Reviews tagging 'Drug use'

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas by Hunter S. Thompson

56 reviews

annie_l_h's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

I was looking for a complete 180 after a previous book that I read this year, and figured that this novel would be the perfect way to add more wildness and unpredictability to my list of read books this year. While it was certainly a change in pace for me, it’s very much a surface level novel of just drugs and two unlikeable men gallavanting around Las Vegas. I thought there would be more to the plot, but really it’s just these two men getting high on a shocking amount of illegal substances and wrecking cars. After a while it just got monotonous; who cares that they’re high and being menaces to society anymore? Why should the reader even read this? For me it still felt a bit boring despite all of the adventures and drug fueled explorations around town.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Drug use, Racial slurs, Alcoholism, Alcohol, and Drug abuse

matcha_pages's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

I don't doubt that this book is a cult classic, edgy, and captured a generation's feeling of discontent with the status quo. But in 2024, this drug fueled adventure in Las Vegas just concerned me. 
I used to live in Las Vegas, so I found some of their shennanigans par for the course and darkly funny. I kept hoping to understand the deeper meaning of this book, unfortunately I never found it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use

emadisonc's review

adventurous dark funny fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Maybe it meant something. Maybe not, in the long run, but no explanation, no mix of words or music or memories can touch that sense of knowing that you were there and alive in that corner of time and the world. Whatever it meant.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Drug abuse, and Addiction

Moderate: Homophobia, Racism, Rape, and Racial slurs

Minor: Body shaming

littlespookysmut's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse and Drug use

purplepickle's review against another edition

challenging dark funny reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use and Drug abuse

tanya240's review against another edition

adventurous funny slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic friendship, Addiction, Drug use, Sexual harassment, Alcohol, Suicidal thoughts, Cursing, and Drug abuse

roseknows124's review against another edition

funny lighthearted reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Rape, Alcohol, Vomit, Cannibalism, Drug use, Sexual harassment, Sexual content, Sexism, Ableism, Drug abuse, Gaslighting, Violence, Sexual assault, Racial slurs, Animal cruelty, Body shaming, Cultural appropriation, Cursing, Homophobia, Toxic relationship, Classism, Fire/Fire injury, Misogyny, Fatphobia, Gun violence, Self harm, Toxic friendship, Excrement, Injury/Injury detail, Alcoholism, Antisemitism, Suicide attempt, and Suicidal thoughts

daswampthing's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

A drug fueled tear through 1970s Western and Middle America. Fun. A few very dated portions, but overall a great read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use

Minor: Rape, Racial slurs, Vomit, Kidnapping, and Sexual violence

readylabook's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Excrement, Sexual harassment, Violence, Vomit, Addiction, Blood, Gun violence, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Misogyny, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Police brutality, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual assault, Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Body horror, Body shaming, Forced institutionalization, Rape, Xenophobia, Sexual content, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Lesbophobia

kelsokake's review against another edition

dark funny tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

a goddamn fever dream. wth did i read? 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Vomit, Addiction, Cursing, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Drug abuse, and Drug use

Moderate: Racial slurs, Excrement, and Kidnapping