Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas: A Savage Journey to the Heart of the American Dream

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"Written by: Hunter S. Thompson Illustrated by: Ralph Steadmsn Published: November 11, 1971 and November 25, 1971 (magazine) July 1972 (book) Publisher: Random House Number of Pages: 204 “There he goes. One of God's own prototypes. A high-powered mutant of some kind never even considered for mass production. Too weird to live, and too rare to die.” "

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"Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas is an unique gem, there is nothing like it in the history of the arts. On the surface level it is an absolutely hilarious drug-fueled adventure in what is perhaps the most disgusting city in the planet written by a raving lunatic with a supreme sense of humor and self-irony. But the ever-present undercurrents are a messy storm of sadness, anger, frustration and confusion, and there is an abysmal feeling of being totally and completely LOST in the world with nowhere"