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Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas: A Savage Journey to the Heart of the American Dream
Hunter S. Thompson
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Amazon.com Reviews
Heralded as the "best book on the dope decade" by the New York Times Book Review, Hunter S. Thompson's documented drug orgy through Las Vegas would no doubt leave Nancy Reagan blushing and D.A.R.E. founders rethinking their motto. Under the pseudonym of Raoul Duke, Thompson travels with his Samoan attorney, Dr. Gonzo, in a souped-up convertible dubbed the "Great Red Shark." In its trunk, they stow "two bags of grass, seventy-five pellets of mescaline, five sheets of high-powered blotter acid, a salt shaker half-full of cocaine and a whole galaxy of multicolored uppers, downers, screamers, laughers.... A quart of tequila, a quart of rum, a case of Budweiser, a pint of raw ether and two dozen amyls," which they manage to consume during their short tour.
On assignment from a sports magazine to cover "the fabulous Mint 400"--a free-for-all biker's race in the heart of the Nevada desert--the drug-a-delic duo stumbles through Vegas in hallucinatory hopes of finding the American dream (two truck-stop waitresses tell them it's nearby, but can't remember if it's on the right or the left). They of course never get the story, but they do commit the only sins in Vegas: "burning the locals, abusing the tourists, terrifying the help." For Thompson to remember and pen his experiences with such clarity and wit is nothing short of a miracle; an impressive feat no matter how one feels about the subject matter. A first-rate sensibility twinger, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas is a pop-culture classic, an icon of an era past, and a nugget of pure comedic genius. --Rebekah Warren
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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 of the strangest journeys ever undertaken.
Now this cult classic of gonzo journalism is a major motion picture from Universal, directed by Terry Gilliam and starring Johnny Depp and Benicio del Toro. Opens everywhere on May 22, 1998.
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I know, I know..........2007-09-30
I know, it's THE Hunter S. Thompson book. It would be like having the gall to write a review for the Grapes of Wrath or Slaughterhouse Five and think you'd be doing anything other than blabbing just to see your own words on a computer screen.
That said, read this book this instant. Whatever good anyone's ever said about this book, it's twenty times better. I read it in two sittings and only stopped myself from reading it again because it was a library book and had to be returned.
The late HST's gift for gonzo, that strange mix of fiction and nonfiction, is ultimately realized in this book. Reality is seamlessly mixed with a bizarre fantasy world of sentient reptiles and split personality through the medium of hard drugs that serve to clarify (and sometimes amplify) a violent and twisted town in a strange time.
This book will have you laughing hysterically at parts, so don't read it around other people unless you're okay with passing it to them. This book will have you cringing at the brutality of human nature at points, so have your wits about you.
I really can't say anything else, other than that this book must be purchased and read this very instant if you haven't already done so.
A must read for anyone.......2007-09-21
Thompson's book helps create a vivid picture of the drug fueled 60's and early 70's a way no one else has before.
Good stuff, but less important than his other work.......2007-09-14
¨Fear and Loathing¨ is a great ride for sure. A drug-addled, hilarious, disturbing romp through Las Vegas in search of the American Dream. Thompson is definitely a skilled writer and an outlaw and this stuff comes through in this book. I don't want to shrug this work off by any means, but I definately prefer his other work, such as ¨The Great Shark Hunt,¨ because it truly brings out Thompson's outlook on the world, his hatred of wealth, power and greed, etc. This book is fun, but Thompson is definitely capable of more depth and thought. While this work might be what gave him his big break, he definitely went on to better things.
Buy the ticket...take the ride.......2007-08-23
A bizzare journey to the heart of the American Dream, funny, witty and full of memorable episodes. The illustrations by Ralph Steadman are also superb. Raul Duke says it clearly : "buy the ticket...take the ride"
A wild and extraordinary ride down a lost highway ..........2007-08-20
The lost highway of the American Dream.
I wasn't old enough to remember much from the late 60's early 70's let alone the political aspects of Nixon's presidency or the drug culture of the time, so this review won't have any profound social or political commentary, except that comparisons can well be made to the drug culture of today, and it is glaringly apparent that not much has changed.
