Five Weeks in the Amazon

First up - I was provided an uncorrected proof by the author in exchange for an honest review. I got it a couple of weeks before the book was released, and finished it just after release. I expect the typos and grammar will be corrected in the finished article.

I had this book pegged as travel, and it is, but not so much physical travel. More emotional/spiritual travel. To be fair this is not normally the type of reading I look for.

It is the story of the authors time spent in the Peruvian rainforest not far out of Iquitos, with a shaman taking Ayahuasca, and carrying out a dietary and mental crash course for five weeks. Ayahuasca is a preparation used in the indigenous Amazon for religious/spiritual ceremonies overseen by shaman. It is a hallucinogen, and from the sounds of things a physically painful process, along with sweats, vomiting and diarrhea, but it sometimes offers insights and awareness.
The book is written in a simple style. It is thoughtful, but seems unreliable in its telling of the story. It is the the story of reaching a turning point in life, becoming more self aware, more confident, and making good decisions (not always the case during the narrative with the decision making).
The book ends with the authors return the the States, and the expectation of carrying on home to Canada. Obviously the writing of the book follows, so it seems the process was successful!