Alexander Shulgin (1925–2014)
Autore di PiHKAL: A Chemical Love Story
Sull'Autore
Serie
Opere di Alexander Shulgin
Opere correlate
Higher Wisdom: Eminent Elders Explore the Continuing Impact of Psychedelics (2005) — Collaboratore — 40 copie
Etichette
Informazioni generali
- Nome legale
- Shulgin, Alexander
- Altri nomi
- Shura Borodin (autobiographical composite character)
Sasha (nickname) - Data di nascita
- 1925-06-17
- Data di morte
- 2014-06-02
- Sesso
- male
- Nazionalità
- USA
- Luogo di nascita
- Berkeley, California, USA
- Luogo di morte
- Lafayette, California, USA
- Luogo di residenza
- California, USA
- Istruzione
- Harvard University
University of California, Berkeley - Attività lavorative
- chemist
pharmacologist - Relazioni
- Shulgin, Ann (wife)
- Organizzazioni
- Bohemian Club
Dow Chemical
Utenti
Recensioni
Liste
Books (1)
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Statistiche
- Opere
- 14
- Opere correlate
- 1
- Utenti
- 864
- Popolarità
- #29,637
- Voto
- 4.2
- Recensioni
- 1
- ISBN
- 14
- Preferito da
- 4
The back half is quite fun to flip through for a variety of psychological and chemical babble. Not to mention that Sasha comes off as nearly mad despite his high level of technical prowess.
The front half (especially Ann's contributions) are exhaustively (and I mean to stress exhaustion very literally) psychological. We are treated to tiring and drawn-out analyses of bland social situations filled with slightly off-kilter personalities. Maybe something for fans of Flaubert. I flipped past most of this after realizing the unremitting flow of inane details and thoughts was not going to let up.… (altro)