The Kitchen Readings: Untold Stories of Hunter S. Thompson | 
|  | | | Title: | The Kitchen Readings: Untold Stories of Hunter S. Thompson | | Author: | Michael Cleverly
Bob Braudis | | Publisher: | Harper Perennial | | Type: | Book / Paperback | | Publication Date: | 01 February, 2008 | | ISBN / ISBN-13: | 006115928X / 9780061159282 | | List Price: | $13.95 | | You Save: | $2.79 | | Amazon Price: | $11.16 | |
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Warning!* This book contains the following: Unsafe use of powerful firearms in combination with explosives Cultivation of illegal crops Impressionable minors being exposed to illicit activities Piloting of automobiles under impaired conditions Transporting large sums of cash across national borders *Stunts performed in this book were undertaken by professionals. Do not attempt them at home.
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• The Emperor Wears No Clothes 10 May, 2008
The book tries to show the man behind the myth and by doing so exposes a talented man who comes off none too sympathetic. I suppose there are many that will read this and feel that it intensifies the greatness of their iconic hero. But for me, Hunter Thompson fell a few notches. He often comes off as crude and insensitive. I think the most amazing fact in the book is that he was still partying pretty hardy right until his suicide. I am 53 and I know that if I were to spend even one night of my life the way I spent every weekend during most of the 80's, my heart would explode. The book is filled with some interesting anecdotes. It is not particularly well written, but it is not badly written either. Hunter wrote one incredible book in his life and for that he basically got a get out of jail free card to self destruct and become his fictional self. Most of us in his generation have either quit, died, or went to prison. Sad to say, Hunter died. No one would have dared suggest rehab to him. That, for me at least, is the tragedy behind this book. Sorry to spoil the fun.
- Reviewed by customer ID: AB073YS7FTWCA
• Need To Be A Hunter Fan 29 July, 2008
This book will be enjoyed for those that knew his work and his personality. It's more a collection of old friend's stories and diaries than a book. For those that don't good luck but it does come across as funny and crazy overall.
- Reviewed by customer ID: A3JU7JDYWNOWK7
• Personal Recollections Of Hst 08 August, 2008
The men who wrote this knew Thompson personally, so there's plenty of inner details about life on Owl Farm and the ways of the good doctor. Some of the stories I loved as they caught the man's feral energy, others carry a weight of sadness with them as they show a great talent winding down and ready to leave this earth.
Would I recommend it? Oh yes, in fact I read it in a couple of sittings.
- Reviewed by customer ID: A161ANWB62G3M8
• The Kitchen Readings 20 September, 2008
I devour anything about the doc, this was well worth it, giving insight into the life and the goings on at owl ranch. good read
- Reviewed by customer ID: ASF5RHIUTNPQ6
• If You Are A True Gonzo Devotee/fan....... 21 May, 2008
then this is a must read for you! For those of us that were never blessed (and cursed! :) to have ever met this great man and one of the truly greatest outspoken literary giants of our generation, this is as close as we will ever get to knowing the real man inside the "Gonzo" exterior. Written with love and great humor by Bob Braudis and Michael Cleverly, it is a warm tribute to their friend of many years and allows us inside the "inner circle" of the Owl Farm kitchen. I laughed and laughed, but mostly I cried for having not been able to buy the ticket and take the ride myself.
- Reviewed by customer ID: A22UDFZXV2VVC9
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