FEAR AND LOATHING IN LAS VEGAS

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by Hunter S. Thompson (1971)

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Hunter and his attorney undertake the quintessential American road trip. True to form, the journey is about getting to the destination, the time spent there, the leaving and returning, as much as it is a journey into the self. To aid this process of discovery, a variety of drugs in various quantities will be consumed, which in turn leads to madcap adventures alongside evolving awareness. Hunter and his attorney seemingly observe society without its mask of polite conformity and with deft skill are able to navigate the world as they see it. It is a world in which the American Dream has expired. Written in the gonzo style. A blend of fact and fiction, where the fiction works successfully to elaborate upon the fact and thereby causes the same fact to become something more through the subtle attachment of additional pertinent information. Read the book to grasp this for yourself. Fiction and Non-fiction. 204 pages.

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DETAILS:

Title: Fear and loathing in Las Vegas

Year: 1971

Author: Hunter S. Thompson

Pages: 204

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Book review by Keith Salter