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The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test

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by Tom Wolfe

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What are the best things about it that I should read it?
Alena This book is a ride. A front-row seat to the inside of the LSD movement in the 60's. This book is fascinating to me from a historical perspective, thi…moreThis book is a ride. A front-row seat to the inside of the LSD movement in the 60's. This book is fascinating to me from a historical perspective, this first-person account of a truly interesting time. It's also written in an unusual manner, not dry at all.. very psychedelic like Oisín said and full of popular slang of the day.

Anyone who has an interest in the LSD movement of the 60's would find this book great reading, I'd think.(less)
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It's been a long time since I've read this book. I'd like ask Mr. Wolfe if he was really on that bus and reporting the events why didn't someone help the lady who was having a bad trip. Reading that left me wondering if he was seeing that where was his heart. Was the test all that important?
Wisteria I corresponded with Tom Wolfe in the 1960s and asked him if he did the acid and all, and he answered with an amazing post card (from Cuba) with his ow…moreI corresponded with Tom Wolfe in the 1960s and asked him if he did the acid and all, and he answered with an amazing post card (from Cuba) with his own explanations of his trips and written with drawings. I was very ill when I wrote to him, and I was thrilled that he responded in such a personal way. I still have the post card and cherish it. (less)
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