Reviews
Eoethompson Flashes Signs of the Vitriol That Would Later Be Turned Loose on Society.E E" USA Today, " A remarkably full and mature first novel . . . a languid and lovingly executed book that reveals its emotional depths slowly." - Salon, "The tools Hunter S. Thompson would use in the years ahead-bizarre wit, mockery without end, redundant excess, supreme self-confidence, the narrative of the wounded meritorious ego, and the idiopathic anger of the righteous outlaw--were all there in his precocious imagination in San Juan. There, too were the beginnings of his future as a masterful prose stylist." --William Kennedy, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Ironweed, "A great and an unexpected joy . . . Reveals a young Hunter Thompson brimming with talent." - The Philadelphia Inquirer, "Crackling, twisted, searing, paced to a deft prose rhythm . . . A shot of Gonzo with a rum chaser." San Francisco Chronicle, New York Daily News Enough Booze to Float a Yacht and Enough Fear and Loathing to Sink It., "At the core of this hard-drinking, hard-talking, hard-living man is a moralist, Puritan, even an innocent. The Rum Diary gives us this side of him without apology . . . with a kind of pride." -- The Washington Post Book World, "Enough Booze to Float a Yacht and Enough Fear and Loathing to Sink It." New York Daily News, "Enough Booze to Float a Yacht and Enough Fear and Loathing to Sink It." -New York Daily News, San Francisco ChronicleCrackling, twisted, searing, paced to a deft prose rhythm...a shot of Gonzo with a rum chaser., The Philadelphia InquirerA great and an unexpected joy...reveals a young Hunter Thompson brimming with talent., "Thompson Flashes Signs of the Vitriol That Would Later Be Turned Loose on Society." -USA Today, " A remarkably full and mature first novel . . . a languid and lovingly executed book that reveals its emotional depths slowly." -- Salon, The Philadelphia Inquirer A great and an unexpected joy...reveals a young Hunter Thompson brimming with talent., The Washington Post Book WorldAt the core of this hard-drinking, hard-talking, hard-living man is a moralist, Puritan, even an innocent.The Rum Diarygives us this side of him without apology...with a kind of pride., "The tools Hunter S. Thompson would use in the years ahead-bizarre wit, mockery without end, redundant excess, supreme self-confidence, the narrative of the wounded meritorious ego, and the idiopathic anger of the righteous outlaw-were all there in his precocious imagination in San Juan. There, too were the beginnings of his future as a masterful prose stylist." -William Kennedy, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Ironweed, "Enough Booze to Float a Yacht and Enough Fear and Loathing to Sink It."-New York Daily News, USA TodayThroughoutThe Rum Diary,Thompson flashes signs of the vitriol that would later be turned loose on society., "The tools Hunter S. Thompson would use in the years ahead-bizarre wit, mockery without end, redundant excess, supreme self-confidence, the narrative of the wounded meritorious ego, and the idiopathic anger of the righteous outlawe"were all there in his precocious imagination in San Juan. There, too were the beginnings of his future as a masterful prose stylist." e"William Kennedy, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Ironweed, eoeCrackling, twisted, searing, paced to a deft prose rhythm . . . A shot of Gonzo with a rum chaser.e e" San Francisco Chronicle, William Kennedy Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Ironweed The tools Hunter S. Thompson would use in the years ahead-bizarre wit, mockery without end, redundant excess, supreme self-confidence, the narrative of the wounded meritorious ego, and the idiopathic anger of the righteous outlaw -- were all there in his precocious imagination in San Juan. There, too were the beginnings of his future as a masterful prose stylist., San Francisco Chronicle Crackling, twisted, searing, paced to a deft prose rhythm...a shot of Gonzo with a rum chaser., "Crackling, twisted, searing, paced to a deft prose rhythm . . . A shot of Gonzo with a rum chaser." - San Francisco Chronicle, eoeAt the core of this hard-drinking, hard-talking, hard-living man is a moralist, Puritan, even an innocent. The Rum Diary gives us this side of him without apology . . . with a kind of pride." e" The Washington Post Book World, ÂThompson Flashes Signs of the Vitriol That Would Later Be Turned Loose on Society. USA Today, Salon A remarkably full and mature first novel...a languid and lovingly executed book that reveals its emotional depths slowly., âA great and an unexpected joy . . . Reveals a young Hunter Thompson brimming with talent.â The Philadelphia Inquirer, “Enough Booze to Float a Yacht and Enough Fear and Loathing to Sink It.” New York Daily News, " A remarkably full and mature first novel . . . a languid and lovingly executed book that reveals its emotional depths slowly." e" Salon, The Washington Post Book WorldAt the core of this hard-drinking, hard-talking, hard-living man is a moralist, Puritan, even an innocent. The Rum Diary gives us this side of him without apology...with a kind of pride., Eoeenough Booze to Float a Yacht and Enough Fear and Loathing to Sink It.E E" New York Daily News, New York Daily Newsenough Booze to Float a Yacht and Enough Fear and Loathing to Sink It., At the core of this hard-drinking, hard-talking, hard-living man is a moralist, Puritan, even an innocent. The Rum Diary gives us this side of him without apology . . . with a kind of pride." - The Washington Post Book World, USA Today Throughout The Rum Diary, Thompson flashes signs of the vitriol that would later be turned loose on society., "A great and an unexpected joy . . . Reveals a young Hunter Thompson brimming with talent." -- The Philadelphia Inquirer, "At the core of this hard-drinking, hard-talking, hard-living man is a moralist, Puritan, even an innocent. The Rum Diary gives us this side of him without apology . . . with a kind of pride." - The Washington Post Book World, "Crackling, twisted, searing, paced to a deft prose rhythm . . . A shot of Gonzo with a rum chaser." -- San Francisco Chronicle, The Washington Post Book World At the core of this hard-drinking, hard-talking, hard-living man is a moralist, Puritan, even an innocent. The Rum Diary gives us this side of him without apology...with a kind of pride., "The Run Diary shows a side of human nature that is ugly and wrong. But it is a world that Hunter Thompson knows in the nerves of his neck. This is a brilliant tribal study and a bone in the throat of all decent people." -Jimmy Buffett, eoeA great and an unexpected joy . . . Reveals a young Hunter Thompson brimming with talent.e e" The Philadelphia Inquirer, "The Run Diary shows a side of human nature that is ugly and wrong. But it is a world that Hunter Thompson knows in the nerves of his neck. This is a brilliant tribal study and a bone in the throat of all decent people." --Jimmy Buffett, Jimmy Buffett The Run Diary shows a side of human nature that is ugly and wrong. But it is a world that Hunter Thompson knows in the nerves of his neck. This is a brilliant tribal study and a bone in the throat of all decent people., “Crackling, twisted, searing, paced to a deft prose rhythm . . . A shot of Gonzo with a rum chaser.” San Francisco Chronicle, “Thompson Flashes Signs of the Vitriol That Would Later Be Turned Loose on Society.” USA Today, ÂEnough Booze to Float a Yacht and Enough Fear and Loathing to Sink It. New York Daily News, âCrackling, twisted, searing, paced to a deft prose rhythm . . . A shot of Gonzo with a rum chaser.â San Francisco Chronicle, “A great and an unexpected joy . . . Reveals a young Hunter Thompson brimming with talent.” The Philadelphia Inquirer