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Hell's Angels
- A Strange and Terrible Saga
- Narrated by: Scott Sowers
- Length: 10 hrs and 39 mins
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Publisher's Summary
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas author Hunter S. Thompson rocked the literary world with his mind-bending style of Gonzo journalism. First published in 1966, Hell’s Angels is Thompson’s up-close and personal look at the infamous motorcycle gang during the time when its moniker was most feared.
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- Joe Bloggs
- 07-13-13
Visions of the Future of Motorcycle Gangs
Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?
Yes, It's very entertaining.
What was your reaction to the ending? (No spoilers please!)
I knew the ending before I read the book. For some reason the tag line that was on the original book that went something like "I lived with and was almost killed by the Hells Angels" is nowhere to be found on the modern audio book. As a side note, the idea that Hunter S. Thompson would pick a fight just so he could write that tag line to sell a book is almost laughable. That is actually a theory that a certain Hells Angel set forth in a certain very popular book.
What does Scott Sowers bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?
He does a fine job getting into the character of Hunter S. Thompson. I almost feel as if I know the man.
If you were to make a film of this book, what would the tag line be?
"I partied with, lived with and was almost killed by the Hell's Angels"
Any additional comments?
So much has changed since the 1960's and yet at the core of it all, motorcycle gangs are essentially composed of the same sort of people then and now. They do essentially the same sorts of things; rape, murder, drugs, drug selling, various and assundry dirty deeds. If the men in these gangs did anything other than ride motorcycles, society would regard them with the contempt and loathing they warrant. How interesting is human nature that motorcycles transform lowly thugs into something other than what they are? Same thing for pirates of yesteryear. I myself can feel and taste the answer, yet find it impossible to put it into words.
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- hypersona
- 06-15-18
Not a favorite.
Usually I enjoy biographical stories about darker subcultures... I just couldn't get into this. I understand Thompson is a literary icon, but I felt the narrative was campy and trying too hard... trying to impress or get reaction. I dont know, maybe its just not aging well.
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- Tami
- 11-18-17
Narrorator Ruins a Great Book
Nothing can ruin a fantastic story faster than a bad narrator. I struggle daily to get through this book because I love the story. He takes a breath at the end of every sentence. You cannot tell if he is narrating HST in a conversation or if HST is describing an event. His inflection isn’t good and doesn’t have anything that make this feel like a HST read. The breathing though, argh! Also, he runs out of breath and speeds up his narrative to complete the sentence.
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- Jerry
- 08-06-15
Very Entertaining & Educational
What made the experience of listening to Hell's Angels the most enjoyable?
I was told this book is Hunter S. Thompson pre-Gonzo style and it is the beginning of that type of journalism that he is known for. For me I felt this book was almost a look at California and the US in the mid to late 60's told through the Thompson's investigation into the Angels. This was before my time so I found it very educational. I am also a motorcycle enthusiast and enjoyed the detail into their bikes.
What does Scott Sowers bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?
He reads with a good intensity that helped engage you into the story.
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- Candice Davis
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narrator was awful.
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- Kimberley
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Hated the narrator
I struggled as I didn't care for the narrator. Kinda repetitive until the last couple of hours.
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- GanjaPlanta
- 10-20-14
Must listen for Hunter fans
Cool book, you can see he was like looking for trouble as much as he was trying to write a story.
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- NIS3R
- 07-06-18
really good book, not a fan of the narration style
I really enjoyed reading this book but wasn't a fan of the narrator's style. It felt forced and hammed up and in the end I was unable to get through it and just read the book again.
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- cody
- 06-24-15
love hunter s.
wish the was read by someone else but other wise a great book. some parts are hard to hear but still great.
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- Brian PDX
- 01-10-15
Flashback to the 60s--Hells Angels ride!!
I had the dubious 'good' fortune to experience the Hells Angels @ Bass Week for almost a decade, especially around Memorial Day Weekend and The Fourth of July..which sometimes can be as long as 5-6 days depending on what day The Fourth comes! We found, as a whole, the members to be courteous and friendly, especially to both my young sons. My gouges son, wh was toddler to 6 year old during these summers, remembers Hells Angels MC members tousling his curly red hair. We shared a cabin with good friend who had children the same age as ours. And we had to go to the store, one of the 2 in 'town' at least once a day. My girlfriends and I soon found that wearing our bikini toe and cut off shorts to the store wasn't really good idea.
We also had the pleasure of watching the Angels water ski behind rented ski boats and even went to Willow Cove to offer water skiing lessons toy these guys...and yes-they do water ski in their colors..back then colors were most frequently work on denim jackets with the sleeves torn off...
Anyhow, it was a real memory blast to listen to Hunter Thompson's non-fiction story about his experiences with the Hells Angels-I purchased it because my son, who is now is in his early 40's, has good memories about his experiences at Bass Lake and with the Hells Angels. He said I'd enjoy it and surprisingly enough, I did.
Narrator Scott Sowers did an excellent job relating this story about his year-or-so long experiences hanging out with the Oakland CA chapter of the Angels. I had hoped this would go into the Altamont disaster when the Greatful Dead hired the Angels (and paid them with beer, no less) to provide security for an open air concert akin to Woodstock as far as security fences goes...that is a great story and I'd love to hear it from Sowers POV..but he was no longer hanging out with the Angels then.
If you are an AARP member (over 55) or West Coast person and have memories of that era I recommend buying this book. If you are a motorcycle enthuses it's a good look at the history of a significant time in 20th century cycling.
Well written and narrated I recommend this story to almost anyone with interests in this field.
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