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i have read every book of his released (i think) and i tell you, they are all absolutely superb. his coverage of the american political scene '68-'74 is fantastic... anyone else a big HST fan? |
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Yep! HAve you read the proud highway and fear and loathing in america? The collections of letters. Also what about the William Burroughs and HST collaboration book that came out a couple of years ago (next on my list). I think his coolest stuff (aside from Hell's Angels & fear and loathing in los vegas) is the letters of complaint to various people (clothing companies, local tv station etc.) |
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aha! a realease i have missed - a collaboration WSB huh? have to check that out if i can :) thAnX for the tip ---------------------------------------- |
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A guy in Blackwells told me about it, I knew they were mates, but not that they'd worked together. What's your favourite by him? |
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fear and loathing on the campaign trail - about the mcgovernVsnixon presidential race i am reading the great shark hunt right now which has the watergate articles he wrote, as well as some earlier ones - about the hippy movement and the berkley students - very insightful and intelligent |
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Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas is fun! =D |
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very good writer. really compelling style. |
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I've only read Hell's Angels, but i really need to investigate the fella further. Fantastic book. |
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I've read a few HST books. "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas" is great, but my favorite is "The Rum Diary." I think it's his most mature and emotional book. Not to sound like a book critic (yuck!), but he reveals his emotion slowly throughout the pages, rising to a beautiful conclusion. Quite similar to Hemingways "The Sun Also Rises." It's interesting, I'm writing like a 6th grader this morning. |
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you mean you're NOT a sixth-grader? |
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Johnny Depp does a perfect job playing Thompson in the Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas movie. |
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Well, since this thread started, I have purchased both books of Letters of HST... they are fascinating documents. |
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FaLiLV is by all means good book. I read "Campaign Trail" while ago, but it wasn't that good. |
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I must say that i haven't read all of them i have read four of his books and they are all superb. He has such an incredible way of telling a story, i get the feeling that if anyone else wrote about what he does it would be nowhere near as good. |
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