Kingdom of Fear, Hunter S. Thompson
Kingdom of Fear, Hunter S. Thompson
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Kingdom of Fear
Loathsome Secrets of a Star-Crossed Child in the Final Days of the American Century

Author: Hunter S. Thompson

Narrator: Scott Sowers

Unabridged: 10 hr 55 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 03/09/2012


Synopsis

The Gonzo memoir from one of the most influential voices in American literature, Kingdom of Fear traces the course of Hunter S. Thompson’s life as a rebel—from a smart-mouthed Kentucky kid flaunting all authority to a convention-defying journalist who came to personify a wild fusion of fact, fiction, and mind-altering substances.

Brilliant, provocative, outrageous, and brazen, Hunter S. Thompson's infamous rule breaking—in his journalism, in his life, and under the law—changed the shape of American letters, and the face of American icons.

Call it the evolution of an outlaw. Here are the formative experiences that comprise Thompson’s legendary trajectory alongside the weird and the ugly.

Whether detailing his exploits as a foreign correspondent in Rio, his job as night manager of the notorious O’Farrell Theatre in San Francisco, his epic run for sheriff of Aspen on the Freak Power ticket, or the sensational legal maneuvering that led to his full acquittal in the famous 99 Days trial, Thompson is at the peak of his narrative powers in Kingdom of Fear. And this boisterous, blistering ride illuminates as never before the professional and ideological risk taking of a literary genius and transgressive icon.

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 Steve on February 14, 2009

"It never got weird enough for me". -Hunter S. Thompson This is Hunter at his finest. This book was one of those that you wish had just one more page at the end for all of eternity. Kingdom of Fear is written in a loose biographical form, in true Thompson style, it leapfrogs from stories of pre-ado......more

Goodreads review by Amy on June 08, 2008

one of the easiest things to forget about hunter thompson is that he was s.m.a.r.t. really smart. the exaggerations and drug tales and violent fleur-de-lis are a lovely bonus, but at the heart of my love for hunter thompson is his straight-arrow sense of right and wrong, his personal sense of outrag......more

Goodreads review by Evelyn on June 17, 2011

I have always been a huge, huge, fan of Hunter's work. Kingdom of Fear is a collection of various writings he did, kind of like a memoir, where he rants and raves and rants some more. In his typical Gonzo style, he takes the reader on a bizarre and often utterly 'weird' ride through his colourful an......more

Goodreads review by MJ on August 19, 2010

Note: Written on Sep 03 2007, when I was much younger. I detach myself entirely from the review and its contents. Here’s Yr. Autobiography. Mahalo. Res Ipsa Loquitur. Is it just me, or is this gent just a wee bit too forceful with his opinions? Before the sad loss of Hunter S. Thompson, human marihuana......more

Goodreads review by David on August 31, 2019

The Life and Times of Hunter S Thompson 31 August 2018 Looking at my previous review I feel that I may not have given this book the credit that it deserves, though that does have a lot to do with the length of my reviews (if you want to call them as such since I tend to write about what I got out of......more