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What does everyone think of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson?
Favorite book? Least favorite book?
The man was incredibly talented.

>> No.2674970

>>2674951
the hell's angels book

>> No.2674974

Smut

>> No.2674992
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I actually liked "The Rum Diary" the best. He really destroyed his talent with chemicals in his later years, and you can see this when you read through collections of his newspaper articles. By the time of "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas" he was already going downhill.

>> No.2674999

>>2674951

Only read Hell's Angels, liked it, but I don't think he was incredibly talented. He had courage luck and knew how to write.

>> No.2675004

Ive only read The Great SHark Hunt. Ive got Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail awaiting.

Say what you want, but that man knew how to live. There arent that many iconic journalists, and theres a reason he is one..
And who cares how factual his stories are, the dude could spin a yarn, thats for sure.

>> No.2675006

>>2674974
>>2674974
>>2674974
>>2674974
>>2674974
>>2674974

>> No.2675219

The Rum Diary, Hell's Angels, Great Shark Hunt, Kingdom of Fear, Generation of Swine, and Better than Sex are all books he wrote that I have.
I also have the oral biography of the many people who knew him.
Really really interesting man who lived and died on his own terms.
RIP Dr. Thompson

>> No.2675267

>>2675219
Try reading "Gonzo", Its a biography of Thompson written in pure gonzo style.

The author gives an account of Thompsons life by going to his farm and interviewing him. Thompson ties the girl up and holds her hostage until she's written the book. Its a brilliant read.

>> No.2675311

>>2675267
It's actually all I've read. HA. The man was chaos. He didn't die, he just ascended into his true state of existance.

>> No.2675325

>>2675311
>He didn't die, he just ascended into his true state of existance.
It's wankers like you that characterise HST's fanbase.

>> No.2675341

Anyone read urse of Lono?

>> No.2675346

>>2675325
That's not true. Most HST fans have read Fear and Loathing and can spell existence

>> No.2675348

A less intelligent, skilled, and erudite version of H.L. Mencken. His stuff is not bad but he's massively overrated.

>> No.2675356

>>2675341
Just finished it... Poor ralph.

I loved the book in itself, but felt kinda sad about it. It felt like Thompson was trying too hard to recreate fear and loathing. I could just imagine him alone in a hotel room thinking "this needs to be more crazy...right, blue arm... now drugs on the boat" I would have liked to have seen a more journalistic approach from him.

>> No.2675359

>>2675346
Hey, it's late, that was a joke, and english isn't the native language where I live.

>> No.2675379

>>2675359
>english isn't the native language where I live.
Just give it 15 years, son.

>> No.2675463

>>2675267
It sounds interesting but there are a lot of HST books called Gonzo. Can you help us find the one you're talking about.

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>>2675463
Oh Jesus sorry, I just got the book down from my shelf. It's called "Hunter: The Strange and Savage Life of Hunter S. Thompson" by E.Jean Carroll.

>> No.2675795

>>2675379
mfw we all be chinese then
uchi madchi?

>> No.2676192

The Curse Of Lono is his best book.
Much better than Fear and Loathing and The Rum Diary.

>> No.2676221

Just finished Fear and Loathing: On the Campaign Trail '72.

Fantastic book; funny as hell too.

>> No.2676308

>>2675341
I want to add that to my collection. I love all of his works.

>> No.2676312

And I feel like a bad HST fan, but I have not read the Fear and Loathing books yet.

>> No.2676327

I'm 18 pages in F&L Las Vegas and I love it
I watched the film before (I wouldn't have if I had had the choice) and read 3 or 4 pages of the rum diary
plus some quotes and anecdotes here and there and some stuff about him

From what I know so far he seems to be an awesome writer
google hunter thompson jack nicholson

>> No.2676329

>>2676327
or just visit this link
http://www.nerve.com/entertainment/the-five-most-gonzo-stories-about-hunter-s-thompson

>> No.2676333

>>2676329
sorry but i have a rule about visiting any web page that promises content in the form of a numbered list which is the "most" or the "least" or the "craziest" something (etc)

>> No.2676344

>>2676333
what about cracked.com?

By the way, I don't know this site, just googled it, becuase of the jack nicholson story, which goes like this:

Thompson's birthday celebration for his friend Jack Nicholson consisted of the following, outlined in his book Kingdom of Fear: "a massive outdoor amplifier, a tape recording of a pig being eaten alive by bears, a 1,000,000-watt spotlight, and a 9-mm Smith & Wesson semiautomatic pistol with teakwood handles and a box of high-powered ammunition." Oh, and a frozen elk's heart, which he left on the actor's doorstep while he played the tape through his Jeep and the amplifier, and let off a couple rounds from the Smith & Wesson.

(confirmed and corroborated by both Jack Nicholson and his then-partner, Anjelica Houston.)

I think I read somewhere else, that they hid in their panic room, and thompson later apologized

>> No.2676355

>>2676344
>what about cracked.com?

i don't visit that dumb shit.

also, that story is less "hilarious" and more "a reminder that hunter s thompson had legitimate substance abuse problems and was in many ways a deeply troubled individual"

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>>2676344
>Cracked.com

>> No.2676369

>>2676355
>i don't visit that dumb shit.
I dunno... To me it's like wikipedia: I don't read it for the writing style, just for the facts. Most articles are actually well researched, But I get that people call it dumb. Without the "fun facts" it's like mad, but less funny

>also, that story is less "hilarious" and more "a reminder that hunter s thompson had legitimate substance abuse problems and was in many ways a deeply troubled individual"

I never said it was hilarious. Actually, I pretty much agree with you

>> No.2676372

>>2676355
>i don't visit that dumb shit.
I dunno... To me it's like wikipedia: I don't read it for the writing style, just for the facts. Most articles are actually well researched, But I get that people call it dumb. Without the "fun facts" it's like mad magazine, but less funny.

>also, that story is less "hilarious" and more "a reminder that hunter s thompson had legitimate substance abuse problems and was in many ways a deeply troubled individual"

I never said it was hilarious. Actually, I pretty much agree with you

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whoops, sorry for the double post.

>> No.2676388

>>2676372
Yeah, but they have Robert Brockway. MAD doesn't.

>> No.2677398

Man is a legend.