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Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas

By: Hunter S. Thompson
Narrated by: Ron McLarty
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Maverick author Hunter S. Thompson introduced the world to "gonzo journalism" with this cult classic that shot back up the best seller lists after Thompson's suicide in 2005. No book ever written has more perfectly captured the spirit of the 1960s counterculture. In Las Vegas to cover a motorcycle race, Raoul Duke (Thompson) and his attorney Dr. Gonzo (inspired by a friend of Thompson) are quickly diverted to search for the American dream. Their quest is fueled by nearly every drug imaginable and quickly becomes a surreal experience that blurs the line between reality and fantasy. But there is more to this hilarious tale than reckless behavior, for underneath the hallucinogenic facade is a stinging criticism of American greed and consumerism.
©1971 Hunter S. Thompson (P)2005 Recorded Books, LLC

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"The best book on the dope decade." (The New York Times Book Review)

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This book is a different world of amazing insanity

Great narrative of 60s (and 2000s?) counter culture failure. I wish I had read this prior to seeing the movie but still a great read either way. Looking at how counter culture has failed in 2018, this book is just as relevant today as it was then, especially with a second wave of “contentiousness awareness” that so many people are pushing today ......

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Such horrible reading

A classic book ruined by bad voice acting. The voices all sound like teenage doofuses. I can’t listen to it.

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the writing is social commentary through pure existence.

loved it from the opening lines to the last scenes of Thompson in the Drs office continuing to carry on. somehow life today doesn't seem as free.

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A rare situation where the move was better.

This was so worth the money I was walking around work laughing at the craziness of these guys. I liked the movie so much better, but what a great read. I highly recommend this to anyone wanting to get a little more than what the movie had to offer.

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Brilliant narration

Ron McLarty’s narration is faultless and brings the characters to life. Wickedly funny and a wild ride

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Interesting book

Odd, interesting and poignant all at the same time.

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Charmingly Vile

Hunter Thompson's alter ego is sweetly disgusting, amoral, and miraculously inmocent. Delicious dialogue and rhetoric.

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Excellent book. Narrator not so much.

Narrator does not capture or illustrated the unique voice & delivery timing that are signature Hunter S. Thompson.

The book is great, but would be 300% better if:
1. It was unabridged, and
2. It was narrated by Johnny Depp - no one else on Earth can portray Hunter S. Thompson as well as Johnny!

Maybe it will get re-recorded by Johnny Depp for the "Anniversay Edition"

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Fear And Loathing : A Journey to Becoming a Junkie

Hunter S. Thompson is both a genius and a lunatic. Seemed hard to follow at some points, but enjoyable all the way through.

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ok

The story is great but I personally didn't care for the narrator. Very crazy story better than the movie.

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