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Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas: A Savage Journey to the Heart of the American Dream Audiobook
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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.
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"an insane ride. fun though. prepare for drugs and a romp through Vegas which will startle you at times not with its drug indulgence, but in its clear prose which so accurately and acutely define a generation and an outlook upon it."
— Jake (4 out of 5 stars)
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“The best book on the dope decade.”
— New York Times Book Review -
“Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas is a scorching epochal sensation. There are only two adjectives writers care about any more—“brilliant” and “outrageous”—and Hunter Thompson has a freehold on both of them.”
— Tom Wolfe
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas Listener Reviews
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6/6/2023
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" Loved this book, but unfortunately saw the movie first. The book is a bit different but is still fun...hold onto your seat when you go on this ride. It's a wild one but you'll come back for another read. "
— Kevin, 2/2/2014 -
" I love this author!!!! love his writing style. Come'on it's Hunter S. Thompson people!!!! "
— Natasha, 1/30/2014 -
" Not a lot I can say about this book other then the fact that I thought it was without a doubt absolutely just as amazing as the movie they made after it! "
— Brandy, 1/25/2014 -
" A great surprise, Thompson is actually a very good writer and the reading was pretty frenetic. Such a blast! "
— Anna, 1/10/2014 -
" Crazy, but absolutely brilliant! Kept me interested throughout the whole book; it was impossible to get bored. I'm jealous of his writing. "
— Jessica, 12/27/2013 -
" I found myself having to take many breaks from this book as I found it very overwhelming. Thompson definitely does a wonderful job of taking such crazy, unrelatable and drug-induced experiences and pulling the reader into them. This book is a drug in itself as I have never felt so messed up from just reading about another person's drug experience. The madhouse that is the character's journey is excessive throughout the entire novel, and eventually came to be repetitive and overwhleming to the point where I just wanted it to end (a good trip gone bad.) Although drug experience is the main focus of this novel, Fear and Loathing is more about people's desire to bring chaos into their boring, driven lives. The experiences noted in this story are something we all secretly yearn for, yet elevated to a very high degree, and that is why I think it pulls excitement from the reader. "
— Erica, 12/23/2013 -
" A really crazy trip.I love it,really beat generation book "
— Juanlobeto, 12/21/2013 -
" You really have to pay attention to get the whole madness of the situation. "
— Aoife, 12/7/2013 -
" This book changed my relationship to language. Mad. Brilliant. "
— Dianna, 11/1/2013 -
" Is this truly great literature? It's so much fun to read that I don't really care. "
— Bugenhagen, 3/13/2013 -
" Easily the worst book I have read. I hope the movie is better "
— Tafena, 1/2/2013 -
" Everyone I know loved this book. I don't get it. It was just okay for me, I think the writing style just isn't how i like to realte in a book. "
— Vanessa, 12/8/2012 -
" Such a brilliant, drug fuelled adventure, a little hard to keep up with sometimes. "
— Laura, 4/27/2012 -
" Let me just say this. I can appreciate Hunter S. Thompson. Hell, he was/is a cultural icon. But I have never done enough drugs to relate to this book. "
— Angela, 4/17/2012 -
" One of his best works. At least of his later works. "
— Amanda, 3/8/2012 -
" Excellent well written stream of consciousness often very funny! "
— Steve, 1/23/2012 -
" Here is another book that I found both disturbing and well-written. I'm not quite sure how I feel about it overall but I am glad that I read it, if only to say that I've read it. "
— Candace, 10/27/2011 -
" When I first read this book as a 19 year older stoner I thought it was the best book ever, 15 years later and I re-read it and with maturity it just doesn't hold up. Sure it's a fantastic romp but I preferred Rum Diaries in terms of style and story telling. "
— Stuart, 10/5/2011 -
" Classic book, but I'm not a big fan of 'gonzo journalism', and the stream-of-consciousness style of writing. "
— djcb, 9/30/2011 -
" It was an easy read, I wasn't expecting that since I saw the movie first... "
— Nina, 5/22/2011 -
" Psychedelic exploration of the human experience with a focus on the American Dream. "
— Justin, 5/18/2011 -
" A unique book. Probably Thompson's best long-form effort. "
— Andy, 5/14/2011 -
" Very funny, and skillfully written. I'm not general a big fan of life/travel writing but this was a real treat. "
— Rosie, 5/13/2011 -
" Quite a ride! My heart rate seriously goes up when they get themselves into certain "predicaments" "
— Andrea, 5/12/2011 -
" I hate to say this, but this place is getting to me. I think I'm getting the Fear. "
— Cathy, 5/9/2011 -
" If you would like to understand what it is like to be drunk, stoned, and still able to communicate just read this book. Probably Thompsons best. "
— Ross, 5/9/2011 -
" WTF???<br/>He probably felt the same way when he read it. "
— Richard, 5/1/2011 -
" The movie sort of ruined this for me. I should have stuck to my rule of not reading a book after watching the movie. "
— Brian, 4/29/2011 -
" Wild and Crazy, as expected. Hunter has some kind of subtle truth about him, and when it hits, It's like a brick wall. "
— Todd, 4/28/2011
About Hunter S. Thompson
Hunter S. Thompson (1937–2005) was born and raised in Louisville, Kentucky. His books on politics and society were regarded as groundbreaking among journalists, and he was celebrated as one of the early practitioners of an outraged, irreverent form of highly subjective journalism that became known as gonzo journalism. His numerous articles for Rolling Stone and books like Hell’s Angels and Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas brought him wide recognition and cultlike status.
About Ron McLarty
Ron McLarty is a veteran actor of television, film, and stage as well as an award-winning audiobook narrator. He has more than 100 television appearances to his credit, including as a series regular on Spencer for Hire and Law & Order. His film career began in 1977 with a performance in The Sentinel and continued with such films as The Postman, Flamingo Kid, and, most recently, How Do You Know? His stage credits include Broadway and other productions. He has narrated more than 100 audiobooks, earning nine Earphones Awards and recognition by AudioFile magazine as a Best Voice in Mystery & Suspense in 2009 and 2010. He has twice been a finalist for the prestigious Audie Awards and then won the award in 2001 for Best Mystery Narration. He is also an accomplished playwright and an acclaimed novelist.