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The Drifters by James Michener

This novel, written originally in 1971, ensconces the reader in the counterculture that emerged following the Vietnam war. It is told from Mr. Fairbanks point of view and the point of view of those who were experiencing that period. Effective characterisation is a strength and the novel challenges the movement’s ideals with the harsh reality.Continue reading “The Drifters by James Michener”

Electric Kool Aid Acid Test by Tom Wolfe

American writer Ken Kesey was a hugely popular writer and had the world at his feet when he became the first to test LSD for the American government. He snuck some home and shared it with his literary friends and wrote, Sometimes a Great Notion. Being the literary elite was not enough. He bought a bus,Continue reading “Electric Kool Aid Acid Test by Tom Wolfe”