Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas

 

My boyfriend begged and begged me to read this book; I finally caved and decided to pick up a copy. This book is a bit all over the place. But what do you expect when you're reading the writings of Hunter S. Thompson, Doctor of Journalism. Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas is all about the trip he and his attorney took to Vegas to cover a story on the Mint 400, a motorcycle race. But lets not forget the insane amount of drugs they had in their rental car. Not to mention the massive amounts they were taking all throughout the book. The attorney actually leaves town about halfway through the book, only to come back with a young runaway named Lucy. After ditching Lucy, they get called in to cover the Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs Conference, which they attend on drugs. The paranoia kicks in and they realize there are police all around them. Fleeing the Conference, they stumbled upon a Georgia officer and tell him all about the Manson Murders, scaring the hell out of him and the bartender. Hunter and his attorney take us on tons of wild adventures in Las Vegas. We follow the 1970's culture to a point no one has ever tried to bring forward before. Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas was actually written as a 2 part story in the Rolling Stone Magazine, but eventually was turned into this book. Quite frankly, this book was so jumbled it took me a much longer time to read than I expected. It's safe to say this was not one of my favorites. Maybe the movie was better? I guess I'll have to find out!

Rest in Peace
Hunter S. Thompson
February 20, 2005