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“laughed my heart out from beginning to end. truely disturbed...”
irina i wrote this review yesterday. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Wonderfully abstract and confusing in the best way possible.”
Simon P wrote this review 12 days ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“read for class in college”
Nikki E wrote this review 2 weeks ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“I've read this book a few time since I was in high school and I always just thought it was a cool story. I started working at the library at about age twenty five and was surprised one day to find this book on our biography shelf. I was shocked by many things. Bits and pieces of the story started coming back to me and I still have a hard time believing someone like Hunter S. Thompson had ever existed. It made me appreciate the story even more after knowing that it had truth to it.
Dead Dan wrote this review 2 weeks ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
My favorite part of this book would have to be Thompson comparing his generation to a wave. When he describes the point at which he can see the crest of that wave falling back it almost brought a tear to my eye.
The movie is great as well but does not do the book justice. (As is the case with most books to movies.)
"To strange to live, to rare to die."
Hunter S. Thompson- R.I.P.”
“There's no point in mentioning the bats - I thought - ... Poor bastards will see them soon enough.
elMaxx! wrote this review 3 weeks ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
Mr. Hunter S. Thompson. Dr. of Journalism. Founder of the Gonzo writing/journalism style and all around awesome guy who felt the same about Disco music and the horrible Herpes.
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas is a savage journey into the depths of the American Dream, filled with mind altering drugs, midgets by the pool side, rubber lizard tails, knife wielding Samoan attorneys and a hippie mindset realizing that their movement had faded not more than 5 years later after it was at it's peak.
I love how Mr Duke realizes this, as he and his attorney looked for the american dream, come to the conclusion that the search was just a waste of time, a complete fuckaround... just like every other quest in our lives. But did they regret it? fuck no, not that day... thank you kindly. Mr. Duke took a big hit off the amyl, his heart now filled with joy. He felt like a monster reincarnation of Horatio Alger... Just sick enough to be completely filled with Confidence.”
“craziest trip ever. i LOVE this book and movie”
Dalton H wrote this review 4 weeks ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“whoa. just whoa.”
Aditya Anupkumar wrote this review Wednesday, November 25 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“great”
Philip M wrote this review Wednesday, November 25 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“This is one of the books that made me want to write. It's brilliant and powerful”
Carljoe J wrote this review Wednesday, November 18 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“One hell of a trip; the movie was even better.”
Nihal Engin V wrote this review Saturday, November 14 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
