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ben_whackley's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
informative
tense
medium-paced
4.5
Lovely overview of the Angels’ explosion in popularity and Thompson’s time with them.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Racism and Racial slurs
saladm's review against another edition
3.0
It was interesting, especially reading it now where all these tough biker dudes doing heinous things, saying “that’s just how we live man” and pretending to just be neutral partygoers when in all actuality they’re losers that immediately started taking things super far to try to live up to what the media says they are. Near the end of the book they talk about how unamerican the Vietnam protests were when the entire book featured tons of the members constantly said that their country had it out for them and hated them. An oxymoron in of itself that represents the entire group so well.
joemdief's review against another edition
3.0
This book took quite some time to finish... with numerous stops and starts. I'm unsure if it was due to a busy schedule, a lack of the vivid thrills present in Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, or just a disconnect with the subject material. I certainly appreciate the glimpse into an obsolete lifestyle popular decades past, but am unsure I would read again. Despite this, Thompson's continual imagery is always enjoyable.
michinio's review against another edition
4.0
...much much MUCH better than [b:The Rum Diary|18864|The Rum Diary|Hunter S. Thompson|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1430534762s/18864.jpg|69675], though not as good as [b:Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas|7745|Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas|Hunter S. Thompson|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1394204569s/7745.jpg|1309111].
jo5iah's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
informative
reflective
medium-paced
4.5
Intriguing portrait of an outlaw group. The last main section detailing a motorcycle ride is perfect.
lisag's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
funny
informative
sad
tense
slow-paced
3.0
littlespookysmut's review against another edition
3.0
So i definitely learned a ton about the hells angels while reading this book and it was amazingly written but it’s very pro hells angels and they are criminals and terrible people haha.