Fear and Loathing: On the Campaign Trail '72
 

Fear and Loathing: On the Campaign Trail '72

by Hunter S. Thompson

With the same drug-addled alacrity and jaundiced wit that made Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas a hilarious hit, Hunter S. Thompson turns his savage eye and gonzo heart to the repellent and seductive race for President. He deconstructs the 1972 campaigns of idealist George McGovern and political hack Richard Nixon, ending up with a political vision that is eerily prophetic. A classic! (read review)

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jeannes
  • Rated 5 stars

I cannot get enough of this guy. Reading Thompson's coverage of the Presidential campaign in 1972 felt eerily prescient under the George W. administration. It's a bit apalling how little really changes. I also appreciate what he's trying to do as a journalist. As becomes evident throughout the course of the book, every single person on the campaign trail becomes intimately involved in the operation so objectivity becomes something of an unrealistic quest. Getting to "the truth" can only be...

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Dale D
  • Rated 2 stars

I didn't make it all the way through. What REALLY scared me, however, was that all the names mentioned in this book are still involved in politics.

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