Pothead
My Life as a Marijuana Addict in the Age of Legal Weed

So, if you’re one -- like me -- who has followed the career trajectory of the writer Neal Pollack you’ll be glad to find some of the greatest hits from social media and freelance articles expanded and fleshed out in Pothead: The Eggers breakup? Check; The pitcher of water over the head in Amsterdam?......more

This is not a book about marijuana addiction or recovery. It’s a book about the author being a giant man-child as an addict, and then being a giant man-child while in recovery. It gets two stars instead of one for the occasional humorous anecdotes that also had very little to do with either topic.......more

About halfway through this book I had to step aside in awe at Pollack's skill in weaving a narrative of seemingly disparate subjects under the pothead umbrella. I couldn't seem to stop reading about Pollack's life as a Jeopardy contestant, poker-obsessed loon, and trivia magnate. Each fascinating vi......more

This is worth a read. It manages to address grief and addiction in an entertaining manner without veering into deep melodrama. The grief of losing a parent resonates without ever hammering the reader over the head. Though the writing is frank, it's not darkly, dramatically, paint off the walls hones......more

I would probably give this book a higher rating if it was named something different. The author talks about gambling, grief, and death just as much, if not more than he talks about his pot usage. I want to acknowledge that my expectations going into reading this book probably impact a lower rating,......more