Another Bone Swapping Event by Brad Fox
Review for Net Galley

I was not intrigued by this book. The drug stories, under the euphemisms of “medicine” and “diet,” were rambling, tedious, and repetitive. It was like reading something written while the author was in a drugged state. The author spent the year of the COVID lockdown in Peru, and it seems in a constant state of dreamland. It was incoherent and frankly, boring to read. The reasons for even a single star were glimpses of the Peruvian jungle, the life in the “shaman tourist industry,” and the descriptions of the plants.

Thanks to Netgalley for the ARC in exchange for an honest review.

This is part Peru travelogue, part plant medicine drug trips, part mythology. The writing meanders and circles, often leaving off in the middle of a story or recounting a conversation. It's like someone half remembering dreams--if you can relax into it, well and good. If the spell breaks though you realize how rambling and navel-gazing it is.