Better than Sex, Hunter S. Thompson
Better than Sex, Hunter S. Thompson
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Better than Sex
Confessions of a Political Junkie

Author: Hunter S. Thompson

Narrator: Scott Sowers

Unabridged: 7 hr 19 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 10/12/2012

Synopsis

Since his 1972 trailblazing opus, Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail, Hunter S. Thompson has reported the election story in his truly inimitable, just-short-of-libel style. In Better than Sex, Thompson hits the dusty trail again—without leaving home—yet manages to deliver a mind-bending view of the 1992
presidential campaign—in all of its horror, sacrifice, lust, and dubious glory. Complete with faxes sent to and received by candidate Clinton's top aides, and 100 percent pure gonzo screeds on Richard Nixon, George Bush, and Oliver North, here is the most true-blue campaign tell-all ever penned by man or beast.

About Hunter S. Thompson

Hunter S. Thompson was a groundbreaking American journalist and author whose fearless, first-person style forever changed modern nonfiction. As the creator of Gonzo journalism, Thompson blurred the line between reporter and participant, injecting his work with raw subjectivity, dark humor, and biting political and cultural commentary. His writing captured the chaos, excess, and contradictions of American life in the late twentieth century with unmatched intensity.

Thompson is best known for Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, a countercultural classic that chronicled a hallucinatory journey through the American Dream, as well as Hell's Angels, an immersive account of life inside the notorious motorcycle club. His political reporting, much of it collected in Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail '72, remains influential for its sharp insight and unapologetic voice.

Renowned for his electrifying prose and uncompromising perspective, Hunter S. Thompson's work continues to resonate with readers and audiobook listeners seeking bold, provocative nonfiction. His legacy endures as one of the most distinctive and influential voices in American literature and journalism.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Benjamin

There are two kinds of Hunter S. Thompson fans: Those who get Gonzo tattoos over spring break and those who read his political stuff, like this book. It's the former who embrace the drug-addled mythology of the man. The latter can appreciate the brilliant writer and social commentator the world lost......more

Goodreads review by Kim

Re-reading this during election years fills me with a treacherous combination of bitterness, mirth and borderline-hysterical fear. Some things never change. R.I.P. Hunter. I wish you could be here right now to witness this circus.......more

Goodreads review by Mark

"No wonder the poor bastards from Generation X have lost their sense of humor about politics. Some things are not funny to the doomed..." Though he tried desperately to avoid it, Hunter S. Thompson in this book again casts himself into the pit of despair that is modern politics. It is "Fear and Loat......more

Goodreads review by Dustin

This wasn't bad. I mean, it is HST, so it is bound to be at least as good as his other, later books, which basically all read like someone trying to write like Hunter S. Thompson. My problems with it were many, and here are a few: 1. This book is completely outdated, and not in the cool sort of retro-......more

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