Hi All,
Sorry for the delay in the update... I've been up the walls!
It seems 'The Doors of Perception' by Aldous Huxley was pretty well received by those in attendance. Most agreed that while the book was of it's time it was certainly worth the read. Some people felt that Huxley was advancing Mescaline as a panacea for the worlds need to get out of it's collective head, although others thought that he was merely relating a personal experience and a hope that one day a drug may be developed without the associated problems of alcohol and other narcotics.
There wasn't a huge amount of buy in on Huxleys main thesis that we take in much more information than our brain wants to handle, and drug taking simply removes this filter. However we have to remember that there have been many advances in medical science since Huxley wrote the book.
It was quite a short book, which was just as well, as many people found it difficult to follow, given the authors predilection for referencing high art, and as it turns out, we're not exactly a high art bunch!
Special kudos have to go to Kate for being the only one to get stuck into Heaven and Hell too :)
Tristan one the raffle, and his book choice is 'A Confederacy of Dunces' by John Kennedy Toole
I'll publish an updated upcoming book list tomorrow.
Happy Reading!
Hugh
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