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flowtjo's review against another edition
3.5
Too short but good. I didn't mind his narrative style but it did take him a while to get to the point. I wish he'd covered more drugs.
wintrovia's review
3.0
An interesting look at opium, caffeine and peyote and how these different, plant-based drugs have influenced us over time. I find listening to long-winded tales of drug experiences tiresome, so the descriptions of the author's personal adventures were a bit dull for me, but overall I found the book reasonably entertaining.
amoralynn's review against another edition
Not in the mood right now, will try again later.
hkaube's review
3.5
Learning about the war on drugs and legality around growing poppies was interesting. As was the cultural significance of peyote within the Native American church. However, I didn’t appreciate how the author was told by native people that their peyote ceremonies were just for them and then he proceeded to keep trying to become part of one. The story would have been complete with him opting not to out of respect. I also found some of his language a bit too flowery/pretentious and the caffeine section sort of boring.
keelin_bo_beelin's review against another edition
funny
informative
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
3.75
leahpm's review
4.0
3.5 rounded up. Interesting read, but I think I wasn’t that interested to read an entire book about it. The caffeine chapter was especially interesting, since I can relate to caffeine. But some of the long rambling descriptions in the opium and mescaline chapters, not so much. The narrative style was kind of annoying sometimes too. But definitely learned new stuff!
emreads0's review
informative
fast-paced
3.5
The section on Caffeine was funny and super interesting. Opium was a little longer but still got my attention all the way through. The last section on mescaline was a little less focused so it was less enjoyable than it could have been, but not bad. Overall a cool and quick read!