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Question for the Hunter S Thompson fans
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I'm a big fan myself, and absolutely loved reading Fear And Loathing In Las Vegas. I'm on The Curse Of Lono now and its not nearly as good of a read.

I was just curious which of his books are the next best to Fear And Loathing. I like all of his excessive drug use and details about the drug trip. Fear And Loathing was 220 pages of that so of course I loved the read. I just saw The Rum Diary and it was kind of .... well, a dissapointment and I'd like to see if i can find a book of his thats almost as good as Fear And Loathing. Maybe The Great Shark Hunt?


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Re: Question for the Hunter S Thompson fans [Re: plektheplek]
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Hells Angels and Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail '72 are also good reads :thumbup:


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Re: Question for the Hunter S Thompson fans [Re: x Ju x]
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the more drug use i can find in the book the better


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Re: Question for the Hunter S Thompson fans [Re: x Ju x]
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Hell's Angels for sure. FaL on the Campaign Trail is a little turgid, slow in parts, a little cobbled together (Thompson seems to undergo several breakdowns throughout the duration of the book).

I'm currently reading Generation of Swine: Tales of Shame and Degradation in the 80's, it's hilarious, full of the Gonzo hyperbole and ridiculous metaphors of which HST was the master. :awejeez:

Read Hell's Angels first, then Generation of Swine. :thumbup:

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Re: Question for the Hunter S Thompson fans [Re: plektheplek]
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plektheplek said:
the more drug use i can find in the book the better


Eh, you'll probably be disappointed.

HST was primarily a political writer and a sports writer who happened to use drugs.

If you don't like politics and/or sports you probably won't find much outside of Fear and Loathing and Hell's Angels to enjoy.  Even Hell's Angels is pretty political.


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He who learns must suffer. And even in our sleep pain that cannot forget falls drop by drop upon the heart, and in our own despair, against our will, comes wisdom to us by the awful grace of God.  - Aeschylus

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Re: Question for the Hunter S Thompson fans [Re: Madtowntripper]
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Whatever I find next, Fear And Loathing In Las Vegas became an instant classic for me. One of my top 5 books of all-time, easily.

"We were around Barstow when the drugs began to take hold....."


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Re: Question for the Hunter S Thompson fans [Re: plektheplek]
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Check out Hell's Angels and The Rum Diary.


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Re: Question for the Hunter S Thompson fans [Re: plektheplek]
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"Maybe there is no Heaven. Or maybe this is all pure gibberish—a product of the demented imagination of a lazy drunken hillbilly with a heart full of hate who has found a way to live out where the real winds blow—to sleep late, have fun, get wild, drink whisky, and drive fast on empty streets with nothing in mind except falling in love and not getting arrested . . . Res ipsa loquitur. Let the good times roll."
---HST

What a great quote


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Re: Question for the Hunter S Thompson fans [Re: plektheplek]
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His wikiquote page is pure gold. I've read through it like 50 times now.:lol:

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Re: Question for the Hunter S Thompson fans [Re: Madtowntripper]
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Madtowntripper said:
Eh, you'll probably be disappointed.

HST was primarily a political writer and a sports writer who happened to use drugs.

If you don't like politics and/or sports you probably won't find much outside of Fear and Loathing and Hell's Angels to enjoy.  Even Hell's Angels is pretty political.


:whathesaid:


There's a bunch of other good books filled with peole taking drugs though.


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Re: Question for the Hunter S Thompson fans [Re: q667]
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The Curse of Lono is about a trip to hawaii him and ralph steadman went on that went to shit. it's entertaining just not fear and loathing entertaining.

sounds like i'll look at generation of swine or hells angels next


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Re: Question for the Hunter S Thompson fans [Re: plektheplek]
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johnny depp shot thompsons ashes out of a cannon. they exploded upon firing.


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Re: Question for the Hunter S Thompson fans [Re: casket]
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I've got a book of all his letters called The Proud Highway
It's pretty different to Fear and Loathing Las Vegas for obvious reasons.
Its kinda like a patchy autobiography told through his letters to friends family and some political figures.
Worth a read definitely.


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Re: Question for the Hunter S Thompson fans [Re: spoonbomb]
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Cool.

There is some drug use in The Curse Of Lono, but its all brief and not nearly as fun or trippy as Fear & Loathing. What an awesome book that is.

I guess the vote has it between Hell's Angels and Generation of Swine. I wish he did more work like F.A.L.I.L.V


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Re: Question for the Hunter S Thompson fans [Re: plektheplek]
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plektheplek said:
I'm a big fan myself, and absolutely loved reading Fear And Loathing In Las Vegas. I'm on The Curse Of Lono now and its not nearly as good of a read.

I was just curious which of his books are the next best to Fear And Loathing. I like all of his excessive drug use and details about the drug trip. Fear And Loathing was 220 pages of that so of course I loved the read. I just saw The Rum Diary and it was kind of .... well, a dissapointment and I'd like to see if i can find a book of his thats almost as good as Fear And Loathing. Maybe The Great Shark Hunt?


The Great Shark Hunt is an awesome collection - Strange Rumbling in Azlatan is one of the best pieces of political commentary on the Chicano race riots ever written. F&L on the Campaign Trail
'72 basically put me on the road to graduate school for Post-WW2 US History.

It's definitely not all about the drugs - but if you're a politics junkie (like me), you'll love his stuff.


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Re: Question for the Hunter S Thompson fans [Re: Brennus]
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Just ordered Hell's Angels. Thanks for the help fellas (and ladies if your in here)


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Re: Question for the Hunter S Thompson fans [Re: plektheplek]
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Get The Electric Kool Aid Acid Test by Tom Wolfe

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Re: Question for the Hunter S Thompson fans [Re: drr]
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:hst:


mmmmmyyyyyaaaahhhh!


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Re: Question for the Hunter S Thompson fans [Re: drr]
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drr said:
Get The Electric Kool Aid Acid Test by Tom Wolfe


I actually found that a pretty tedious read. Written by an outsider who places himself close to the epicenter, but fails to capture the essence. Granted, there's a lot of drug use/trip descriptions in there. But boy, does that get boring after a couple of pages...

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Re: Question for the Hunter S Thompson fans [Re: koraks]
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Where the buffalo roam was good


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