so-soWith great regret I declare it only so-so. Very derivative of his earlier and much superior works, right down to the feces-smearing monkey, the girl in a tree, the commune, and the guru. Entirely predictable. None of Boyle‘s trademark black humor—straight up tragedy except for when the midsixties changes to the hippie era. Maybe I would like it if it was the first of his books I‘d read. As it is, it just made me sad. #addiction #sixties
Aimeesue Aw, too bad. Disappointing books from favorite authors just make me sad. 5y
jillrhudy I will say this: the portrayal of parents of a child slipping into addiction, one compromise at a time, is genius. (edited) 5y
jillrhudy This is my 17th Boyle! 5y
Aimeesue @jillrhudy You're Boyling over. 5y
TheNerdyProfessor I just started this one... About 30 pages in and I'm feeling pretty engrossed. I actually think many of Boyle's books paint a bleak portrait for humanity. 5y
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