Stoned

by Jane Gallion

The Stuarts live in interesting times. Anti-war demonstrations are being waged in the streets of the nation, the civil rights movement has just gained a martyr (Martin Luther King), and women everywhere are getting downright uppity.

104 pages, Unbound

First published January 1, 1969

Reviews

[Ralph Carlson · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not the greatest written book but still an interesting read. I enjoyed it.

[Robert · Rating 5 out of 5]

Via his New Essex House imprint, publisher Howard Griggs has been reprinting some classic but now out-of-print and nearly forgotten counterculture novels that were first published in the 1960s and 1970s. One that will interest anyone who had a Hippie phase back then, or anyone who wants to know more about that scene, is Jane Gallion's novel STONED, first published in 1969. Pulp culture historians like Andrew Nette view it as an underground erotica masterpiece. As an old Hippie and pulp culture fan myself, I agree. STONED is a fast, interesting read. Kudos to Howard Griggs for bringing it back into the world.