Hell's Angels: A Strange and Terrible Saga Audiobook

" With virtually unlimited access to their inner sanctum, Thompson sheds light on these uniquely American scumbags. "

" This is still considered the definitive book on the hell's angels. Hunter hung out with them (with the leaders permission)to research this book.This reasearch ended with hunter being beaten by 2 hell's angels. "

" I normally don't fall in for reporting, but you can't really mess with Hunter S Thompson. He makes it worth sticking it out. "

" This may be the last coherent book Thomspon wrote. "

" Interesting book. Really a document of time and place, but it still holds up. I have rarely felt empathy while reading anything by Hunter Thompson, but this was the exception. "

" The start of Gonzo journalism. "

" This book is about the Hellss Angels outlaw motorcycle gang from Califorina. The author, Hunter S. Thompson, spent a few years following and hanging out with the Hell's Angels to be able to write about them. The book is non-fiction and gives the history of the Hells Angels from the start of the gang up till 1966, which is when the book was published. There are a few adventures that Thompson writes about, which are entertaining and informative. The book took me awhile to read because it is full of narration and not a lot of dialogue, which makes for an interesting book, but not a fast read. I gave it 3 stars because I liked the historical look at the infamous motorcycle gang. I would have given it more, but due to the amount of narration, I did not. I would recommend this book to people that are into motorcycles or watch Sons of Anarchy. "

" This gonzo journalist actually joined the hells angels in the 60's to write this book. "

" Brilliant. Thompson is heir to Mencken in his willingness to call a thing what it is, and the man seems almost incapable of writing a bad sentence. Bill Buford's Among the Thugs owes its existence to this book. "

" Yes, everyone knows Thompson because of Fear and Loathing, but any true fan of HST should read Hell's Angels. "

" Essentially an essay/novel on following a California chapter of the Hell's Angels. Talks about hierarchy, parties, influence with the law and what you can and can't say and do around this paranoid piece of society. "

" This was the first Thompson book that I ever read, and it was a joy ride to hell, to say the least. Loved this book, and would recommend it to anyone that is willing to see how observing can turn so quickly into participating. "

" Definitely very interesting. It was a little slow for me at times but worth reading. "

" I learned from reading the book, that the Portland head quarters for the infamous Gypsy Jokers bike gang was across the street from my house at the time! "

" In case you feel an urge to glamorize your local HA, this is just one of the books that fearlessly deconstructs the myth and exposes the HA for the lowlifes and criminals they actually are. "

" I was expecting a traditional Hunter S Thompson novel, filled with lunacy. This book actually turned out to be a real work of journalism. Well done, although out of date today. "

" embedded journalist tries life on two wheels. thompson continually searched for the american dream after the 68 chicago democratic etc fiasco. i think he'd already found it with the angels, just excuse the animalistic beatings and predatory sexual behavior. "

" Don't mess with the angels or you might get your skull smashed in. "

" By far the best 'journalistic' of his works - also Thompson is seen with his own frailty of fears around bigger badasses than even he! "

" Very tight journalism...sometimes dry, but interesting. "

" Awesome. Woulda gave it 4 stars but trivializes rape too much. "

" The edge is out there, somewhere, waiting for us. "

" If you are interested in what really went on in the Hell's Angels then take a ride with Hunter and he'll show you. "

" Boring. Really, really boring. No wonder he had to hawk "The Rum Diaries" as desperately as he did. Dull as ditchwater. To be honest, "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas" is his only stand-out work. The rest stinks of hack. "

" An interesting account of the beginning of Hell's Angels, and a testimony to Hunter's skill as a journalist when it comes to painting and communicating a vibrant picture of the people of a certain time and place. "