The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test By Tom Wolfe

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The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test is a non-fiction novel by Tom Wolfe that chronicles the adventures of American author Ken Kesey and the Merry Pranksters. This group of individuals revolutionized the use of the psychedelic drug LSD (lysergic acid diethylamide) while travelling across the United States in a collective pursuit to enlighten and expand the consciousness of others through the use of the drug. The American author uses an at times incredibly bizarre, New Journalism style of writing to depict the characters' experimentation with psychedelics and their experiences throughout their cross-country journey. The central theme is the wild, hippie counterculture movement of the 1960s, portraying the hippie way of life marked by rejecting financial
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