This book is easy to read, but difficult to put down. Even after reading it cover to cover, you can always come back to it and find something new. This is because the book is not a product of human imagination but rather a simple description of real life events. Thus, through reading, understanding comes from the ultimate metaphor - life itself.
I just finished Osta's book and found it interesting. Having just dreamt of some ceremonies in Peru, I couldn't put it down. I think anyone contemplating going to Peru to Drink with the Curanderos should most definitely read this. Shamans are complex characters and are not above any human flaws. The altered state under ayahuasca can have a wily, trickster coyote feel to it. Seekers should be aware that being under such a heavy, intense, intoxicated and vulnerable state poses a climate where one can be taken advantage of, in both worlds.
