Board Thread:Misc/@comment-5385060-20170712200211/@comment-4059927-20170712202110

The primary focus on the novel is the slow descent of their lifestyle. There are the strange visions that show the state of delirium that William and his fellow group are slowly becoming enthralled in. There's also, from what I can recall, the relationship that William shared with a fellow male that he would get strung out with. The novel is controversial for the time period more for the homosexual context than the feature of drugs. The book was written in 1953 and no book of that time period ever really featured same-sex affiliation between two consenting characters.