Considering the climate of the time: Nixon's presidency, the war in Vietnam, and the country's young men succumbing to the draft, it was no wonder that an entire generation wanted something more, for this was not the American Dream they had been sold. And for some, the only way to drown out the hypocrisy gnawing at your brain is to give your brain an escape. Expand your mind, as that might be the only part of you that is truly free. Whatever it takes to get you directly out of your head -- the higher the better. This story chronicles a journey utterly devoid of restraint and reason as these two men, Raoul Duke and Dr. Gonzo, and their trunk full of felonies set themselves loose upon Las Vegas -- the last vestige of the American Dream. However, their idea of the American Dream is not how most of us would understand it, but somehow, through the fog of hallucinatory metaphor, we can actually see and feel what the main characters are searching for so desperately.
All that aside, even if the 60's culture is beyond your age group, Thompson's writing is worth the read -- Brilliant, sarcastic, and frighteningly funny: Bars seething with has-been lounge lizards, tearing the patrons to shreds, blood soaked tacky hotel rooms, police car chases, kidnapping, gambling, excess, and debauchery ... not to mention the Narcotics Convention. The dialog is brilliant. Harrowing experiences abound; it is amazing that the two main characters make it out of Vegas alive.
Definitely a wild ride for all.
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The first edition of Thompson's famous work, illustrated by Ralph Steadman. Hardback book with dust jacket published in 1971 by Random House.
Customer Reviews:
Rah Rah.......2003-11-21
The previous reviewer is what one may call a "gotard."
He feels that fear and loathing is only about drugs. He is simple minded, and can't see what is really occuring in one of the finest American novels of the later half of the 20th century. Fear and loathing in las vegas is about the search for the long lost American Dream. It is story about two men set out to find the American Dream, and they use drugs and excess as means for getting there.
Drug trips.......2003-06-05
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas was veru interesting. THe drug trips scared me but allowed me to see what goes on in the real world. I felt that the literary merit was slim to none. The book is fun of description but does not really have a plot line other than just getting high and all that jazz. The author certainly has some problems and can teach what happens when you get too strung out on drugs.
Fear & Loathing In The Book Store.......1996-06-27
There I was, wandering the various warehouse-like isles of
my neighborhood bookstore hopelessly staring at the shelves
of books I read in the past. Stumbling across the Hunter S.
Thompson books was probably the best thing that happened to
me all week. As everyone else does from time to time, I took
a gamble and bought "Fear & Loathing: In Las Vegas" having
heard nothing about the book, or Hunter S. Thompson prior to
my purchase.
The description on the back of the book entranced me, with
visions of drug-drunken anarchy. A description that upon
reading, sounded so crazy and out of control that I figured
the book was probably trash. The description, as great as
it was, however, didn't even do justice to the book.
Have you ever dreamed about going on the road and doing just
about every drug imaginable over a period of a week or two,
and raising absolute hell in the city of Las Vegas? Driving
around in a large red convertable, picking up hitch-hikers
and scaring them worse than they scared you? And don't forget
the fact that during this dream ("The American Dream" as
Hunter S. Thompson describes it) you have an equally Drugged,
spontaneous, crazy and armed attourney to smooth things out
for you and keep you out of trouble?
This book has more action than you are prepared for, and there
is never a slow or dull moment from start to finish, And will
leave you back in the isles of the book store, or in this
case back in front of the monitor shopping for more of Hunter
S. Thompson's books. This was the first one I purchased, and
ended up buying the rest of his books.
(Warning: This book contains Sex, Drugs, Rock'N'Roll, Adult
situations, Explicit Language and just about anything else
you could imagine on an interstate drug frenzy)
Product Description
His second book & first collaboration with Ralph Steadman, the illustrator. Basis for the Terry Gilliam film featuring Johnny Depp and Benicio Del Toro.
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SHANLEY BRINGS US OVER THE MOON!.......2001-05-16
Alright, let's face it: John Patrick Shanley is a genius. How else can you explain a reader's overwhelming mirth brought on by the simple turn of each page from his fine Oscar-winning screenplay "Moonstruck" nearly 14 years after the movie's release? Who could ever forget Loretta Castorini slapping Ronnie across the face shouting matter-of-factly "Snap out of it!" Or mom Rose, at the kitchen table bellowing "Your life's goin down the toilet!", and last but not least ornery but lovable Cosmo declaring "Everything is temporary!" It's a movie/literary lovers delight... And who could forget Shanley's elevator ride in "Five Corners"... or what Heinz did to his delusional, corinthian topped mother. (It's a shocker!)... Oh, and Joe floating on his trunks in the middle of the ocean, picking at his eukele. Aw, it was so much fun to be able to go back and experience these fine tales. Thank God someone had the sense to publish them. Shanley fans will not be disappointed.
