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 231 reviews
Moods
challenging 43%
informative 36%
dark 33%
tense 30%
adventurous 23%
emotional 23%
mysterious 13%
sad 13%
funny 10%
inspiring 3%
lighthearted 3%
relaxing 3%
Pace
slow 40%
fast 10%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 55% | A mix: 33% | Plot: 11%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 39% | Yes: 32% | No: 28%Loveable characters?
No: 78% | It's complicated: 17% | Yes: 3%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 85% | Yes: 11% | N/A: 3%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 78% | It's complicated: 21%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Drug abuse, Drug useModerate
Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, AlcoholismMinor
Animal death, Sexual content400 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 231 reviews
Moods
challenging 43%
informative 36%
dark 33%
tense 30%
adventurous 23%
emotional 23%
mysterious 13%
sad 13%
funny 10%
inspiring 3%
lighthearted 3%
relaxing 3%
Pace
slow 40%
fast 10%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 55% | A mix: 33% | Plot: 11%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 39% | Yes: 32% | No: 28%Loveable characters?
No: 78% | It's complicated: 17% | Yes: 3%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 85% | Yes: 11% | N/A: 3%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 78% | It's complicated: 21%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Drug abuse, Drug useModerate
Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, AlcoholismMinor
Animal death, Sexual content