Fear and Loathing in America

The Brutal Odyssey of an Outlaw Journalist, 1968 - 1976

By: Hunter S. Thompson

Narrated by: Malcolm Hillgartner

This astonishing volume of private correspondence, a critically acclaimed follow-up to The Proud Highway, shows Hunter S. Thompson as brazen, incisive, and outrageous as ever. When that first book of letters appeared in 1997, Time pronounced it "deliriously entertaining", Rolling Stone called it "brilliant beyond description", and the New York Times celebrated its "wicked humor and bracing political conviction".

Spanning the years between 1968 and 1976, these never-before-published letters show Thompson building his legend: running for sheriff in Aspen, Colorado; creating the seminal road book Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas; twisting political reporting to new heights for Rolling Stone; and making sense of it all in the landmark Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail '72. To read Thompson's dispatches from these years - addressed to the author's friends, enemies, editors, and creditors, and such notables as Jimmy Carter, Tom Wolfe, and Kurt Vonnegut - is to read a raw, revolutionary eyewitness account of one of the most exciting and pivotal eras in American history.

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biographical

Great collection of Hunter S Thompson stories. Hunter fans must read. Good narration. If you like like HST look up the book by his son.

Fantastic listening

I tried this book simply based on the narrator, Malcolm Hillgartner. I had been listening to another book he narrated, and decided to try this. I have never read anything by Hunter S Thompson. I wasn’t sure what to expect.

Wow! The letters are fantastic. A combination of wit and love for his family. An easy listen that I could enjoy listening to again and again.

In addition to listening to more narrations from Hillgartner, I will check out more books by Thompson.

A compilation of correspondance and loathing.

Lots of insight into Hunter S. Thompson through correspondance letters with friends,colleagues and business contacts. Drags a bit sometimes but well edited and brutally honest. A must for HST devotees. Loads of content for the price.

More than "OK, for now"!

M. Hilgartner more than makes this work--remember this is HST's letters, a real mixed bag. Great fun.

Wow

Hunter is such an interesting and amazing person oh how I wish he was still with us to here his vast views of the world and what he would have to say, 10/10 and the narration is amazing

A must for HST fans. Great audiobook reading.

HST does some of his best writing in letters. the letters covered in this book in particular are great because they cover the years he wrote Fear and Loathing and those first Gonzo articles for Scanlin's.

I love the performance as well. this is my second listen and the narrator is top notch.

A fantastic continuation of 'The Proud Highway'.

I wish Malcolm Hillgartner could re-record some of Hunters earlier books, perhaps as extended editions. No offense to Scott Sowers, but I can't get into his somewhat louder, high pitched readings if Hunters work. There is just such a vast difference in tone, it makes impossible for to get into the content.

Kazart

Oh yeah! Flashes of hilarious genius.

True tales of when the going gets tough…. Where will you go?

Crazy at its best

Been a fan since Hells Angels. Always a good read an now a good listen. Thompson an Duke could always sniff out a German,pinko,waterheaded swine from miles away..Miss his shit..RIP

Malcolm Hillgartner's performance is stellar.

this book is a wonderful journey decadent vocabulary and utter fuckery, from Rome to Acapulco and Nixon to Carter.