Better Than Sex: : Confessions of a Political Junkie (Gonzo Papers, Vol 4)

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Summary: Ho, ho, bubba...
Review: I absolutely love the writing of HST. Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas is, without a doubt, one of the most important books of the 20th century. On the Campaign Trail '72 somehow managed to get me interested in politics. Hell's Angels made me want to buy a motorcycle and rip down the california coast at midnight. But...Better than Sex is a dull, vapid, anorexic account of a dull, vapid, anorexic campaign. Approximately half of the 240 page book is made up of scribbled-out faxes and strange illustrations. Which is not necessarily a bad thing, but I would much rather read 240 pages of non-stop HST ranting. For whatever reason, the Dr. has elected to use the phrases "Ho, ho" and "bubba" at least once on every page, or so it seems. I've read other reviews that state that HST has lost his edge, that a lifetime of rum, cocaine, mescaline and adrenochrome has begun to catch up with him, but I hesitate to write Him off as a aging has-been quite yet. But after reading "The Proud Highway", one must wonder how HST himself would have reacted to a book such as "Better than Sex" if he were still a money-hungry book reviewer.

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Summary: Dull book, but so was the campaign of '92!
Review: Not exactly a great book, but no one else could describe the '92 campaign better than HST. It was interesting to find out that he wanted to run for sheriff of Pitkin Co, Colorado on the Freak Power Ticket. Seeing catch phrases, ho ho and bubba on almost every page was a bit much, but at some moments I believe he may have got it from Clinton himself. Selah. Thompson also adds personal faxes to this book that show his mind is still the same as it was when writing Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas. Some have said the years may be catching up with him, but how much do you actually think he had to work with on the '92 campaign? He did what he could with it, but it was a little boring, but nothing about the '92 campaign was really worth writing a book about. Maybe some more into the great minds of Admiral Stockdale and H. Ross Perot? That would have made the book even more boring, but considering what he had to work with, this book is a decent account of getting the "redneck" from Arkansas into the White House, bubba. Maybe he should have waited a while and added a little about the use of "interns" in the White House, and we would have seen the great Dr. we all know and love!

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Summary: Accurate Title
Review: This book is better than sex. His best since Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas. He's not your average acid casualty. This book is an amazing blend of outrageous, mind bending accusations, libelous paranoid ranting, and just good old fashion fun. Hunter is a national treasure and this book is a great read.