Valerie's review of Gonzo: The Life of Hunter S. Thompson
Gonzo: The Life of Hunter S. Thompson by Corey Seymour
I sat down and read this in an afternoon and the flow was really nice. It was a compilation of memories and biographical details from the people closest to Hunter S. Thompson... his many business partners, friends, his son, girlfriends, family members, etc. There was a lot I didn't know about his life, and I especially enjoyed the building up to his career - all of the accounts of his earlier years and what made him the person he became. Everyone in his life attested to the fact that he was a functional addict and had at the same time had a terribly brilliant mind. It was almost heartbreaking to read of the breakdown of his mind and body in the last few years of his life. The drugs had taken over completely and there was hardly anything left. But it was astounding to get a feel for the large amount of work that he accomplished throughout his life, and the people whose lives he touched in some way or another. After reading this book I see him as a hopeless romantic that just didn't want...more
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