Finished:

Fools and Mortals by Bernard Cornwell was meh, not his best. 7.5/10

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas by Hunter S. Thompson sublime. 9/10

Started:

War of the Worlds by H. G. Wells

Started: Sometimes a Great Notion by Ken Kesey

Finished: Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy by John le Carre

I'm still deciding what audiobook to put on, but I'm anticipating it being Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas by Hunter S Thompson

Started Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas by Hunter S. Thompson and so far i am digging it

And i finished Caliban's War bu James S. A. Corey also really liked this and i am looking forward to the rest of the saga, or series, or whatever.

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Finished

7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton (4/5) This was not a reread, but I ended up loving it. It was a perfect mixture of mystery and supernatural- Agatha Christie meets Quantum Leap on Groundhog’s Day.

Half Asleep in Frog Pajamas by Tom Robbins (5/5) Robbins is the author that a) made me fall in love with reading b) helped me find my other favorite authors. I haven’t read him in almost a decade & I am so so happy I did. In this particular novel, there is a down on her luck stock broker (You) b/c it is written in second person, your ‘best friend’ a 300+ lb. Tarot card reader that disappears, a world famous thieving monkey which belongs to your Christian boyfriend, a radical, psychedelic loving ex-stock broker enticing you to think outside the box & take a trip to Timbuktu.

The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood ~graphic novel adaptation by Renee Nault (5/5) This is a beautifully illustrated adaptation of one of my favorite dystopian novels. Such a beautifully terrifying story of perseverance and persecution.

Continuing

Practical Demonkeeping by Christopher Moore - reread yet again and damn it’s so good!

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas by Hunter S. Thompson reread as well BUT if I haven’t read it in 12 years does it really count as a reread if you have the memory of a goldfish? I think not. 😂.

📚 Happy 📖 Reading 📚

Finished:

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, by Hunter S. Thompson

Still processing this book that felt like an absolute whirlwind from start to finish. It's the first Hunter S. Thompson novel I've read and I really enjoyed how he wove bits of drug-riddled wisdom into scenes of ridiculousness here and there.

Started:

The Fountainhead, by Ayn Rand

A good friend recommended this one to me, but I have never even attempted to read a novel this long. I was nervous I wasn't going to get all the way through it but I'm about 100 pages in and I'm already totally absorbed by it.

Finished: Halo: The Fall of Reach by Eric Nylund

Started: Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas by Hunter S. Thompson

Still reading: Sometimes a Great Notion by Ken Kesey

I just finished Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, by Hunter S Thompson. This just became one of my personal favorites - I enjoyed it from cover to cover and I'd love to read it again some time.

I also just finished Pandemic, by A. G. Riddle. I read a review about it that described it as being "as tightly wound as a Swiss watch" and I'm inclined to agree, though the author definitely pushes it with how much he gets away with hiding stuff from the reader.

Also a book that I forgot to add a while ago but felt like adding to the data count: All Systems Red, by Martha Wells. It's short but sweet - it's designed to give you a glimpse of what it's like to adjust to human life as an outsider and goes about it in a pretty clever way. If you like sci-fi, you'll like this.

Started Blood Meridian, by Cormac Mccarthy. I've never been big on Westerns but I've heard such good things about this book that I couldn't resist. I hope it lives up to the hype.

Finished:

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A Clockwork Orange, by Anthony Burgess Loved it, one of the best, or maybe the best, book I have ever read, Alex was so charismatic, it was sad to say goodbye to him.

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Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, by Hunter Thompson Really good, having experimented with a lot of drugs myself, the book was very relatable, the adrenochrome section almost made me sick.

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, by Hunter S. Thompson

I’ve only seen the first few minutes of the movie and wasn’t interested, so I don’t know why I decided to read the book. Surprisingly I loved it. There was just something about the ridiculousness of the character’s actions that had me loving it. I honestly laughed more in this book than I’ve ever laughed at another book. Even through the surrealism and exaggerations, the conversations seemed somehow genuine and believable.

