Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas - Hunter S. Thompson

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas

ByHunter S. Thompson

  • Release Date: 1989-07-17
  • Genre: Biographies & Memoirs
Score: 4.5
4.5
From 1,097 Ratings

Description

A fiftieth-anniversary edition of the cult classic of gonzo journalism, hailed as “the best book on the dope decade” (The New York Times Book Review), featuring Ralph Steadman’s original drawings and an introduction by Caity Weaver

The inspiration for the major motion picture directed by Terry Gilliam, starring Johnny Depp and Benicio del Toro

“A scorching epochal sensation!”—Tom Wolfe

First published in Rolling Stone magazine in 1971, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas is the best chronicle of drug-soaked, addle-brained, rollicking good times ever committed to the printed page. It is also the tale of a long weekend road trip that has gone down in the annals of American pop culture as one of the strangest journeys ever experienced. The writer’s account of an assignment he undertook with his attorney to visit Las Vegas and “check it out,” the book stands as the final word on the highs and lows of the 1960s, one of the defining works of our time and a stylistic and journalistic tour de force.

Reviews

  • Entertaining

    4
    By Fangsout
    Fun fast read.

  • No loathing of the book!

    4
    By NYNYDANNY
    Book was good, I think seeing the movie first actually helped make the book better. Also gives you a better appreciation for Johnny depps acting role and it’s no wonder Hunter and him were such great friends. As whimsical at it may seem, it’s like the real life version of Alice in wonderland, chock full of interesting anecdotes and verbiage. There’s definitely some insight and meaning the chaos, almost a purposeful pulse to avoid conformity in society which is to be appreciated. Otherwise, it can be said that there’s a certain talent required to be eloquent in describing debauchery.

  • Wild and funny

    5
    By pablostanley
    The wild, surreal, absurd ride the characters go through, while cynically searching for the American dream in the heart of America, Las Vegas, keeps you hooked. Also, it’s really funny!

  • A very different but fun read.

    5
    By BakerToast
    One of my favorite books. It does not take you through the normal structure of a story. Instead, it takes you through a time in history, and time stamps it for people of future generations to know and understand the vibe and sentiment of an era.

  • Funny, sad, profane, and profound

    5
    By The Travelin Man
    There are few books that are both a snapshot of a moment in time and timeless all at once quite like this one.

    By the same token there are few where you don’t really know if the narrator is telling you the truth, if it’s hyperbole… or what.

    All I know is this: I find myself reading the book once a year or so, each time laughing like crazy, struck by HST’s. insight, and sad when it’s over.

  • Gods Mercy On You Swine!!

    5
    By Dickiosk Maximous
    An epic, fun and enthralling tale from begging to end. Full of good laughs, entertainment and experience. A timeless classic!

  • Gonzo journalism

    5
    By PSY :)
    A great story told by a great man. Keep inspiring.

  • What an interesting ride! This dude is off the chain, for real!

    5
    By Stoked777
    Hunter S. Thompson was out of his mind, but what an interesting perspective on things. We digest most of our information from the “normal” perspective and for good reason, but sometimes it is interesting to hear different points of view.

  • Fear & Loathing in LV - HST

    1
    By RVSlk
    Nothing like a waste of ten bucks….This is true crap from a prevailing want to be drug experimenter in the early 70’s….And you wondered where “fake news” come from….Just sayin

  • Top tier writing!

    5
    By JDsail94
    Gonzo style writing speaks for itself. Was truly a delight to read such a profoundly eccentric but delicious book.

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