Fear and Loathing at Rolling Stone, Hunter S. Thompson
Fear and Loathing at Rolling Stone, Hunter S. Thompson
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Fear and Loathing at Rolling Stone
The Essential Writing of Hunter S. Thompson

Author: Hunter S. Thompson, Jann Wenner

Narrator: Phil Gigante

Unabridged: 17 hr 58 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 10/25/2011

Synopsis

“Buy the ticket, take the ride,” was a favorite slogan of Hunter S. Thompson, and it pretty much defined both his work and his life. Fear and Loathing at Rolling Stone showcases the roller-coaster of a career at the magazine that was his literary home.Jann S. Wenner, the outlaw journalist’s friend and editor for nearly thirty-five years, has assembled articles that begin with Thompson’s infamous run for sheriff of Aspen on the Freak Party ticket in 1970 and end with his final piece on the Bush-Kerry showdown of 2004. In between is Thompson’s remarkable coverage of the 1972 presidential campaign—a miracle of journalism under pressure—and plenty of attention paid to Richard Nixon, his bête noire; encounters with Muhammad Ali, Bill Clinton, and the Super Bowl; and a lengthy excerpt from his acknowledged masterpiece, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas.Woven throughout is selected correspondence between Wenner and Thompson, most of it never before published. It traces the evolution of a personal and professional relationship that helped redefine modern American journalism, and also presents Thompson through a new prism as he pursued his lifelong obsession: The life and death of the American Dream.

About Hunter S. Thompson

Hunter S. Thompson was a groundbreaking American journalist and author whose fearless, first-person style forever changed modern nonfiction. As the creator of Gonzo journalism, Thompson blurred the line between reporter and participant, injecting his work with raw subjectivity, dark humor, and biting political and cultural commentary. His writing captured the chaos, excess, and contradictions of American life in the late twentieth century with unmatched intensity.

Thompson is best known for Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, a countercultural classic that chronicled a hallucinatory journey through the American Dream, as well as Hell's Angels, an immersive account of life inside the notorious motorcycle club. His political reporting, much of it collected in Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail '72, remains influential for its sharp insight and unapologetic voice.

Renowned for his electrifying prose and uncompromising perspective, Hunter S. Thompson's work continues to resonate with readers and audiobook listeners seeking bold, provocative nonfiction. His legacy endures as one of the most distinctive and influential voices in American literature and journalism.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Robert on July 19, 2012

Fear and Loathing at Rolling Stone: The Essential Writing of Hunter S. Thompson is a book that is basically just that. It was in the early 70’s that I first met HST. We used to hang out, smoke a little weed, do a few lines then drop some blotter and discuss the political chicanery going on in Washin......more

Goodreads review by Doctor on April 08, 2018

This book is a kind of Hunter Thompson "reader." It contains abridged selections from the years of his association with Rolling Stone. At its best, it presents a "highlight package" assembled by Jann Wenner, containing pieces from Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, Thompson's 1972 campaign coverage, Wa......more

Goodreads review by Aiden on January 06, 2014

The Essential HST? That's an awful lot of Hunter. This unedited (from the magazine articles, which differ from the book form) compilation of his Rolling Stone work is indeed his prime material. From the moving Battle of Aspen, where Thompson shunned the obnoxious humour of his ESPN work for an hones......more

Goodreads review by Gus on October 31, 2012

In Hunter S. Thompson, Rolling Stone magazine found a voice that legitimized the periodical from its' earliest musical journal trappings. In Rolling Stone, Hunter S. Thompson found himself the perfect home from which to fire off breathtaking, foul-mouthed, drug-fueled, and superbly crafted missives......more

Goodreads review by Anurag on August 14, 2019

Hunter S. Thompson has produced many a masterpiece of journalism (and arguably fiction), however in my humble opinion, his best ever works are found in the pages of Rolling Stone. While my only criticism of this book is that some of these pieces were edited for size--after all, I am a firm believer......more

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