Dan's review
Gonzo: The Life of Hunter S. Thompson
by Corey Seymour, Jann S. Wenner
Dan's review
Gonzo: The Life of Hunter S. Thompson by Corey Seymour, Jann S. Wenner
Dan's review
rating:
recommended for: Fans of Hunter S Thomspon
This Oral Biography of Hunter S Thompson is an excellent history of the Man and The legend and how the two were at odds with each other.
Hunter was a horrible drug addict and drunk. But he was a great man, a great author and a person capable of evil and good. This biography shows it all. When Hunter was being a miserable puke and when he was at his greatest as an author and a friend. It told it all, the good and the bad (and in this way it reminded meof the book Speaker for the Dead.)
I think that many a teenage boy (and a few teenage girls) read Hunter S Thompson and get it in their mind to imitate him. This book is a must for every person that has ever wanted to imitate the good Dr: It shows that the fun and insanity came with a great price, to Hunter's health, his life, and his relationships with p...more
Hunter was a horrible drug addict and drunk. But he was a great man, a great author and a person capable of evil and good. This biography shows it all. When Hunter was being a miserable puke and when he was at his greatest as an author and a friend. It told it all, the good and the bad (and in this way it reminded meof the book Speaker for the Dead.)
I think that many a teenage boy (and a few teenage girls) read Hunter S Thompson and get it in their mind to imitate him. This book is a must for every person that has ever wanted to imitate the good Dr: It shows that the fun and insanity came with a great price, to Hunter's health, his life, and his relationships with p...more
