Kingdom of Fear: Loathsome Secrets of a Star-Crossed Child in the Final Days of the American Century

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  • Title: Kingdom of Fear: Loathsome Secrets of a Star-Crossed Child in the Final Days of the American Century
  • Author: Hunter S. Thompson
  • ISBN: 9780684873244
  • Page: 454
  • Format: Paperback

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  1. Hunter Stockton Thompson was an American journalist and author, famous for his book Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas He is credited as the creator of Gonzo journalism, a style of reporting where reporters involve themselves in the action to such a degree that they become the central figures of their stories He is also known for his promotion and use of psychedelics and other mind altering substances and to a lesser extent, alcohol and firearms , his libertarian views, and his iconoclastic contempt for authority He committed suicide in 2005.

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  1. I m pretty sure this is going to break my recent run of 2 star reads This is in the foreword The author has gone to visit his old friend Jack Nicholson and in the back of his jeep are all kind of jokes and gimcracks to entertain Nicholson s children In addition to the bleeding elk heart, there was a massive outdoor amplifier, a tape recording of a pig being eaten alive by bears, a 1,000,000 watt spotlight, and a 9 mm Smith Wesson semiautomatic pistol with teak wood handles and a box of high powe [...]

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  2. It never got weird enough for me Hunter S Thompson This is Hunter at his finest This book was one of those that you wish had just one page at the end for all of eternity Kingdom of Fear is written in a loose biographical form, in true Thompson style, it leapfrogs from stories of pre adolescent vandalism, to scathing rants of George W Bush in the same chapter, but somehow never looses its cohesiveness The stories of Hunter and Johnny Depp exchanging cars and checkbooks will make you laugh like a [...]

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  3. The only memoir part of this memoir is the beginning where Thompson gives an anecdote that may be true about how he became skeptical of authority at 9 years old The rest is comprised of vignettes some of which may be true and others for which parts may be true.There are all the Thompson motifs, the shooting incidents, drug crazed trips in Cadillacs, show girls and porn stars, brushes with the police, and political incorrectness.One recurring theme, the loss of liberties, exemplified by a 66 hou [...]

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  4. I have always been a huge, huge, fan of Hunter s work Kingdom of Fear is a collection of various writings he did, kind of like a memoir, where he rants and raves and rants some In his typical Gonzo style, he takes the reader on a bizarre and often utterly weird ride through his colourful and always interesting life Opening with his first encounter with the FBI when he was nine years old and no doubt sparking his life long distrust of authority , the book whizzes through his musings of various s [...]

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  5. one of the easiest things to forget about hunter thompson is that he was s.m.a.r.t really smart the exaggerations and drug tales and violent fleur de lis are a lovely bonus, but at the heart of my love for hunter thompson is his straight arrow sense of right and wrong, his personal sense of outrage at the evils of the world, and his ability to stay sharp in the face of the low level, grinding mediocrities that pave the road to hellis collection of essays is personal than some of his other work, [...]

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  6. Note Written on Sep 03 2007, when I was much younger I detach myself entirely from the review and its contents.Here s Yr Autobiography Mahalo Res Ipsa Loquitur.Is it just me, or is this gent just a wee bit too forceful with his opinions Before the sad loss of Hunter S Thompson, human marihuana chimney and perpetual idol to each new batch of college students, the Colorado based chronicler of injustice and, um sports left this rambling and shambling document, labelled erroneously by Penguin Books [...]

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  7. An entertaining read, since it s hard not to be entertained by Hunter S Thompson s rantings, but ultimately disappointing It get three stars instead of two based solely on Thompson s outsized reputation and my fondness for it Ostensibly an autobiography, but really not one at all, this book is just a series of snippets and recollections, some of which are true but most of which are probably not, even in Thompson s loose version of what constitutes truth Pretty dissatisfying really.I think this r [...]

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  8. We live in dangerous times Our armies are powerful, and we spend billions of dollars a year on new prisons, yet our lives are still ruled by fear We are like pygmies lost in a maze We are not at War, we are having a nervous breakdown p.27 We have become a Nazi monster in the eyes of the whole world a nation of bullies and bastards who would rather kill than live peacefully We are not just Whores for power and oil, but killer whores with hate and fear in our hearts We are human scum, and that is [...]

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  9. I ve had my ups and downs with this one and I think that stems from the fact that I was trying to read and understand a book slating American politics of the latter quarter of the twentieth century when my knowledge on American politics of the latter quarter of the twentieth century is on par with Joey Essex s.

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  12. There are only two adjectives writers care about any brilliant and outrageous and Hunter Thompson has a freehold on both of them Tom WolfeThompson s Kingdom of Fear Loathsome Secrets of a Star Crossed Child in the Final Days of the American Century is a hard book to review It is the fifth book that I have read by the great Hunter S Thompson, who has been one of my heroes for many years Suggested to me by my best friend s cousin while out bar hopping, I thought I d give this one a shot because I [...]

