Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
Registered by eastbaybookmisr of Oakland, California USA on 2/22/2021
This Book is Currently in the Wild!
This Book is Currently in the Wild!
1 journaler for this copy...
1998 Vintage trade paperback of the 1971 pseudonymous drug trip work by "Rauol Duke" which first appeared in serial form in Rolling Stone magazine. Original drawings are by Ralph Steadman. This copy is a tie-in to the Universal film by Terry Gilliam starring Johnny Depp. This was on my list of best travel journal books to read when I found this copy today in the Maybelle Little Free Library.
I can let this go after I read:
1966 Hell's Angels [read 2020]
Edit February 25, 2021: This was one of those weird early 1970s experimental drug-state altered consciousness experiments in edgy, comedic writing, which gets kind of tiresome in its self-indulgence today. Drugs make drug users paranoid, is the basic take. So why do drugs. Why write about people wallowing in paranoia from taking drugs. I gave up and just skimmed to the end after the first part, so I am not even sure if this was a real trip for the author, either driving to Vegas wise, or drug-taking wise, rather than just capitalizing on his prior notoriety by throwing some literary exhibitionism at us. So maybe there is more to this than I was willing to wait for. But his "attorney," if he really was a law school graduate, getting wasted with him while recklessly driving is just a bit idiotic for an actual book plot. I currently have this ranked at #923 on my ranked list of best-read books lately.
I can let this go after I read:
1966 Hell's Angels [read 2020]
Edit February 25, 2021: This was one of those weird early 1970s experimental drug-state altered consciousness experiments in edgy, comedic writing, which gets kind of tiresome in its self-indulgence today. Drugs make drug users paranoid, is the basic take. So why do drugs. Why write about people wallowing in paranoia from taking drugs. I gave up and just skimmed to the end after the first part, so I am not even sure if this was a real trip for the author, either driving to Vegas wise, or drug-taking wise, rather than just capitalizing on his prior notoriety by throwing some literary exhibitionism at us. So maybe there is more to this than I was willing to wait for. But his "attorney," if he really was a law school graduate, getting wasted with him while recklessly driving is just a bit idiotic for an actual book plot. I currently have this ranked at #923 on my ranked list of best-read books lately.
Journal Entry 2 by eastbaybookmisr at Little Free Library at 3555 Monterey Blvd. in Oakland, California USA on Friday, February 26, 2021
Released 3 yrs ago (2/26/2021 UTC) at Little Free Library at 3555 Monterey Blvd. in Oakland, California USA
WILD RELEASE NOTES:
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And please visit the next meetup of TriValley BookCrossing group, at Panera Bread in Dublin, the second Tuesday of each month.
And if you are now hoping to catch or release another book, but don't know where, check out my home page for a full list of all the local Little Free Libraries and other great release zones, where books can be safely left and found!
Aside from loving shared books, my main passion in life is supporting the human rights work of my good friend, Anni Cyrus. 💖 💖 Her life story of survival as a childhood refugee is astounding, and quite moving!
Please look her up on Google and YouTube. You can also follow her on Facebook and Instagram, among other platforms.
