About this title: A classic of American journalism from the aftermath of the '60s, Hunter S. Thompson's FEAR AND LOATHING IN LAS VEGAS, the chronicle of his life on the road and on drugs, was originally published serially in Rolling Stone in 1971. Dubbing himself a "Gonzo journalist," Thompson devoted his entire career to defining that term as a reporter whose ...
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Description: Very Good. 0679724192 Paperback, Condition: Very Good; this book is in very good condition with light curve to the spine / light reading creases to the covers. read more
Description: New. 0679785892 New, unread condition. Your satisfaction is of course guaranteed. We ship same or next day. International orders eagerly accepted. read more
Binding: Trade Paperback
Publisher: Vintage Books, New York, New York, U.S.A.
Date Published: 1998
ISBN-13:9780679785897ISBN:0679785892
Description: Good + 5 x 8 trade paperback book. White and black lettering on the orange-red spine with a color illustrated cover. 204 pages. Lower edges of pages slightly wavy. Tight binding. Good + condition. read more
Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Publisher: Popular Library
Date Published: 1971
ISBN-13:9780445084315ISBN:0445084316
Description: Good. Moderate cover wear with creasing. Considerable age toning. GoodwillnyBooks is committed to providing each customer with the highest standard of customer service. You may return new items within 30 days of delivery for a full refund. read more
Edition: Fourth Printing
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Vintage Books, New York, New York, U.S.A.
Date Published: 1998
ISBN-13:9780679785897ISBN:0679785892
Description: VG++ No Jacket. Non Ficition. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Book is unread, but the last fifty pages have been exposed to moisture with a resulting roll to the pages. Bottom corner of the front cover is bent. This a great reading copy. read more
Edition: First edition thus
Binding: Trade Paperback
Publisher: Vintage Books; Random House, New York
Date Published: 1989
ISBN-13:9780679724193ISBN:0679724192
Description: Steadman, Ralph. Very Good. Movie Tie-in. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. 204 pp.; 21 cm. First published in one volume, 1972. Near fine. Tight, clean text. Edges lightly soiled. Stated "First Vintage Books Edition. " The gonzo journalist's masterpiece. "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas is the best chronicle of drug-soaked, addle-brained, rollicking good times ever committed to the printed page. It is also the tale of a long weekend road trip that has gone down in the annals of American pop culture as one ... read more
"Profane and wickedly funny satire...I laughed out loud. Thompson is deft with language, even as his narrator is in a constant state of intoxication. (I read this book as a sorbet between long periods of reading Shadow Country by Peter Matthiesen; Fear and Loathing's flights of gross anarchy came as a relief to Shadow Country's somber genealogies.)
It is dated, but only in a way a time capsule is, its references to early '70's culture and counter-culture more descriptive and evocative than anything that could be written with the benefit of retrospect. Some of my laughter was in appreciation of Thompson's soaring hyperbole in his equating the madness of Las Vegas and its underground to the American Dream itself.
I have not seen the movie, and I don't know that I will, as Thompson's descriptions of outrageous people and drug-induced foulness is much funnier left to the imagination.
If there is any guiding literary weight to the book, it rests in snippets of (I assume) are actual newspaper articles depicting sordid crimes and other unusual incidents. Thompson reminds us that these shocking vignettes actually render his hilariously criminal behavior rather benign in comparison."
"It was an extremely wild trip to read this book, and the other short stories are good as well. To keep it short as many other better critics than I have written about this book, but I feel like I understand Colin Richardson much better after reading this book."
"I read this book as a teenager, and must say it had a profound comedic influence. I tried re-reading it recently and found it completely unpalatable. This led me to the inevitable realization that I perhaps am not aging as well as this insane little book. Oh well. Everyone should have a Hunter S. Thompson phase in late adolescence, and they should forever after try their hardest to avoid him."
"Hunter S. Thompson wrote this story based on past events in his life. After reading through this story, your view of how crazy someone’s life can really be will b e changed forever. The stories he tells throughout the book are completely insane and usually drug induced. Humor throughout the book is pretty prevalent. I found myself laughing out loud throughout much of it. Much of the humor isn’t because of him saying something funny but rather the outrageousness of the situations. These situations would include attending police conventions and casinos while heavily under the influence of hallucinogens, uppers, downers, and intoxicants. However funny the story was, the plot was sometimes hard to follow. As well as the plot, the characters in the story were sometimes hard to follow along with. I couldn’t tell if Thomson was referring to himself or to another person. Fortunately there is a movie to go along with the book. I have not seen it yet but I feel it might clear up some questions that I have about the story. For the grand total I would give this book three stars only because of the hardness to follow of the plot and characters. The funniness and ridiculousness of the story made up for the negative side. I would recommend this story to someone who enjoys reading nonfiction and fiction stories."
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