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the_herbal_carnivore's review
3.0
3.5 ☆
I listened to the audio version rather than read it. I'm sure if I read a physical copy I would have given up.
I liked hearing about the history she shared and I think she has a unique perspective because of her previous job in the system. She makes some really good points about pharmaceuticals vs illegal drugs and alcohol, if is far more damaging and addictive than psylicibin mushrooms. She sheds light on how broken the system is and the ways it could be fixed, even in just little ways.
I didn't like how crude she could be, nor did I think she had to share all of the stories she did. I also have misophonia and so I can relate to her in many ways, yet I really didn't need to hear the story about being in class with sick guy.
Hearing about her experiences with LSD over the 30 days was interesting, especially when compared to her experiences with pharmaceuticals. It was also nice to hear how her children noticed it and how much he perspective changed over the short time.
I listened to the audio version rather than read it. I'm sure if I read a physical copy I would have given up.
I liked hearing about the history she shared and I think she has a unique perspective because of her previous job in the system. She makes some really good points about pharmaceuticals vs illegal drugs and alcohol, if is far more damaging and addictive than psylicibin mushrooms. She sheds light on how broken the system is and the ways it could be fixed, even in just little ways.
I didn't like how crude she could be, nor did I think she had to share all of the stories she did. I also have misophonia and so I can relate to her in many ways, yet I really didn't need to hear the story about being in class with sick guy.
Hearing about her experiences with LSD over the 30 days was interesting, especially when compared to her experiences with pharmaceuticals. It was also nice to hear how her children noticed it and how much he perspective changed over the short time.
kristiinaness's review
This was a really interesting read. I really recommend it to anyone that hasn’t experimented with drugs for a more realistic look at things.
vtlism's review
I just don't care to hear the history of every drug law for 8 hours, sprinkled with a few sentence of adjectives about how the author didn't feel like such a bitch anymore. That's the synopsis, you're welcome.
horfhorfhorf's review
5.0
Both insightful and informative, it's easy to see how Waldman's willingness to experiment with substances (and admitting to it in the public sphere) has raised both hackles and awareness among the uninitiated.
Well-researched, filled with giggle-worthy footnotes, it also includes plenty of references to related work-- including Dr. Carl Hart's. (Now there's a person who, I can only hope, will help lead the country toward decriminalization and strong, fact-based drug education policies in the future.)
All in all, a fucking wonderful book!
Well-researched, filled with giggle-worthy footnotes, it also includes plenty of references to related work-- including Dr. Carl Hart's. (Now there's a person who, I can only hope, will help lead the country toward decriminalization and strong, fact-based drug education policies in the future.)
All in all, a fucking wonderful book!
thisbriannahope's review
4.0
A balanced discussion of her personal experiment with microdosing and informative history on the drug landscape in the US.
abeingbecoming's review
5.0
Informative, funny, well-researched, and enjoyable. Full of lots of facts and information, presented in an easily digestible manner. A perspective from someone very much not “into psychedelics” who found microdosing LSD to be a remedy for mood disorders where traditional therapy and pharmaceutical options had failed her. Well worth checking out, not only for all of the information about research and history (all of which can definitely be found elsewhere presented in a far more scientific manner of course), but also just because this book was a fun and quick read.
bhouse's review
4.0
3.5 - the neuroticism gets to be a little much, but psychedelics help ;) who knew? (all of us)