Book Brief: Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas

A Savage Journey to the Heart of the American Dream

Warning: Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas by Hunter S. Thompson will not 10x your productivity. The book will not suggest habits that others would endorse. But the story is a blast!

I have seen (many times) the movie. But I had never perused the paperback. I am glad I did.

I could hear Jonny Depp’s voice on each page as Mr. Duke spoke. Aspects of the adventure are laugh-out-loud funny. My favorite line is from page 143, describing the scene at a convention for police officers and district attorneys:

These poor bastards didn’t know mescaline from macaroni.

Dear reader of this post, as your attorney, I advise you to set down The 4-Hour Workweek, Atomic Habits, and Rich Dad, Poor Dad. Put the self-help on pause and read about drug-induced shenanigans in Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas.