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

Hunter S. Thompson,

Ralph Steadman (Illustrator)

Start date: January 1, 2012

Finish date: January 31, 2012

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Oct 15, 2011 Nadine Rose Larter rated it did not like it

Oh I don't really know where to begin with my absolute hate for this book. Hunter Thompson is a famous journalist. He is respected. He rode with the Hells Angels and he interviewed all the musicians that we worship. He was Rolling Stone Magazine "cool". He was so cool that friggen Johnny Depp played him in TWO movies. Loving him is just a given. Apparently. Unfortunately I can't get past the fact that I just think he's a fucking twat. ...more

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Dec 14, 2011 Katherine rated it did not like it

Ugh. I think this book is highly overrated, but maybe that's just my distaste for plotless roadtrip books. That said, I rated Lolita quite highly, but that actually seemed to do something more than just "we did these drugs and then these ones and then there was this girl and oh look, a bunny". There were funny bits, I'll admit, but overall it was like Cormac McCarthy took some drugs, lightened up a little and went on a roadtrip to Vegas.

Vladimir Nabokov throws in beautiful poetry and depicts an ...more

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