4.5/5 - not for everyone but I liked it
I got this book at sixteen. I did not understand it.
Years later, I began doing recreational drugs. Only then did it finally click for me that Tao's writing was a way to mirror the experience of being high. It's a 248-page account of being drugged out and depressed, wandering through life purposeless and unaccountable to anyone. There's not more that I can say about the book, as auto-fiction it's really just a general description of his life and moments in time.
If you're curious about reading the book, I'd suggest pirating a copy and reading from pages 31 to 40, where he gives a small autobiography of his life. It's a good encapsulation of his writing style in general and probably one of the best parts of the book. Check it out.
Link to pirated copy (https://libgen.gs/ads7941594c7883164541722cf817bac278B3K02WOF)
I read this a few weeks ago! I enjoyed it and I felt like I related to his driftlessness in his post-college 20s and being too online. It led me to read Megan Boyle's Liveblog, but I haven't finished it. Tbh I do wonder how all that molly they took frequently has affected their brains