Nothing infuriates an academic more than a talented and successful colleague.
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas is perfect in the same way that The Great Gatsby is perfect. Take a pencil and read these books, looking for something that doesn't sound right, something you'd want to change. You'll leave the page untouched.
This writing wasn't painful. It was like being high.
Perhaps the heart of the American Dream was found in the search.
Life as Hunter Thompson's mother was no weenie roast.
I didn't read this book--I inhaled it. This a terrific new take on a great old rock n roll story, a clash of the musical titans.