Title: Not his best, but still great.
Product review: Having read a good quantity of HST's other works, the amazing Fear and Loathing (in Las Vegas), On the Campaign Trail, Great Shark Hunt and the truly vitriolic Obituary for Richard Nixon (freely available on the Net, and also a must-read for fans of HST), I was really looking forward to reading this. I wasn't disappointed, because I love the surreal (and the political) edge that he brings to everything that he casts his eye over, to the point where the line between fantasy and reality doesn't just blur, it tends to disappear, altogether. A classic example of this, is the chapter where Hunter runs across Judge Clarence Thomas driving two surly hookers through sheep country - Wow! It couldn't possibly be real, but it's so vivid, it's jumping off the page. If you have a taste for the surreal and the original, this is very enjoyable stuff.
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