A review by nnw
The Great Shark Hunt: Strange Tales from a Strange Time by Hunter S. Thompson

funny informative tense medium-paced

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