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elbarto's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
tense
fast-paced
5.0
rienthril's review against another edition
4.0
HST is my favorite historical filter. This book launched me into an obsessive retrospective reading trip of the 70s. Taking the time to cross-reference every name HST skewers here gives one a glimpse of the characters now lost to journalistic oblivion, and suggests why we are where we are right now.
nnw's review against another edition
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3.75
this was tricky, because i’m very interested in thompson as a journalist, but i also very much did not care for fear and loathing in las vegas, so there were chapters that i loved and some that i had to force myself through. i think my main issue is that a lot of the elements that are super “edgy” within fear and loathing are just not that jarring in a modern context. like “omg i love psychedelics” ok??? so did a bunch of the people i went to middle school with? i know within the context of the time period that was probably more of a shocking thing to talk about, but i just can’t get into it. that being said his political commentary is really interesting and he has some pretty profound moments as well (i still think about that bit on rugged individualism all the time). overall it’s a very cool window into a given moment in time, there are just some things i could do without
tittypete's review against another edition
4.0
Really good and HST's writing is inspiring and energizing but GOD does it get bogged down in the middle with all the Nixon screeds. Almost gave up. Glad I didn't though.
henderslam's review against another edition
3.5
I really enjoyed this collection of essay's from Hunter S. but it did take me a while to get through. It's an amazing introduction into his gonzo journalism work even but I did find some of the piece's much mnore enjoyable than others. Highlight's include his first meeting with Ralph Steadman and his obituary for Oscar Acosta (the Attorney in Fear And Loathing In Las Vegas).
mrginger42's review against another edition
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5.0
jpagka22's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
informative
reflective
slow-paced
5.0
technomage's review against another edition
4.0
Another of my lock-down rereads and its even better than I remember. This is a collection of Thompson's writings for various magazines and ranges from sports writing to political coverage to general ranting about anything and everything. Its both historically interesting and worryingly prescient especially with his coverage of Nixon's election campaign and subsequent resignation over the Watergate cover-up.
As he says regarding Nixon, "How low do you have to go to be President?" and now we know.
We could do with his insight in these troubled times, never was his phrase, "Generation of Swine" more relevant to describe our so called political leaders.
But sadly he's no longer with us and I wonder if he saw all this coming and just couldn't face having to wade about in the swamp again.
Give 'em Hell Dr Thompson wherever you ended up
As he says regarding Nixon, "How low do you have to go to be President?" and now we know.
We could do with his insight in these troubled times, never was his phrase, "Generation of Swine" more relevant to describe our so called political leaders.
But sadly he's no longer with us and I wonder if he saw all this coming and just couldn't face having to wade about in the swamp again.
Give 'em Hell Dr Thompson wherever you ended up