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  13. Kingdom of Fear It would be easy to say that we owe it all to the Bush family from Texas, but that would be too simplistic They are only errand boys for the vengeful, bloodthirsty cartel of Jesus freaks and super rich money mongers who have ruled this country for at least the last 20 years, and arguably for the past 200 They take orders well, and they don t ask too many questions Ah Hunter, you had me from this quote in the Memo from the Sports Desk And, for me, that memo might have been the bes [...]

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  14. I ve always loved Thompson s books, and I think this might be my favorite other than Fear and Loathing which is untouchable This one is his most personal, and is his last actual book Hey, Rube was a compilation of online sports articles so I don t count it before he blew his brains out This one includes ranting about 9 11 and the Bush Administration if you thought his eulogy of Nixon was savage, check out what he has to say about Bush Jr , his musings on the 1968 Democratic Convention a must rea [...]

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  15. I kept stopping and scratching my head Hmmmmmm, I d think, is this story a hallucination or could it really have happened Kingdom of Fear is a collection of exploits, letters and mad ramblings by Hunter S Thompson I love this man, except when I don t, but I rarely don t want to be him Thompson s journalistic exploits are well documented, but is it possible that a mountain lion just up and jumped into the back of his car as he drove stoned, as always up the California coast Regardless of how much [...]

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  16. Grab your Colt.45 the government is coming You have no rights because they will search your house for the 2 month old hashish The main point of the story is about a woman who causes 1 Hunter Thompson undue trouble And How Nazi law enforcement agencies spread their tentacles and destroy America Hunter Thompson is the last outlaw Is he fighting a losing fight, most likely he has yet begun to fight Interesting little bit bits in the book Something about sucking on an 8 year old s nipples and the ap [...]

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  17. What can I say, I m very biased And I struggle to think of an author whose style and consistency I respect Kingdom of Fear is a collection of essays memoirs to be taken with a shaker of salt, obviously and other short stories that manage to catch a quick glimpse of HST s growing disenchantment with what the US was turning into during the early 2000s Witty, acid quite literally and incisive, this is one of his last works of prose And what a swansong it is.

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  18. hunter is the burning spear Thompson is the explosive device buried in our deepest fears S stands for some type of narcotic trip you can never have, and never really grasp as you are a shitless asshole.

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  21. I love Hunter S Thompson, and have done so ever since reading Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas when I was a teenager He was the man who said it as it was, just like Eminem does today.This book is a memoir, a series of events that whisk you along on a symphony of words and conversations composed of absolute truth, salubrious objectivity, keen observation, funniness and gonzo stylishness that has the ability to blow your mind in parts, and shock your senses.As Timothy Ferris notes in the Foreward, i [...]

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  22. I have been a fan of Hunter S Thompson for many years and with the exception of ScrewJack and The Rum Diary have read all of his books This book was his final work, I believe, and it showed.Hunter s writing has been described as diminished and it is apparent in this work however it is still better than most There were moments of brilliance in his stories, like the meeting of Judge Clarence Thomas, to other areas that seemed disjointed or just didn t really stand out.All in all I enjoyed the work [...]

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  23. I enjoyed it, not as much as say his book on the Hell s Angels though It was a bit sad to me and I had to remind myself that he always had the paranoia, the booze and the drugs It wasn t really those things that bothered me Still it was vignettes of his life, messy and a little bit incoherent rambling yet graced with his Southern Gentility I guess what bothered me was the state of the nation currently And the fact that HST would be whizzed into a frothing frenzy of words Then again maybe not And [...]

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  24. The Cunts have made a strong power grab in this foul year of our lord 2017, and the good doctor saw them coming 17 years ago I understand why he opted out in this garbage century and wish his acerbic insight was still shooting flame throwers at the Christian Wrong and their sick ilk He didn t foresee the Obama years I believe he would have enjoyed the all too brief respite He was a volatile and maybe terrible person but his political insight is unparalleled His voice was always hilarious and acc [...]

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  25. A mixed bag of writings Some seemed to be ramblings, however there might not be anyone else enjoyable to listen to ramble than Thompson I thought a few were exceptional My favorite being his experiences at the 1968 Democratic National Convention, and his tale starring Clarence Thomas being the runner up 3.5 stars.

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  26. p 341 So welcome to Thunder Road, Bubba It was one of those movies that got a grip on me when I was too young to resist It convinced me that the only way to drive was at top speed with a car full of whiskey, and I have been driving that way ever since, for good or ill RIP HST.

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  27. What a great read I love the way Hunter tells a tale Jesus That is so horrible that I hate to see myself actually writing it What is wrong with me Why would even think of a scene like that cursed, are those with a dark sense of humour RIP Hunter, I wish I met you

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