Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, Hunter S. Thompson
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, Hunter S. Thompson
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Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
A Savage Journey to the Heart of the American Dream

Author: Hunter S. Thompson

Narrator: Ron McLarty

Unabridged: 6 hr 2 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 09/26/2005

Synopsis

Maverick author Hunter S. Thompson introduced the world to "gonzo journalism" with this cult classic that shot back up the best-seller lists after Thompson's suicide in 2005. No book ever written has more perfectly captured the spirit of the 1960s counterculture. In Las Vegas to cover a motorcycle race, Raoul Duke (Thompson) and his attorney Dr. Gonzo (inspired by a friend of Thompson) are quickly diverted to search for the American dream. Their quest is fueled by nearly every drug imaginable and quickly becomes a surreal experience that blurs the line between reality and fantasy. But there is more to this hilarious tale than reckless behavior-for underneath the hallucinogenic facade is a stinging criticism of American greed and consumerism.

About Hunter S. Thompson

Hunter S. Thompson was born and raised in Louisville, Kentucky. His books include Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail '72, Screwjack, Kingdom of Fear, The Great Shark Hunt, Fear and Loathing at Rolling Stone, Hell's Angels, and Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas. He died in February 2005.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Nathan on September 17, 2007

I recently went to Las Vegas for the first, and probably only, time in my life. I hadn't read this book in years, and previously, it hadn't even been my favorite Hunter S. Thompson work. Thompson is dearly missed by many people, and on a personal level, I miss him deeply. He spoke to a true astonish......more

Goodreads review by Lisa of Troy on August 19, 2024

Who doesn’t love Bob Dylan’s Mr. Tambourine Man? Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas is an epic tale of two people, Raoul Duke and Dr. Gonzo, having a wild, crazy, drug-fueled weekend of craziness, near-misses, and misadventure. The line between art and reality is quite blurry in Fear and Loathing in Las......more

Goodreads review by Nilufer on November 14, 2020

I chose something entertaining, mind blowing , absolutely confusing read for flashback Saturday! Two men : an oddball journalist Raoul Duke and his psychopathic lawyer Dr. Gonzo chase American dream in Vegas as they have nearly drug induced coma ( thanks to vodka soaked rice cakes, mescaline, cannab......more

Goodreads review by Jim on October 05, 2013

A long drug- and alcohol-frenzied week in Las Vegas. This is written by Hunter Thompson, long-time editor of Rolling Stone, so we know he knows firsthand about what he writes about. I imagine this is one of the best portrayals of what is like to go through life in a drug-frenzy, but the story is lac......more

Goodreads review by Brett on May 02, 2021

Overall I did not enjoy this book. This was my very first Hunter S. Thompson experience and so my impression of him as a writter may be skewed. This was a first-person account centered around journalism, drug use, and seemingly irrelevant decisions that turn into recklessness behavior. There was no......more

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