Bad Things:
-I liked Richard at first but as the book progressed a feeling of mounting horror towards him and at the disgusting things that were being revealed was established
-I occasionally felt sympathy for Camellia and Francis but I did not like or care for anyone else at any point.
-There were endless, endless monologues that were so convoluted they made me feel like crying. Pages upon pages of references to Greek and Ancient Roman history.
- Oh and also? If you were expecting friendship you have come to the wrong place.
- Actually, there was just. So much drug use.
- TW:

incest, violence, murder, drug abuse, alcohol abuse, domestic abuse, suicide (on page), major character death, gun violence

Good Things:
-The writing was beautiful
- I have an entire page of research about praire oysters and their variations due to this book. This is not a bad thing.
- Charles's little explanation of using ice cream floats as hangover cures.
- It was funny, at times
- I learned what anatoxins and atropines are.
- 'braying hee-haw'
- A child wrapping some chicken in Francis's scarf
- The opportunity to make this joke:

Richard a Secret History of drug abuse (budum - tsss)