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Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas: A Savage Journey to the Heart of the American Dream - Community Reviews back

by Ron McLarty, Hunter S. Thompson
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Rabbit Reads
Rabbit Reads rated it 13 years ago
This was amazing, it made me "uncomfortable" at times while reading it, but that is not a good word to describe how I felt. It's similar to feeling what I did while reading American Psycho, but different as well.
Going for Goldilocks
Going for Goldilocks rated it 13 years ago
A little torn on this one. On one hand it wasn't really enjoyable which is the criteria I generally use to rate book, but it is interesting. It also truly introduced me to a world I know nothing about. There were times reading this book that I felt like I was the one tripping on acid. It took me...
A Cruel Man Delighting in Flowers
A Cruel Man Delighting in Flowers rated it 13 years ago
My attorney advised me to read this book. He said that it could count in lieu of community service and I should report my findings to Professor Alistair Bean, down at the Tax Agency.But Bean was dogging me from the start. When I rang the Agency, this girl told me he wasn't there. But I could tell fr...
Jelle
Jelle rated it 13 years ago
Fuck yes.
Carolyn Cannot Live Without Books!
Carolyn Cannot Live Without Books! rated it 15 years ago
I tried and tried to read this book and got about 3/4 of the way through. I think I may have understood and enjoyed the book more if I had been stoned when I tried.
Stacia's books
Stacia's books rated it 19 years ago
Hilarious!
Kaethe
Kaethe rated it 43 years ago
I was absolutely in thrall to Thompson my junior and senior years in high school, a steadily fading thrall that dissolved entirely some time ago. Yeah, it explains a lot, doesn't it.
wbebout
wbebout rated it 45 years ago
One of my favorite all time books that I have read multiple times. It is a hilarious jaunt through the counter-culture dope scene. It is told with a style that immediately puts you there with intense visualization. Word of warning...this is a love it or hate it book.
Marvin's Bookish Blog
Marvin's Bookish Blog rated it 54 years ago
I read this book in 1972. There was nothing like it before and probably never will be again. Thompson was at the height of his short reign of creativity and wrote like he was on a roller coaster to hell. As he stated in this book, he was searching for the American Dream, like many of us were, but he...
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