![]() ![]() This is an undoubtedly great book when reading it I found myself caught up in the fiction and reality that Thompson so clearly sets out in his gonzo journalism. ![]() In a drug-fuelled haze, Raoul and Gonzo search for something pure in one of the supposedly seediest parts of America, hopping from one place to another, chaos following them wherever they go.īut can an ageing writer and a lawyer find one piece of beauty in the moral landfill that is Las Vegas? Between the acid trips and running, will these two find one thing that is not shrouded in turmoil? Gonzo, head to Las Vegas under the guise of covering the mint 400 motorcycle race, but really to find the so-called American dream. Journalist Raoul Duke and his attorney friend, Dr. Thompson (published in 1971 by Random House), a “4 out of 5, the novel speaks on the importance of everything we lost generations ago – something that can still be found in the dirt and grime of Las Vegas.” The Verse’s Ciara Brennan reviews Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas: A Savage Journey to the Heart of the American Dream, by Hunter S. ![]()
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