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Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas: A Savage Journey to the Heart of the American Dream,
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This review is from: Fear and loathing in Las Vegas: A savage journey to the heart of the American dream ; Generation of swine : tales of shame and degradation in the '80s
"Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas: A Savage Journey to the Heart of the American Dream" by Hunter S. Thompson
Hunter Thompson practiced total immersion journalism. This form of reporting is called gonzo journalism. Hunter Thompson drove to Las Vegas to report on a motorcycle race and ended up writing a story about himself writing a story about a motorcycle race. If he would have written a conventional report on motorcycle racing it would have been interesting to motorcycle enthusiasts for a few days. Since he wrote a gonzo story he had a very wide canvas and he used it well to create a classic. The reader might be turned off by the obstreperous behavior, extreme self indulgence and offensive inconsiderate language. If you can look past this offensive conduct and you will see that Hunter Thompson gave us an insight into the American character of the 1970's. See also: Hell's Angels: A Strange and Terrible Saga (Modern Library) I completely enjoyed this book and recommend it to others. |
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Fear and loathing in Las Vegas: A savage journey to the heart of the American dream ; Generation of swine : tales of shame and degradatio... by Hunter S Thompson (Unknown Binding - 1991)
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