In his memoir, Hunter S. Thompson looks back on a long and productive life. It is a story of crazed road trips fuelled by bourbon and black acid, of insane judges and giant porcupines, of girls, guns, explosives and, of course, bikes. He also takes on his dissolute youth in Louisville; his adventures in pornography; campaigning for local office in Aspen; and what it's like to accidentally be accused of trying to kill Jack Nicholson. Alongside this "depraved and terrifying adventure", Hunter S. Thompson explores the darkness at the heart of America today.
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"Publishers Weekly" Rollickingly funny throughout, Thompson's latest proves that the father of gonzo journalism is alive and well.
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Hunter S. Thompson was born and raised in Louisville, Kentucky. His books include Fear and Loathing in America, Hell's Angels, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, The Proud Highway, Better Than Sex and The Rum Diary. Dr Thompson lives in a fortified compound near Aspen, Colorado.
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My parents were decent people, and I was raised, like my friends, to believe that Police were our friends and protectors-the Badge was a symbol of extremely high authority, perhaps the highest of all. Read the first page Browse Sample Pages
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My parents were decent people, and I was raised, like my friends, to believe that Police were our friends and protectors-the Badge was a symbol of extremely high authority, perhaps the highest of all. Read the first page Browse Sample Pages
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22 of 25 people found the following review helpful
By A. Sharratt
Format:Paperback
Hunter S. Thompson isn't a despicable man. He's not wicked, depraved oreven immoral. Quite how anyone could glean that he was after readingKingdom of Fear is utterly beyond me. In fact, you'd have to bebreathtakingly ignorant and misguided not to finish this book withoutholding Thompson in very high regard indeed.
You might not agree withhis unreserved castigation of The Bush family. You'll probably frown atThompson's casual references to illegal drugs. You've every right todisapprove of his fondness for firearms. He is, by his own admission, anOutlaw, but you will surely still finish this book extolling hisimpeccable virtues as a vicious, ferocious protector of Justice, Honestyand Human Rights - three qualities being rapidly eroded in modernsociety.
The key to the appeal of this book, and of Thompson as anauthor and journalist, is the quality of his writing; sharp and caustic,often rambling but always articulate and soulfully expressive. Sure - itcomes at you fast and you might not pick it all up. But don't worry - juststrap yourself in and prepare to be sucked in to a weird, hallucinogenicworld where nothing, nothing is the least bit normal.
Sweet ValleyHigh, I know you're going to enjoy it, friend. Trust me.
You might not agree withhis unreserved castigation of The Bush family. You'll probably frown atThompson's casual references to illegal drugs. You've every right todisapprove of his fondness for firearms. He is, by his own admission, anOutlaw, but you will surely still finish this book extolling hisimpeccable virtues as a vicious, ferocious protector of Justice, Honestyand Human Rights - three qualities being rapidly eroded in modernsociety.
The key to the appeal of this book, and of Thompson as anauthor and journalist, is the quality of his writing; sharp and caustic,often rambling but always articulate and soulfully expressive. Sure - itcomes at you fast and you might not pick it all up. But don't worry - juststrap yourself in and prepare to be sucked in to a weird, hallucinogenicworld where nothing, nothing is the least bit normal.
Sweet ValleyHigh, I know you're going to enjoy it, friend. Trust me.
11 of 13 people found the following review helpful
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I was in the biography department of a bookshop thinking that I didn't really need to read another life of Jane Austen when a display of Hunter S. Thompson's paperbacks caught my eye. It's a tenuous link but a friend of mine was an extra in the film adaptation of "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas", so I picked up a copy of KoF and was blown away.
Right at the beginning where Thompson describes a childhood meeting with the CIA and again at the end when he's involved in a car crash, the author writes what I can only describes as perfect prose,
"All these things have happened and probably they will happen again. I have learned a few tricks along the way, a few random skills and simple avoidance techniques - but mainly it has been luck, I think, and a keen attention to karma, along with my natural girlish charm."
