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400 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781526604651
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Publication date: 21 January 2020
Description
In this stirring and insightful novel, T.C. Boyle takes us back to the 1960s and to the early days of a drug whose effects have reverberated widely throughout our culture: LSD. In 1943, LSD is synthesized in Basel. Two decades later, a coterie of...
Community Reviews Summary of 293 reviews
Moods
challenging 44%
informative 39%
adventurous 34%
dark 28%
tense 28%
emotional 21%
mysterious 18%
funny 13%
sad 10%
inspiring 5%
lighthearted 5%
hopeful 2%
relaxing 2%
Pace
slow 43%
fast 8%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 56% | A mix: 31% | Plot: 12%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 36% | Yes: 33% | No: 30%Loveable characters?
No: 78% | It's complicated: 18% | Yes: 3%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 87% | Yes: 9% | N/A: 3%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 72% | It's complicated: 27%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Drug use, Drug abuse, Sexual harassmentModerate
Racism, Alcoholism, AddictionMinor
Animal death, Homophobia, Sexual content
400 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781526604651
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Publication date: 21 January 2020
Description
In this stirring and insightful novel, T.C. Boyle takes us back to the 1960s and to the early days of a drug whose effects have reverberated widely throughout our culture: LSD. In 1943, LSD is synthesized in Basel. Two decades later, a coterie of...
Community Reviews Summary of 293 reviews
Moods
challenging 44%
informative 39%
adventurous 34%
dark 28%
tense 28%
emotional 21%
mysterious 18%
funny 13%
sad 10%
inspiring 5%
lighthearted 5%
hopeful 2%
relaxing 2%
Pace
slow 43%
fast 8%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 56% | A mix: 31% | Plot: 12%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 36% | Yes: 33% | No: 30%Loveable characters?
No: 78% | It's complicated: 18% | Yes: 3%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 87% | Yes: 9% | N/A: 3%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 72% | It's complicated: 27%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Drug use, Drug abuse, Sexual harassmentModerate
Racism, Alcoholism, AddictionMinor
Animal death, Homophobia, Sexual content