Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test (book)

"The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test" by Tom Wolfe is a nonfiction book that vividly chronicles the 1960s countercultural movement, focusing on Ken Kesey and the Merry Pranksters. It captures their experimental use of LSD and their psychedelic bus journeys across America, symbolizing a quest for new consciousness and societal change. Wolfe's immersive storytelling combines journalism and novelistic techniques, providing insight into the era’s music, drugs, and social upheaval. The book offers a compelling look at how this vibrant, rebellious movement challenged conventional norms and sought to reshape perspectives on life and reality.