I have no interest in drugs, fast cars or pimps yet, as with all great writers, it hardly matters what they take as subject matter since they have you in the palm of their hand. Thompson not only tells you about his mad life, he takes you there. This is a classic of non-fiction writing, gonzo journalism at its peak.
Right at the beginning where Thompson describes a childhood meeting with the CIA and again at the end when he's involved in a car crash, the author writes what I can only describes as perfect prose,
"All these things have happened and probably they will happen again. I have learned a few tricks along the way, a few random skills and simple avoidance techniques - but mainly it has been luck, I think, and a keen attention to karma, along with my natural girlish charm."
I have no interest in drugs, fast cars or pimps yet, as with all great writers, it hardly matters what they take as subject matter since they have you in the palm of their hand. Thompson not only tells you about his mad life, he takes you there. This is a classic of non-fiction writing, gonzo journalism at its peak.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Enjoying this book alot. He has a way with words and i have laughed out loud quite a few times whilst reading this book. The story chops and changes, sometimes confusingly but its fun trying to keep up. Definitely had a colourful and insane life. Top bloke in my opinion.
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4.0 out of 5 stars
Almost perfect
This is HST at his angry, angry, angry best. The book can feel a little disjointed in places but what else can you expect from Mr Gonzo himself.
Published 18 months ago by Neil Gibbs
4.0 out of 5 stars
Brilliant Hunter
Just a great book from Hunter S Thompson!
Some pure Gonzo writting, a pleasure to read it!
Some pure Gonzo writting, a pleasure to read it!
Published on 3 Sep 2010 by F. Marrou
5.0 out of 5 stars
I just love this book
Yes, "Kingdom of Fear" jumps about - Hunter's brain flies off at tangents that are incomprehensible to all but his rationale. Read more
Published on 5 Feb 2009 by E. Outhwaite
5.0 out of 5 stars
loathing of the fear
The book wad of pages adhesive and in conclusive. The book that has an insignia on the front cover.
Kingdom of fear is the book, that every young blood, or decrepit pensioners... Read more
Kingdom of fear is the book, that every young blood, or decrepit pensioners... Read more
Published on 6 July 2007 by .Richard
5.0 out of 5 stars
Listen to the doctor
Since watching the Depp movie, every time I read a HST book, I imagine the words flowing as Depp spoke them... Thompson uses prose like no other. Only high drama will do. Read more
Published on 22 Mar 2007 by Craig Baxter
4.0 out of 5 stars
Repeat Perscription of Loathsomeness from the Good Doctor...
Loathsome. Indeed. Loathsome is an adjective that has become intrinsically linked with Dr. Thompson since the appocalyptic 'Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas'. Read more
Published on 8 Dec 2003
4.0 out of 5 stars
Fear and Loathing...still going.
So, the memoirs of the man who has never said no.
Yet HST still manages to compile a selection of some of his best bits of work with seemingly no effort at all, some of it I had... Read more
Published on 14 Aug 2003
5.0 out of 5 stars
Still gonzo after all these years.
I laughed out loud while reading HST's latest. Although I didn't for a minute believe the story involving a mountain lion and a fire on the back seat of his car, it cracked me up. Read more
Published on 13 July 2003 by R. N. Owen
4.0 out of 5 stars
Large Dose of (almost) Classic HST, with Mescal on the side
Hmmm, where to start with this? Those seasoned HST readers among us will know better than to expect anything on a par with F&L in Las Vegas or any of his earlier efforts, so the... Read more
Published on 12 Jun 2003 by "chundlah"
3.0 out of 5 stars
Hunter has lost his touch
Hunter S. Thompson, the godfather of every rock'n roll writer in the World, and for my money The Coolest Man Alive has published his autobiography. This should be great! Read more
Published on 11 Jun 2003 by Gunnar Gran
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