Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas : A Savage Journey to the Heart of the American Dream

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Summary: A journey of futility
Review: I was terribly disappointed by this book. It was obvious that the author decided to put in, almost as an afterthought, a point to the entire waste of precious natural resources. I am amazed that this book is still in print. It has little to offer as a story--humorous or otherwise--and I was dumbfounded that someone actually based a movie off this book.

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Summary: Excellent
Review: I don't know what it is--the writing style, the flow, the situations, the characters, the comedy--but something or some things make this book one you can read over and over again and LOVE. It's a fantastic book and I'm glad it's getting all of the attention it is with the new printing and the equally excellent film. Despite the film, this stands firm and strong on its own ground.

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Summary: The reader from Rochester NY is obviously homophobic!
Review: Maybe he should choose his words more carefull

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Summary: A drug-addled journalist sees the ugly truth behind Vegas
Review: This is a great book, an epitome to the 60's genre. Thompson puts Dr.Gonzo in the place of him, probaly to protect the innocent. Between hard drug binges and severe hallucinations, Hunter Thompson uncovers and rips the thin veil over Vegas away. With his trusty attorney, Raul Duke, these two travel across Nevada and see the world like it was in 1971 after the assasination of R.F.K and Vietnam still raging. A less than ideal time, and Thompson conveys this mood with black humor and hard drugs. A must read for anyone in search of a heavy dose of truth

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Summary: GREAT!!
Review: One of the best books of all time. "On the Road" is "Driving Miss Daisy" compared to this. The writing is tight and brilliant. You are actually there in Thompson's head as he hurtles forward through his drug-induced dementia. If you're looking for a plot moving towards some ultimate "truth" or resolution, it sure isn't here. The classics have already done, and overdone, that. Thompson is a new voice of hedonism, one crying out for faster, bigger, better, more in the age of tame civility. "One who makes a monster of himself ends the pain of being a man."

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Summary: A savage journey, blindfold at the wheel
Review: In the hundreds of books I have read, this is the only one which actually made me worry as to what was going to happen to the central characters, to the point of actually feeling afraid. Make no mistake, fear and loathing is a mad paced blindfold 150mph ride, with you as the unknowing hitch-hiker wondering if you will get out alive.

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Summary: ahh, hyperreality
Review: This is my favorite book out there today. Thompson, beautifully wise drug addled old coot that he is, takes us way out into space and back again. This is just one of those incredible books that it's not possible to put down...or not to read again and again.

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Summary: A crazy trip with a scary truth
Review: Hunter S. Thompson has written one of the best descriptions of the American Dream in his novel Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas. The visions he sees through an ether binge are more accurate that what you are going to se on the nightly news. At least he is telling it how it is. A serious, funny book.

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Summary: the end of a wild era.
Review: i view "fear and loathing in las vegas" as the watershed of a generation. it was a crazy yet sobering time. dr. thompson wrote about a decade of total sincere decadents with words akin to songs and dances of imagination. i studied literature and music for the longest. i have 2 favorites: king lear and gonzo gentleman...

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Summary: A nonstop strong and steady rush, fast-paced and furious.
Review: I read this book after seeing the movie and it really helped me understand what was going on during the film. This is actually one of the few books I've read that had a movie really stick to its book. This was the first Hunter S. Thompson book I read, however, now after reading it, I am sure I will look up more of his titles. This book is a continuous trip (sometimes a good, sometimes a bad, but always an interesting one). I liked the book because I always wanted to read it, it showed a side of man that is not often shown, it touched on subjects not usually discussed, and it told a vivid story without regulations. The only objection I would have to it is the use of profanity and graphic descriptions, but these things are simply used for emphasis and imagery. I would strongly recommend it if you have or have not seen the movie, either way you should find it to be rather, uh . . . interesting.