You’re either on the bus or off the bus.

This novel is unique. I can appreciate the efforts and how it’s written. Few authors can write like this and do it well. That being said, it was hard to focus on at times.

You’re either on the bus or off the bus...and I guess I’m just off the bus. ( )

Finally finished the bastard---it was a real slog. I'm sure the writing is some people's cup of tea, but not mine.

The most interesting part of it, and the only part that has stayed with me strongly, was the description of how it all went sour---the point where the civil rights movement stopped being cool and was dropped in favor of drugs. Definitely a warning. ( )

Wolfe has strong opinions about various social phenomena, interesting to read whether you agree with him or not. He seemed to think, for example, that clothes a person wore were more important than their ideas or their actions. That's all I can recall about this book so long after reading it. ( )

Somehow, Tom Wolfe takes a fascinating topic such as the psychedelic experience, and a counter culture movement, and makes it an utter chore to read. The topic is just so fascinating. I loved reading about Ken Kesey, Owsley Stanley, the acid tests, the Hell's Angels, the Merry Pranksters. Basically all the topics in this books were fascinating, but Tom Wolfe was just not a very good writer in my opinion. I was constantly aware of the writing, and not in a good way. It took me so long to read this, I finished partly out of spite, and partly because I was legitimately interested in the content, writing be damned. ( )

You're either on the bus or you're off the bus. ( )