Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas: A Savage Journey to the Heart of the American Dream by Hunter S. Thompson
This book is a semi-autobiographical novel that chronicles the adventures of a journalist and his attorney as they embark on a drug-fueled trip to Las Vegas. The narrative is a wild and hallucinatory exploration of the American Dream, filled with biting social commentary and outrageous antics. The protagonist's quest for the American Dream quickly devolves into an exploration of the darker side of human nature, highlighting the excesses and depravities of 1960s American society.
The 187th greatest book of all time
- Published
- 1971
- Nationality
- American
- Type
- Fiction
- Pages
- 200-220
- Words
- 42,000
- Original Language
- English
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- 9th on The 16 Greatest Books of All Time (NYU Local)
- 17th on 50 Books to Read Before You Die (Complex)
- 37th on The Greatest Books of All Time (Reader's Digest)
- 76th on Koen Book Distributors Top 100 Books of the Past Century (themodernnovel.com)
- 78th on Waterstone's Books of the Century (LibraryThing)
- 120th on The 500 best books of all time from Culture Café users (Culture Café)
- 154th on Our Users' Favorite Books of All Time (The Greatest Books Users)
- A Century of Reading (Lithub)
- The Booklist Century: 100 Books, 100 Years (BookList)
- The Best Travel Books of All Time, According to Authors (Condé Nast)
- 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die (The Book)
- 50 Books to (Re-)Read at 50 (nextavenue)
- Select 100 (University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee)
- 100 Books to Read in a Lifetime (Amazon.com (UK))
- 100 Books to Read in a Lifetime (Amazon.com (USA))
- 100 Major Works of Modern Creative Nonfiction (ThoughtCo)
- 50 Best Cult Books (Telegraph)