Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas: A Savage Journey to the Heart of the American Dream by Ralph Steadman, Hunter S. Thompson

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

Ralph Steadman, Hunter S. Thompson

fiction classics adventurous dark funny fast-paced

224 pages | first published 1972

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Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas is the best chronicle of drug-soaked, addle-brained, rollicking good times ever committed to the printed page. It is also the tale of a long weekend road trip that has gone down in the annals of American pop culture ...
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Moods

funny 75%
adventurous 71%
dark 53%
reflective 20%
tense 20%
challenging 18%
lighthearted 12%
informative 8%
mysterious 6%
emotional 4%
inspiring 3%
sad 3%
relaxing 1%

Pace

fast 74%
medium 21%
slow 3%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 56% | A mix: 24% | Plot: 15% | N/A: 4%

Strong character development?

No: 80% | It's complicated: 14% | N/A: 3% | Yes: 1%

Loveable characters?

No: 43% | It's complicated: 29% | Yes: 26% | N/A: 1%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 54% | Yes: 24% | It's complicated: 15% | N/A: 6%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 69% | It's complicated: 22% | No: 5% | N/A: 2%

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3.79

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