Just Say Yes, perhaps the first marijuana memoir ever published, is a positive account of long-term cannabis use. With ruthless honesty and deadpan humor, the author observes the effect of weed upon every aspect of her life: marriage, motherhood, friendship, work, sport, sex. As John Updike wrote about Hiller's short story collection, Skin, this is "good, brave and joyful writing."
"This funny, wry and very candid memoir purports to be a Confession of an American Pot-Smoker but is really a cultural/personal history of the past fifty years. The narrative progresses backward and not only the past, but innocence itself is recaptured."
- Phillip Lopate, Nonfiction Director, MFA Writing Program, Columbia University
"Likely to loosen up fellow smokers, while adding a personal take to the public discussion of cannabis." - Kirkus Reviews
"Brilliant, important, and beautifully written." - Betsy Prioleau, author of Seductress and Swoon
"This funny, wry and very candid memoir purports to be a Confession of an American Pot-Smoker but is really a cultural/personal history of the past fifty years. The narrative progresses backward and not only the past, but innocence itself is recaptured."
- Phillip Lopate, Nonfiction Director, MFA Writing Program, Columbia University
"Likely to loosen up fellow smokers, while adding a personal take to the public discussion of cannabis." - Kirkus Reviews
"Brilliant, important, and beautifully written." - Betsy Prioleau, author of Seductress and Swoon
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