booknerdpride 's review for:

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas by Hunter S. Thompson

3.75

adventurous funny tense fast-paced

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What a trip (no pun intended… or was it?). HST managed to make this tale of drugs and the distorted reality of the American dream in the 60s/70s so vivid in the mind of a  modern day girl who has never touched psychedelics in her life. Of course, with such a short time frame in the narrative there were moments that fell flat—reminding me a lot of Catcher in the Rye, in that way. However, the fun, the thrill… It kept me engaged even at low points.