Get Stoned and Read This Book
by Gordon G. Gourd

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Book Review: Review as posted by The Cannabis Information Network
Summary: 5 Stars

No, that isn't my review- it's the name of a book. Get Stoned and Read This Book by nom de plume Gordon G. Gourd is self-described as "the coffee table book for stoners. A compilations of images and stories conceived and executed while under the influence of marijuana- lots of marijuana."

If the notion of "art" doesn't scare you, then you will love this book!

The book is 72 pages of high-end glossy stock and the quality leaves nothing to be desired. If I told you that the book was primarily made up of images, I'd bet you would expect to see lots of photos of buds, bongs, and blunts. Not so! While there are some great shots of things 420- including the first photograph of a brass hookah, this book deals more with the non-sober experiences of the author and those around him.

This is a book that you can't put down until you've read every page. If you try to stop in the middle, you'll keep wondering what's on the other pages until you grab the book and finish it. But for all of the stoners who can't read anything over two sentences and blame it on ADD, don't worry- there aren't a lot of words. Most pages have few, if any, words.

Like I said, this is art, so I can't really review this book. Art is very personal. While I think this is an incredible book and a must-have, some people may not agree. I thought the dung-laden painting of the virgin Mary was great while plenty of people thought otherwise. My suggestion is to view some of the sample pages on the book's website.

There's no preaching in Get Stoned and Read this Book. It's not advocating marijuana use- it's not condemning it. It's pure. It shows that people who smoke pot are normal people and they can have normal jobs and do great things.

My only problem with the book is that people can't put it down. If you invite your friend over and show him or her the book, prepared to be ignored for a while. While marijuana isn't addictive, Get Stoned and Read This Book is.

Summary of Get Stoned and Read This Book

Written by the creative partnership known as Gordon G. Gourd, GET STONED is the culmination of five+ years of binging. Shot by Mr. Clancy, penned by Mr. Winter, GET STONED has been a labor of love. The book is self-published by Gordon G. Gourd, Inc. because established publishers felt the book was 'too esoteric'.

It's a pot book. It's supposed to be esoteric.

Publishers also felt that the title was too progressive for the likes of Barnes and Noble, and in order to sign us up, we would have to at least change the layout of the cover. Gordon felt the compromise was too great. "Screw it," we said. "Let's do it ourselves."

Six months later, we've got books. Printed through Acid Test Productions in California (publisher of many pieces on the Grateful Dead), the book itself is oversized, 10"x10", 72pp, with both full color and black and white imagery, printed on high-end glossy paper. The production quality is top-notch. The book itself is a series of loosely related full page spreads, each with a different image and idea, all created for the stoner by the stoner. It's some pretty whacked stuff.

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