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Diary of a Drug Fiend

Aleister Crowley

Paperback | Pages: 368 pages

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Original Title:	Diary of a Drug Fiend
ISBN:	0877281467 (ISBN13: 9780877281467)
Edition Language:	English

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Diary of a Drug Fiend was Aleister Crowley's first published novel. To the reader of 1922 it presented a shocking look at a little known phenomenon. Today, while we are more familiar with drugs because of their widespread use in our culture, Diary of a Drug Fiend remains one o fthe most intense, detailed and accurate accounts of drug addiction and the drug experience.

The book was written by Crowley after years of deep personal study and experimentation with drugs. It is the story of a young man and woman who fall madly in love and whirl through Europe in a frenzied haze of heroin/cocaine adventure. Their ecstacy is brought to an abrupt end when their drug supply is cut off and despair replaces joy. Through the guidance of King Lamus, a master Adept, they free themselves from the entanglements of addition by the application of practical Magick.

The narrative carries the reader aloft through the brilliance of the imagery created by this master of language; his prose development parallels the growth and increasing depth of his characters in an uncanny fashion. This is a book to be read and reread. It will also prove a useful document to doctors, lawyers, police and addicts for its unique and precise presentation of the psychology of addiction and the possibility of its cure through the development of the True Will.

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Title	:	Diary of a Drug Fiend
Author	:	Aleister Crowley
Book Format	:	Paperback
Book Edition	:	Special Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 368 pages
Published	:	June 1977 by Weiser Books (first published 1922)
Categories	:	Fiction. Occult. Classics

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Reading this was a visceral experience. It's description of the depths of addiction and psychosis was gut wrenching and because it was so nuanced, strange and terrifying it seems clearly to have sprung from Crowley's own experience. The narration unexpectedly switched between the two main characters mid story from the arrogant and self centered "protagonist," Peter Pendragon, to the eminently more likeable Louise Laleham, who up until that point had been given about as much depth as a sports car



I tried to read this book because a co-worker thought I might enjoy it (because I like Stephen King). This was extremely well crafted in terms of descriptions and Crowley's vivid command of the English language is truly remarkable. However, I couldn't dive in due to the wierdness of the tale, I stopped reading around page 33. Perhaps I didn't give it enough of a chance, but I read slowly enough that it felt like enough :)

After trying to read the purposefully nonsensical "Book of Lies," I thought I'd start with something a little more "enjoyable" - Diary of a Drug Fiend. Aleister Crowley is a narcissistic, misogynistic, egomaniac - but the book still manages to be redemptive in its glorious descriptions of drug use that quickly comes crashing down. It shows the inner workings of someone caught in drug addiction, their supposed "betterness" juxtaposed with the reality of their sadness. It shows the crash, reality

Total dribble. Idiotic tales from an elitist dimwit adolescent. Entertaining "as hell."

What I learned: Flirting with cocaine leads to depravity with heroine. There are some truly vivid sense of desperation in this tale. I knew of Crowley from his occult works, but never suspected he had been a one-time junky. Very enlightening.

Pompous, self-aggrandising narcissist attempts to update Thomas de Quincey's "Confessions of an opium eater" and plug his own philosophy into the bargain, but ends up writing something that to these eyes comes across as "Biggles Does Coke". Mildly entertaining, yes, but more likely to provoke laughter than shock or outrage. Not very good.