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A review by lashlees
I Have America Surrounded: A Biography of Timothy Leary by J.M.R. Higgs, John Higgs
3.0
This was certainly interesting to read. Although I have never had much interest in LSD or Timothy Leary - someone bought this book for me when I was about 17 and at the time I was really into The Beatles - particularly the post LSD records. It’s nice to think that after all these years it’s finally been read.
The story was fascinating and I learned a lot more about the influence LSD has had (more than I thought) - I kind of thought Leary himself was a bit of a cunt? I was expecting to be amazed by him after the Winona Ryder forward but nah. The whole thing about him brainwashing his wife so that she would worship him has not aged well at all. I felt a lot of sympathy for his family.
The story was fascinating and I learned a lot more about the influence LSD has had (more than I thought) - I kind of thought Leary himself was a bit of a cunt? I was expecting to be amazed by him after the Winona Ryder forward but nah. The whole thing about him brainwashing his wife so that she would worship him has not aged well at all. I felt a lot of sympathy for his family.