Fear and Loathing: on the Campaign Trail '72 by Hunter S. Thompson

Fear and Loathing: on the Campaign Trail '72

Hunter S. Thompson with Ralph Steadman (Illustrator)

512 pages first pub 1973 (editions)

nonfiction history politics challenging funny informative slow-paced

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The best, the fastest, the hippest and the most unorthodox account ever published of the US presidential electoral process in all its madness and corruption. In 1972 Hunter S. Thompson, the creator and king of Gonzo journalism, covered the US pres...

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Moods

funny 80%
informative 80%
dark 41%
adventurous 38%
challenging 38%
reflective 33%
emotional 16%
tense 16%
sad 11%
lighthearted 8%
inspiring 5%
mysterious 2%

Pace

slow 38%
medium 33%
fast 27%

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