Well, this was fun. Intelligence, sarcasm, & well-done absurdism as only Thompson can offer.

"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 Loathing" all over again, but this time on the Campaign Trail '92. He was lured in partly by his hatred of Bush and the hope that he could be beaten, and partly because of his addiction to politics; the q...

Weird, but that’s to be expected. Great political and social commentary by HST.

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 to suicide in 2005.Although I was just a young lad in '92, I still find his letters and essays fascinating. He knew how the real political process worked better than anyone else.Those who want Gonzo

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.

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 This book is completely outdated, and not in the cool sort of retro-y way that old sci-fi gets after its projected "future date" has come and gone. No. Dated in a way that makes it almost impossible to care about half of what he is talking about. Clinton. Ross Perot.....

Thompson's romp through the 1992 Presidential campaign was as enjoyable as the title of the book is misleading, since Thompson's conclusion is that sex is actually better than being a political junkie.

This is the first political book I’ve read and I quite enjoyed it. Being a fan of Fear and Loathing, I enjoy Thompson’s writing style.

Some say that the high obtained from a successful political campaign is “better than sex,” but not Hunter S. Thompson. He was certainly a political campaign junkie, but even Thompson couldn’t place politics above carnal pleasure. And he would know a thing or two about politics, having ran for Sheriff (on the “Freak Power” vote - losing by a slim margin) in Pitkin County, Colorado and closely following and reporting on the 1972 Presidential Campaign.I have almost completed reading the Thompson ca...

It has been too long, too dry, too boring, back to Gonzo...Aptly sub-labeled "Confessions of a Political Junkie," Hunter delves into the political hysteria of the 1992 presidential race. He dives into the realms of personality and character beyond the generic banter of other reporters and news agencies.His appeal is unsurpassed, whether you agree with him or not, you're consumed by his writing. Reality and fantasy mesh into his reality and shape his perceptions of this political world.The most i...

https://nwhyte.livejournal.com/3236064.htmlOne of the classic accounts of American politics, not quite as remarkable as Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail '72 because the election of 1992 was much less remarkable, and also frankly because Thompson's own style was becoming much more self-indulgent. Thompson's drug-fuelled raging stream of consciousness writing comes over now as rather white and male. He picks up on the importance of Hillary Clinton, but fails to really interview her. The one...

Spoiler alert: politics is (are?) not better than sex (at least for me, hopefully also for you). HST nailed it, whether you agree with him or not. Drugs are cool, politics are cooler, rename Aspen to Fat City, but whatever you do, don’t inhale. Real men don’t inhale. Saleh.Doc, I wonder if/wish you could see what is going on now. We’re totally continuing to blow it and need your insights. I never knew you, yet you’re sorely missed.

The final days of George Bush and the rise of Bill Clinton is the focus of this volume of Hunter S. Thompson's work. Along with his very special obituary for his (and everyone's) nemesis Richard Nixon, this is definitely not to be missed. Classic Thompson unleashed.

The most hilarious book on American politics, bubba. Ye gods! I am convinced that journalism is the career for me. Either that or I'm a clueless bastard heading into the heart of the enemy camp, ready to commit South Indian jihad for reasons flimsier than bollywood's sense of plotting.

Thompson's political writing is his best writing, and here we get a good dose of /gonzo/ journalism; that is, fiction that uses the real situations and real characters and draws the emotional truth out of them. This is also interesting because it features contemporaneous faxes and notes written to campaign officials that ends up sort of acknowledging that, yep, this wasn't all in Thompson's head - he really had access to powerful people and really dug in. He's lost some of the manic energy that

This is Hunter Thompson's coverage of the 1992 U.S. Presidential campaign and elections, with some flashbacks to his own 1970 campaign for Sheriff of Aspen County in Colorado. As usual, he jumps right in as a participant as well as a reporter, so nothing he writes is even remotely unbiased, an lots of probably fictionalized incidents. In this case, he brings a group of Rolling Stone editors to Little Rock to meet with Bill Clinton and from there on refers to Clinton's campaign as "we" including

Worth it just for his article on the death of Richard Nixon, that one alone sparks such fond memories of back when he was on top form. The rest of this book is a pitiful assembly of notes, letters and memos that have a vague understanding of the Bill Clinton rise to power. Simply put, though, he doesn't care. He was at that stage in his career where piecing together a selection like this probably felt like a chore. It was certainly a chore to read through.

A series of memos, musings, faxes and philosophy, Better than Sex captures the thrills of the '92 election, but lacks the (relative) coherence of Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail '72.Hunter S. Thompson was a gonzo monk - he led an extreme, albeit bizarre lifestyle, repulsing millions and attracting millions more. Despite his provocative views, his unique outlook on America and its corrupt political system has earned him a place as a countercultural icon. His pro-gun, pro-union, anti-autho...

Hunter S. Thompson's brain on drugs circa 1966 - 1980s Hunter S. Thompson's brain on drugs - 1990s - 2005 I'm going to go out on a limb here and predict that Hunter S. Thompson's reputation won't hold up. In fairness, I did go back and read sections of Hell's Angels and Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas and will acknowledge that he could often write well. Whether he ever wrote well enough to merit the adulation he's been given is questionable.However, I was stymied by the number of reviewers who ga...

HST is so f-ing funny lmao. About the '92 presidential campaign "it was dumb on dumb. George Bush looked more and more like some kind of half-eaten placenta left behind at the birth of Ronald Reagan" lololol