Kingdom of Fear

Loathsome Secrets of a Star-crossed Child in the Final Days of the American Century

'Hot damn! Let us rumble, keep going and don't slow down . . . let's have a little fun . . .'

In his much-anticipated memoir, Hunter S. Thompson looks back on a long and productive life. It
is a story of crazed road trips fuelled by bourbon and black acid, of insane judges and giant porcupines, of girls, guns, explosives and, of course, bikes. He also takes on his dissolute youth in Louisville; his adventures in pornography; campaigning for local office in Aspen; and what it's like to accidentally be accused of trying to kill Jack Nicholson.

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'Hot damn! Let us rumble, keep going and don't slow down . . . let's have a little fun . . .'

In his much-anticipated memoir, Hunter S. Thompson looks back on a long and productive life. It
is a story of crazed road trips fuelled by bourbon and black acid, of insane judges and giant porcupines, of girls, guns, explosives and, of course, bikes. He also takes on his dissolute youth in Louisville; his adventures in pornography; campaigning for local office in Aspen; and what it's like to accidentally be accused of trying to kill Jack Nicholson.

Detaljer

Forlag
Penguin Classics
Innbinding
Paperback
Språk
Engelsk
Sider
384
ISBN
9780241196496
Utgivelsesår
2015
Format
20 x 13 cm

Om forfatteren

Hunter S. Thompson (1937-2005) was born and raised in Louisville, Kentucky. His books include Fear and Loathing in America, Hell's Angels, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, The Proud Highway, Better Than Sex and The Rum Diary. Dr Thompson lived in a fortified compound near Aspen, Colorado.

Medlemmers vurdering

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Backpacker – 30.07.2007

– Hunter S. Thompson skrev ikke sine beste tekster de siste årene av sitt liv, det er denne boken et godt eksempel på. I "Kingdom of fear" er den røde tråden svært lite synlig, og handlingen hopper og spretter fra det ene til det andre. Det gjør at det blir litt slitsomt å lese boken. På det beste er tekstene geniale og vanvittige, men på det jevne er ikke denne boken noe særlig. Et pluss for mange interessante bilder ispedd teksten. Jeg synes denne boken er helt okei, ikke på det nivået man regner med når man plukker opp en Hunter-bok, men på ingen måte en dårlig bok. Hadde den vært litt mer strukturert og litt kortere ville den vært bedre. Helt grei bok!

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