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The Great Shark Hunt: Strange Tales from a Strange Time (Picador Books) (Paperback)

by Hunter S. Thompson (Author)
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  • Paperback: 640 pages
  • Publisher: Picador (11 Nov 1980)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0330261177
  • ISBN-13: 978-0330261173
  • Product Dimensions: 19.6 x 13 x 4.2 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 9,500 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars The king of Gonzo..., 7 Mar 2007
By Mr. L. Southgate "Drug Fiend" (Cornwall, England) - See all my reviews
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Well, I wouldn't suggest that you buy this book if you are unaquainted with Thompson's work, you should buy Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, then, if you like that, buy The Great Shark Hunt. I say that because I have offered The Great Shark Hunt to people who haven't read any Thompson and they were put off by its sheer length and the content of some of the articles.

The reason I like this book is because it is pretty open-ended, because the book is a collection of articles you can read the ones that interest you and skip the ones that don't grab you. There is no reason why you should read it straight from cover-to-cover.

There is some pure gold in here, including excerpts from Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, the infamous The Kentucky Derby is Decadent and Depraved (considered to be Thompson's first gonzo article) and many other gems.

I'd say, buy this, but only if you are sure you like Thompson because it isn't the best means of getting started on him. To sum it up in one line; If you love Hunter S. Thompson's work, you'll love this...
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars A mind blowing experience, 24 Jun 1999
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Maybe you've seen the film Fear and loathing in Las Vegas and want to know more about the man behind it. Well, this is a great way to do it. The Great Shark Hunt consists of extracts of Dr Thompsons work. Yes, you'll find parts from Las Vegas here, but you'll find so much more. Reading this book, I had tremendously fun. Sometimes I laughed right out. How often do you do that reading? My favourite parts are The Kentucky Derby and The Great Shark Hunt, where Thompson takes sport journalism to a level it never want to find itself. So, all you really need to know is; if you haven't read this book - go ahead and enjoy yourself.
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11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Strange stories from Doktor, 1 Jun 2000
One of the biggest mistakes some people make about Hunter Thompson is that they don't look further than Fear & Loathing in Las Vegas. This collection of essays and articles shows Thompson to be a true leader in counter culture literature as well as a formidable wordsmith in more general terms, as it were. In many ways this book seems like a trial run for The Proud Highway, but the amount of actual repetition is insignificant and HST bounds through several decades with the energy of a six year old pumped full of ritalin. The title story is one of Thompson's best works, with a hilarious description of two dope heads trapped in a world of big game fishing geeks. And "Collect Telegram from a Mad Dog" shows that Thompson could make his point using poetry too, and he leaves his own mark without being pompous or bloated. All in all this book is an invaluable asset if you want to study strangeness, giving an invaluable insight into a remarkable writer who took weirdness to the people in equal doses of charm and hostility. Hey! This book made a Swede laugh out loud - buy it you scumbags.
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5.0 out of 5 stars The best of HST
Great collection of HST's writing well balanced between political commentary,celebrity interviews and the more entertaining semi-fictional Vegas style stories. Read more
Published 5 months ago by nicholas hargreaves

5.0 out of 5 stars Best HST book.
This book is quite frankly the best Hunter S. Thompson book I have ever read.
The book is comprised of many different stories (most of which are taken from his other books. Read more
Published 24 months ago by Mr. L. Hall-smith

5.0 out of 5 stars Hilarious and insightful
Thompson's overview of the USA from(approx)1965 to 1977,with some earlier material written while travelling around South America. Read more
Published on 25 Jan 2008 by PygmyTwylyte

5.0 out of 5 stars History repeats itself
"When the going gets weird, the weird go pro."-Hunter S. Thompson

In a time of political peril and rancor in our countries capitol this book speaks volumes. Read more

Published on 12 Jan 2006 by Cyrus Emerson

5.0 out of 5 stars An hounorable role model
My dad gave me this book to read, I ...eventually obliged. I am glad I did. I have quotes from it on my walls. It is filled with drugs and (so called) depravity. Read more
Published on 25 Mar 2004 by Ms. S. A. Marsden

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