WRY, WITTY, BUT WRITTEN MORE FOR THE STAGE.......2000-07-04
Moonstruck and Five Corners are fun reads -- wry and off-beat. Also fun is the introduction written by Shanley, which describes the anxieties, fears, and dating experiences which helped him write these screenplays. Apparently, his writing is very personal. What is disappointing at times is his writing style. The author is a playwright by training and it often shows, particularly in Joe Versus the Volcano -- a very contrived and stagey screenplay.
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A visionary quest for personal and planetary transformation.
Sacred tablets (based on the Hopi Life Plan -- Prophecy Rock petroglyph) are discovered in the mysterious Four Corners area that foretell America's destiny. It is a divine blueprint for the future interwoven with Hopi prophecies, transpersonal psychology, quantum physics and holistic medicine.
The Touchstone is for those who enjoyed stories like: The Celestine Prophecy, PsyEarth Quest, Balance Point, Earthfire and Queen of the Sun.
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- Still the ultimate guide book for trading posts
- A Must for Southwest Indian Products Shoppers
- A complete, informative and beautifully illustrated book.
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The Trading Post Guidebook: Where to Find the Trading Posts, Galleries, Auctions, Artists, and Museums of the Four Corners Region
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Still the ultimate guide book for trading posts.......2006-06-22
While this book is quite outdated, it's still invaluable in many ways. The history alone is worth it. Most of the TP's are still in the same location, and most still have good reputations. It definitely separates the wheat from the chaff. Don't just go in and look around - talk to folks. Ask if they have a back room. That's sometimes where the good stuff is (like the expensive rugs).
A Must for Southwest Indian Products Shoppers.......2004-09-16
Just returned from Navajo reservation shopping trip. This book was invaluable in finding the products I desired and saved time in eliminating "souvenir" type experiences.
I met some of the same great and helpful people characterized in the book.
Not real user friendly in terms of geography. You have to shuffle through pages to find out where you are on the road or highway relative to the locations described.
Needs to be updated : example: Chambers trading post not at all as described - must have changed hands some time ago. Dirty and "junky".
A complete, informative and beautifully illustrated book........1998-01-29
Authors Eddington and Makov give wonderful information on a myriad of places in the Four Corners Region where you can purchase Native American arts and crafts. Beautifully illustrated with hand-tinted photographs, the guidebook not only lists galleries and museums, but also old, authentic trading posts, where maybe the only thing you'll acquire will be a sense of nostalgia for the past. If you're interested in Native American art and craftwork of the Southwest, buy this book and keep it in your car. It will come in very handy.
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Patrick's Corner
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Easy to Pick Up; Hard to put down.......2000-06-19
I can count on one hand the titles of the books I have been unable to put down, and this is one of them. I went in search of more when I read Sean Patrick's column in Catholic Digest and found short, but full, chapters in the life of a true boy - basically faithful to his religous upbringing, but full of mischevious adventures. It reminds me of Roald Dahl's book, "Boy" - another I couldn't put down.
Heartwarming nostalgic stories........1999-10-16
This book is a treasury of wonderful stories that will make you laugh and cry and wish that you had known this family personally. I am only sorry that I finished the book so quickly. I hope that Mr. Patrick will soon be compiling another book from his Catholic Digest columns. READ IT!
A book that will touch you heart........1998-10-23
This book will touch your heart. This was my go to lunch alone book. I had enjoyed Sean Patrick's column in Catholic Digest. So I went looking to find anything else that was written by him. It's not Bible thumping but it is inspiring. Makes you wish you grew up in a big family. Each chapter is a story of it's own. 6 Irish brothers growing up with their widowed mother. It will remind you of your own youth, sibling love. READ THIS BOOK!!
Wonderfully nostalgic and highly recommended........1998-10-02
Sean Patrick writes of the trials and triumphs of being part of a large, poor family. I found this book very uplifting and true to what it means to be part of a family and community who care for each other. Anyone who grew up in the 40s and 50s will understand the spirit of those times. I laughed and cried through most of his stories. Written in a very loving, humorous manner.
egotistical babble, and poorly written........1998-02-19
sean patrick, if thats his name, wrote a self grandizing piece of dribble. Don't waste your time.
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Street Corner Conservative: Patrick J. Buchanan and His Times
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Golden age;: The story of industrialization of South Africa and the part played in it by the Corner House group of companies 1910-1967,
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