Started Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, by Hunter S. Thompson

I finished A Scanner Darkly, by Philip K Dick, King Solomon's Mines, by Henry Rider Haggard and Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, by Hunter S. Thompson. Three absolutely incredible but starkly different pieces of writing. I don't know what it is about authors with middle names, but they're my latest three. All had a little bit of nostalgia. Dick and Thompson were rereads, books i'd read back in High School, but this was the first time i'd read Haggard, something my father recommended years ago.I felt that while Dick and Thompson both explored drug use, they did so in such different ways. You got the sense of chaos and confusion in both, but Dick's was more subtle and slow, whereas the effects of the drugs were starkly evident in Thompson's from the opening.I don't know what I was expecting for Haggard, but I was impressed. The dialogue was a little off, but overall it was engaging and I can see the development of the genre well.

I'm about to start A Good Man Is Hard To Find, by Flannery O'Connor which i'm a little excited for. I know nothing about it. I was meant to read it at University but avoided it for some reason.

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, by Hunter S Thompson - LOVED this. really off the rails but really fun.

The Female Pursuasion, by Meg Wolitzer - enjoyed it.

A Man Called Ove, by Fredrik Backman - 10/10, loved it, one of my favorite books I've ready this year. So endearing. Made me laugh and cry and just, so many emotions.

When Katie Met Cassidy, by Camille Perri - it's a lesbian romance, nothing more, nothing less. Hardly great literature, but a fun read.

Picked up Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, by Hunter S. Thompson this week. I watched the movie years ago and couldn't tell you a lick of what happened by the end of it, so I decided to give the book a go, I'm liking it a lot so far!

I read my first book in 3+ years. I bought Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, by Hunter S. Thompson to read over vacation in September but I had a weird urge to read over the weekend.... I finished the book in 2 nights which was crazy for me. (given, it is a quick read).

I am now excited to get back into reading but man am I overwhelmed on where to start! I really enjoyed the [semi?] true story of drugs and adventure that was Fear and Loathing. I am looking for and taking recommendations!

I just bought these to get me started (I tried to be a little diverse):

• Astrophysics for People in a Hurry
• Alive: The Story of the Andes Survivors
• My Inventions: The autobiography of Nikola Telsa
• Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly (Anthony Bourdain)

In the not-so-recent past I was a big fan of fantasy novels. Also, I actually bought The Dark Tower set and never read it. I don't think I "got" it, I'll have to give it another try. I'm just rambling at this point... please bring on the recommendations!

Finished An Absolutely Remarkable Thing, by Hank Green. Thoroughly enjoyed it and found it's critique of social media and celebrity to be really interesting.

Starting in on Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, by Hunter S. Thompson. I've already burned through a third of it and I imagine the rest will go by just as fast.

Finished Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, by Hunter S. Thompson. Loved it and I'm pretty sure that I'm now going to go read everything that Thompson has ever written. The film is a near perfect adaptation. Cuts out a lot of the excess and forms it into a neater narrative arc.

Going straight into Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail '72, by Hunter S. Thompson.

Started The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, by Douglas Adams

Finished Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, by Hunter S. Thompson

Fear and Loathing in Last Vegas, by Hunter S. Thompson

I haven't been reading many 'classic' books lately, and I saw a copy of this at my local bookshop on sale. I'm currently studying to become a journalist, so I thought I should probably read some Thompson.

It's been a while since I've read something as mad and as fun as Fear and Loathing, and some of the illustrations are approaching schizophrenia, frankly -- all of which make it one of the more exciting books I've read this year.

Plus the film is, by most accounts, horseshit.

Finishing up Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, by Hunter S. Thompson. This is the first book of his that I've read, but I definitely plan on reading more of his work in the future :)

Just finished Adjustment Day, by Chuck Pahlinuk have to say I have seen reviews both positive and negative. Personally however I feel like it provides a great insight to where United States politics and social struggles could lead. Albeit the outcome in the story is outlandish, per Chuck's style, I have to say I thoroughly enjoyed it. I also recently finished The Shining, by Stephen King that one was so-so for me the beginning was very drawn out and made me want to give up but then the latter half kept my eyes glued to the pages, I did enjoy it by the end though. The only other book I've read in the past month was Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, by Hunter S. Thompson all I can say was wow that was one hilarious and entertaining ride, I would highly suggest it to those looking for something short yet exhilarating.