Songs of the Doomed

By: Hunter S. Thompson

Narrated by: Hunter S. Thompson

The third volume of the legendary “Gonzo Papers” recalls high and hideous moments in Hunter S. Thompson’s life and career—featuring a new introduction from comedian Tim Heidecker.

With Thompson’s trademark insight and passion about the state of American politics and culture, Songs of the Doomed charts the long, strange trip from Kennedy to Quayle in Thompson’s freewheeling, inimitable style. Spanning four decades—1950 to 1990—Thompson is at the top of his form while fleeing New York for Puerto Rico, riding with the Hell’s Angels, investigating Las Vegas sleaze, grappling with the “Dukakis problem,” and finally, detailing his infamous lifestyle bust, trial documents, and Fourth Amendment battle with the Law. These tales—often sleazy, brutal, and crude—are only the tip of what Jack Nicholson called “the most baffling human iceberg of our time.”

Songs of the Doomed is vintage Thompson—a brilliant, brazen, bawdy compilation of the greatest sound bites of Gonzo journalism from the past thirty years.©2002 Hunter S. Thompson; (P)2009 Simon & Schuster

gozo papers volume 3

history according to hunter thompson great stuff to jog the memory of the 70s which after a stroke i can't remember any more after a blood clot in my brain thanks to covid

Hunter being Hunter

Rambling typical Hunter. Talking in stream-of-consciouness style with no point in mind. Nice to hear his voice again, loved the music interspersed throughout. Also loved his detailed descriptions of the effects of the different drugs tried .He was fearless around new and unknown drugs, always taking a massive dose and mixing with other substances and still able to function somewhat.

Not Hunter

There are a few short ramblings of Hunter, but the book is NOT narrated and read by him. The multiple narrators don't even resemble Hunters fast speech. It is too slow and his accent is thick and southern. Then another narrator pauses in the middle of sentences and has background noise of drinks. Save your time and read the book yourself to hear Hunters voice in your head.

Inconsistent but well worth it

Hey, it's Doctor Thompson. It starts unevenly with some fairly incomprehensible meandering thoughts from his unpublished Jellyfish and Rum Diaries. But when he gets to politics and news, he's just about the best. His thoughts as a reporter in Saigon at the end of the war, his musings with a parolee in a library at night, his coverage of Rozanne Pulitzer divorce trial and observations of the wealthy of Palm Beach, Florida and his musings on the 1972 presidential race are brilliant and show Thompson at the top of his game. It is worth slogging through the early fiction for the gems later on. And dedicating the book to the wonderful Rosalie Sorrels who died less than a year go, why that would bring a tear to anyone who ever heard her.

NOT read by Hunter

Hunter appears throughout but by no means is the narrator. The material is genuine but falsely advertised.