Fear and Loathing

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas is definitely not an easy to read book. The way the book is written, it is very hard to understand and makes one wonder why it gained so much attention. The reader gains very little positive or quality entertainment from reading it. On a good note, there is a little creativity and humor weaved throughout the story that helps make it more readable. The scene in the bathroom where the lawyer is asking him to throw the radio in at the height of the song is a little humorous. The way Hunter Thompson describes the scene with the lawyer's "eyes full of craziness" asking him to back the tape up again and Thompson trying to explain why he couldn't throw the radio in the tub. Thompson tries to explain how they'd question him, and the lawyer responds, "Bullshit!" he screamed. "Just tell them I wanted to get Higher!". It is so stupid and outrageous, that it is kind of funny. When the song, "White Rabbit" peaks, Thompson "lashed it into the tub like a cannonball." His style of writing is different, but at least in this section you understand what is going on and he describes it vividly. He uses graphic words and descriptions,"My attorney screamed crazily, thrashing around in the tub like a shark after meat, churning water all over the floor." The few creative passages similar to this one help the reader get through the drug induced craziness of the book. If this book is an example of how Hunter Thompson became famous, I think he only became famous because he had money and knew the right people.