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Books : Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas and Other American Stories (Modern Library)In association with Amazon.com List Price: $20.00 Amazon.com's Price: $13.60 You Save: $6.40 (32%)Prices subject to change. Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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Binding: HardcoverDewey Decimal Number: 070.92 EAN: 9780679602989 ISBN: 0679602984 Label: Modern Library Manufacturer: Modern Library Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 304 Publication Date: May 05, 1998 Publisher: Modern Library Release Date: May 05, 1998 Studio: Modern Library Sales Rank: 17022 Related Items:
Editorial Review: Product Description: First published in Rolling Stone magazine in 1971, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas is Hunter S. Thompson's savagely comic account of what happened to this country in the 1960s. It is told through the writer's account of an assignment he undertook with his attorney to visit Las Vegas and "check it out." The book stands as the final word on the highs and lows of that decade, one of the defining works of our time, and a stylistic and journalistic tour de force. As Christopher Lehmann-Haupt wrote in The New York Times, it has "a kind of mad, corrosive prose poetry that picks up where Norman Mailer's An American Dream left off and explores what Tom Wolfe left out." This Modern Library edition features Ralph Steadman's original drawings and three companion pieces selected by Dr. Thompson: "Jacket Copy for Fear and Loath- ing in Las Vegas," "Strange Rumblings in Aztlan," and "The Kentucky Derby Is Deca- dent and Depraved." Amazon.com Review: Dr. Thompson made the list of inspirational scribes when I polled in a recent writing workshop, and why not? Back in a spiffy Modern Library edition, replete with additional essays, I find in this iconographic work that HST both invoked--and provoked--an era that was not so much the '60s proper, but rather the mean, shadow-filled death of that time, which is still playing out. Thank God Thompson was there to explode the myth of "objective" journalism and help pave the way for the pens and voices that followed. Average Rating:
 Rating:  - A great compilation!I have read Fear and Loathing before, and find it to be a classic that is not only fun, but portrays Hunter S. Thompson's journalistic genious. For true Thompson fans, this is a great book to add to the collection not only for the story of "Fear and Loathing", but for his commentary as to why and how he wrote the story that is included after. I almost liked his commentary better than the story itself! Personally, I did not find the other story included quite as interesting, but it gives a good ... Read More Rating: - Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas"Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas: A Savage Journey to the Heart of the American Dream" by Hunter S. Thompson Hunter Thompson practiced total immersion journalism. This form of reporting is called gonzo journalism. Hunter Thompson drove to Las Vegas to report on a motorcycle race and ended up writing a story about himself writing a story about a motorcycle race. If he would have written a conventional report on motorcycle racing it would have been interesting to motorcycle ... Read More Rating:  - very funny bookUp there with Bukowski as "must read but be prepared", I've been avoiding Fear and Loathing for a while for no particular reason. I'm glad I finally broke down and read it, it's really a great book! Rating: - A savagely FUN journeyI went into this novel thinking about all of the other publicly spoken peer reviews I have heard. Of course the drug crazed part sounded hilarious, but also after my very brief prior knowledge to Thompson's writing, i knew it would have some redeeming literate values. Picking up strong from the start, the novel made me laugh in disbelief at some of the experiences the reporter and his lawyer went through. Some of them even made me question reality.I am not a psychadelic enthusiast so I cannot judge if ... Read More Rating: - One of the great booksThis is one of the great books. This Modern Library hardcover edition is beautifully made - good paper, clear font. Browse for similar items by category:
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