From Library Journal
In this humorous debut, Farrington draws on his experience of living in ashrams and communes in California in the 1980s to bring readers a 1990s take on hippie life. His authentic dialog and lucid style perfectly suit the idiosyncratic characters, an intimate group of friends and housemates in a rambling San Francisco house, where "crystals dangled everywhere from dental floss." Immersed in their reality of Buddhist rituals, pagan praise to the Goddess, sandlewood candles, beads, and a variety of sexual partnering, they hurt and heal one another in search of spiritual enlightenment yet never take themselves too seriously. Lesbian Marlowe struggles with her art, patient lover Daa, and grief for her friend Jackson, "who slipped away on a wave of peace" surrounded by chanting Buddhist monks. Farrington's fresh

Started reading but couldn't get into it. Relayed 12/4 to midwinter in AZ

Received yesterday - will read and journal soon :)

I saw a review somewhere that compared this book to Tales of the City, if it were written in the late 1990s. It's a spot-on description. This is a book of vignettes covering about a year in the lives of a interconnected group of people living their very Bay Area lives.

Donated to the Friends of the Library for their booksale.