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FEAR AND LOATHING IN LAS VEGAS (FLAMINGO MODERN CLASSICS) [Paperback]

HUNTER S. THOMPSON (Author)
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5.0 out of 5 stars What a ride... Jun 19 2001
By Adrian Berger
Format:Paperback
Hunter S Thompson's journey to find the American dream and consume as many ilicit substances as possible on the way is a fantastic, exciting and classic read through the drug hazed mind of Thompson.

He is heading to Las Vegas to cover the "Mint 400", a motorbike race where there is more desert dust than media story. Armed with a boot-full of drugs and his aggressive, slightly crazed Samoan lawyer Dr Gonzo, they rocket across the highway in their "great red shark" convertible in search of the fabled American Dream.

Thompson's graphically acurate descriptions of their drug binge across the buzzing lights and sounds of Vegas are truly remarkable and funny. He pokes fun at what is deemed the dream as they fraud their way through two 5* hotels and encounter many other fun and perilous adventures on the way. My favourite parts (the whole book is full of them) are when they pick up the hitchhiker, the bath scene with "White Rabbit" (a Jefferson Airplane song), the police anti-drug rally and the scene before entering and inside the Circus Circus casino.

A truly wacked out and crazy adventure story through the eyes of an original hippie tripper, whose analysis and derision of things around him is delivered in a fun and insightful manner. A thoroughly enjoyable read; laugh along at this audacious adventure. If you have seen the movie, you will enjoy the book; if you have read the book you will enjoy the movie. A mirror of each other...a total classic!

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5.0 out of 5 stars Modern Classic Feb 21 2013
By Benjamin P. Roundell
Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
Bought this book because of the Rum Diary, very diffrent. Movie is a greeat depiction, but there's always more in the book. Great read, exactly what I was looking for.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Fear and Loathing In Toronto July 29 2012
By Pete
Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
The best book I've ever read, period. It makes the movie look like a brief summary of the events which took place and I would suggest anyone who watched the movie to read the book. The writing style, though at first glance to a reader like me, seems like a dry narrative with barely any talking, but once you start to read it, you see that the entire book is the voice of Hunter S. Thompson, or in this case, Raoul Duke. It's a short read, but an amazing one.

The Quality of the book I received was excellent, and though it slightly used, it just looks old, not torn or destroyed and since this book was published in 1971, I, personally, would rather have something closer to a first edition. All the pages were there and there were no markings.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Hey Mister Tambourine Man...
Thompson was one funny guy. Some of the anecdotes in "Fear and Loathing" are destructively hilarious. The bible of the drug counter-culture. Worthy of a read, that's for sure.
Published on Dec 14 2007 by Benjamin Anderson
5.0 out of 5 stars the gonzoest of them all
The good doctor may have reached the peak of his literary prowess with this book, at least in the sense that here he was willing to be his most funny and fun. Read more
Published on Dec 1 2007 by Paul J. Fitzgerald
5.0 out of 5 stars WOW
Hunter is fantastic. Hunter is god. This book turned film shows how a drug binge turns into fantastic reading especially in Hunter descriptive style. Read more
Published on Aug 13 2005 by Corey Joyce
5.0 out of 5 stars Luridly Entertaining and Brilliant! Now and forever!
This nonfiction account of Hunter S Thompson's search for the American Dream is a trip you won't soon forget. It is not for the meek or squeamish. Read more
Published on July 7 2005 by Stafford
5.0 out of 5 stars Luridly Entertaining and Brilliant! Now and forever!
This nonfiction account of Hunter S Thompson's search for the American Dream is a trip you won't soon forget. It is not for the meek or squeamish. Read more
Published on May 18 2005 by Stafford
5.0 out of 5 stars Luridly Entertaining and Brilliant! Now and forever!
This nonfiction account of Hunter S Thompson's search for the American Dream is a trip you won't soon forget. It is not for the meek or squeamish. Read more
Published on May 2 2005 by Stafford (Virden, IL)
5.0 out of 5 stars A Pioneer
Hunter S. Thompson was a true pioneer. His FEAR AND LOATHING IN LAS VEGAS paved the way for Jay McInerney (BRIGHT LIGHTS, BIG CITY), Rikki Lee Travolta (MY FRACTURED LIFE), Chuck... Read more
Published on Mar 23 2005
5.0 out of 5 stars Mindblowing at the very least!
This nonfiction account of Hunter S Thompson's search for the American Dream is a trip you won't soon forget. It is not for the meek or squeamish. Read more
Published on July 1 2004
5.0 out of 5 stars OPPOSITES ATTRACT
The beauty of a free country and free artistic expression is that it allows polar opposites to find themselves. Read more
Published on Jun 11 2004 by Steven R. Travers
5.0 out of 5 stars Unescapble Excursion into the American Aorta
The movie is a good work. Hunter S. Thompson is an interesting man, but the novel is an entirely different world, a world where Don Juan and mysticism mesh with the concrete... Read more
Published on May 25 2004 by Daveda J. Campbell
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