Hell's Angels: A Strange and Terrible Saga (Modern Library)116 reviews
Hunter S. Thompson

Modern Library, 1999

Quick and Fast

+ Brilliant writing about a grtty reality in American culture.
+ Hunter at his best
+ One of the greatest writers of all time
  
  











  



  
When The Going Gets Weird : The Twisted Life and Times of Hunter S. Thompson : A Very Unauthorized Biography8 reviews
Peter O. Whitmer

POW, 1999

Great Book

+ An Interesting But Not Scintillating Book
+ Best Thompson Biography

I read Thompson's collected letter's, but they are no substitute for this very well-done biography. The author is not doing literary criticism, it is true- he is doing biography. Unlike most interviews/biographies about this wonderfully unique character, he doesn't drool all over the subject. ...
  
  











  



  
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas and Other American Stories (Modern Library)49 reviews
Hunter S. Thompson

Modern Library, 1998

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas

+ A great compilation!
+ very funny book
+ A savagely FUN journey
+ One of the great books
  
  











  



  
Gonzo26 reviews
Hunter S Thompson

AMMO Books, 2007

Excellent, balanced review of his life, work and legacy

+ Box? Picture? Individually Numbered?
+ GONZO, THE PICTURE BOOK OF DREAMS AND NIGHTMARES
+ Glad of this release
  
  











  



  
Buy the Ticket, Take the Ride9 reviews
Nick Nolte

Starz / Anchor Bay, 2007

When the Going gets Weird .....

+ Gonzo "Buy the ticket, take the ride" A worthy look
+ Gonzo !!!!!!!!!!
+ BUY THE TICKET ,TAKE THE RIDE
+ Worth a look
  
  











  



  
The Kitchen Readings: Untold Stories of Hunter S. Thompson13 reviews
Michael Cleverly, Bob Braudis

Harper Perennial, 2008

If You Are A True Gonzo Devotee/Fan.......

+ The Kitchen Readings
+ Personal recollections of HST

then this is a must read for you! For those of us that were never blessed (and cursed! :) to have ever met this great man and one of the truly greatest outspoken literary giants of our generation, this is as close as we will ever get to knowing the real man inside the "Gonzo" exterior. Written ...
  
  











  



  
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas - Criterion Collection555 reviews
Johnny Depp, Benicio Del Toro

Criterion, 2003

Clever and Hilarious

+ An exposé for Rolling Stone magazine about the killing of Ruben Salazar
+ own this!
+ Breathtakingly Honest
  
  











  



  
Hey Rube: Blood Sport, the Bush Doctrine, and the Downward Spiral of Dumbness Modern History from the ...36 reviews
Hunter S. Thompson

Simon & Schuster, 2005

Ouch

+ Holds up better as the years roll by
+ Surprising HST gem!
+ Buy "Kingdom of Fear: Loathsome Secrets of a Star-Crossed Child in the Final Days of the American Century" instead
  
  











  



  
Hunter: The Strange and Savage Life of Hunter S. Thompson13 reviews
E. Jean Carroll

Plume, 1993

Why is this gem out of print?

My goodness what is this world coming too. This book simply is the greatest. After watching Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, I simply had to devour all information I could find on this amazing man, Hunter S. Thompson. I am so pleased to have found this informative work of art on such a legendary ...
  
  











  



  
The Mutineer: Rants, Ravings, and Missives from the Mountaintop 1977-2005

Simon & Schuster, 2009
  
  











  



  
Action Figure: The Life and Times Of Doonesbury's Uncle Duke2 reviews
G. B. Trudeau

Andrews McMeel Publishing, 2001

Hilarious

+ Never been reviewed?

Hilarious. Uncle Duke based on Hunter S Thompson, bumbles through life in a hallucinary haze serving his opportunistic self-interests first, usually egged on by the corrupt players who run the USA machine. Uncle Duke sees locations as diverse as China, Haiti, Panama, Kuwait, Hollywood, ...
  
  











  



  
Fear and Loathing: On the Campaign Trail '7269 reviews
Hunter S. Thompson

Grand Central Publishing, 2006

I'm Fearful After Reading This...

+ Views from the Edge
+ A Political Junkie's Textbook
+ Gonzo at its best
+ A Master Work in Political Campaign
  
  











  



  
Kingdom of Fear: Loathsome Secrets of a Star-Crossed Child in the Final Days of the American Century51 reviews
Hunter S. Thompson

Simon & Schuster, 2003

Significantly Better Than "Hey Rube"

+ The "Gonzo" King Near the End
+ The best collection
+ Some of his best work ever!
  
  











  



  
Fear and Loathing at Rolling Stone: The Essential Hunter S. Thompson
Hunter S. Thompson

Little, Brown and Company, 2008

From Hunter S. Thompson's first piece for Rolling Stone --the story of his infamous run for sheriff of Aspen in 1970--to his last--an examination of the Kerry/Bush showdown in 2004--FEAR AND LOATHING AT ROLLING STONE presents more than 40 examples of his best work. Thompson takes us on a roller-coaster ride filled with the likes of McGovern and Nixon, Watergate and Vietnam , Ali and ...
  
  











  



  
Fear and Loathing in America : The Brutal Odyssey of an Outlaw Journalist37 reviews
Hunter S. Thompson

Simon & Schuster, 2001

Into the Belly of the Beast

+ Hunter
+ Hunter S. Thompsom
+ Whining for Dollars
  
  











  



  
The Curse of Lono28 reviews
Hunter S. Thompson

Taschen, 2005

Fear and Loathing in Hawaii

+ paradise reconsidered
+ adfasfdsaf
+ the coattails of one Hunter S. Thompson
  
  











  



  
The Proud Highway: Saga of a Desperate Southern Gentleman, 1955-196749 reviews
Hunter S. Thompson, Douglas Brinkley

Ballantine Books, 1998

The first stop...

+ Why Hunter S Thompson has no peer
+ "debt letter"
+ Indispensable
  
  











  



  
Fear and Loathing: The Strange and Terrible Saga of Hunter S. Thompson17 reviews
Paul Perry

Da Capo Press, 2004

Where do I start?

+ Much better than "When The Going Gets Weird"
+ Strong Narrative but Dated.
+ The Devil is in the details.... superbly crafted !!!!!!!!!
  
  











  



  
Gonzo: The Life of Hunter S. Thompson32 reviews
Corey Seymour, Jann S. Wenner

Back Bay Books, 2008

INSIGHTFUL READ

+ A Profile of Extremity

This is a very good book. I recommend it to any people who are inspired by Hunter S. Thompson. Good read.
  
  











  



  
The Ginger Man66 reviews
J. P. Donleavy

Grove Press, 2001

My hero

+ A manifestation of human desire in its physical state - JP Donleavy is brilliant!
+ Funny as Hell, True as Heaven
+ A Joy