I really enjoyed reading it

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use

Minor: Pandemic/Epidemic and Cultural appropriation

hbf's review

funny informative lighthearted reflective slow-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cultural appropriation and Drug use

Minor: Addiction, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Grief, and Xenophobia

elyssajoh's review against another edition

informative lighthearted reflective slow-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Drug use

bellulapatata's review

adventurous challenging hopeful informative reflective medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Drug use

Minor: Forced institutionalization

jeninmotion's review against another edition

informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use and Vomit