
The Rum Diary
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Begun in 1959 by a 22-year-old Hunter S. Thompson, The Rum Diary is a brilliantly tangled love story of jealousy, treachery, and violent alcoholic lust in the Caribbean boomtown that was San Juan, Puerto Rico, in the late 1950s. The narrator, freelance journalist Paul Kemp, irresistibly drawn to a sexy, mysterious woman, is soon thrust into a world where corruption and get-rich-quick schemes rule and anything (including murder) is permissible. Exuberant and mad, youthful and energetic, this dazzling comedic romp provides a fictional excursion as riveting and outrageous as Thompson's Fear and Loathing books.
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A bit of the best, a bit of the... not best.
- By m.w. on 08-03-12
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Screwjack
- By: Hunter S. Thompson
- Narrated by: Scott Sowers
- Length: 50 mins
- Unabridged
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Hunter S. Thompson's notorious Screwjack is as salacious, unsettling, and brutally lyrical as it has been rumored to be since the private printing in 1991 of 300 fine collectors' copies and 26 leather-bound presentation copies. Only the first of the three pieces included here - "Mescalito", published in Thompson's 1990 collection Songs of the Doomed - has been available to the public, making the audio edition of Screwjack a major publishing event.
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Better to read it
- By Michelle Dossey on 05-17-17
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The Curse of Lono
- By: Hunter S. Thompson
- Narrated by: Malcolm Hillgartner
- Length: 5 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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This enormously eccentric book takes listeners on a crazy journey with renowned gonzo journalist Hunter S. Thompson. The Curse of Lono is to Hawaii what Fear and Loathing was to Las Vegas: the crazy tales of a journalist's "coverage" of a news event that ends up being a wild ride to the dark side of Americana. Originally published in 1983, The Curse of Lono features all of the zany, hallucinogenic wordplay for which Hunter S.Thompson became known and loved.
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Hunter S Thompson is my hero!
- By J. Hand on 02-18-15
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Better than Sex
- By: Hunter S. Thompson
- Narrated by: Scott Sowers
- Length: 7 hrs and 19 mins
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A pioneer of the New Journalism movement, Hunter S. Thompson wrote with a fire that captured the attention of millions. Here Thompson delivers a mind-bending view of the 1992 presidential race, packed with all the horror, sacrifice, lust, and glory that made this campaign so utterly fascinating.
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A Classic for One Chapter
- By Michael Friedman on 12-08-12
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Cities of the Red Night
- The Red Night Trilogy, Book 1
- By: William S. Burroughs
- Narrated by: Ray Porter
- Length: 9 hrs and 33 mins
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From one of the founders of the beat generation and the 1960s counterculture comes this opening novel of a series available now in audio for the first time. An opium addict is lost in the jungle; young men wage war against an empire of mutants; a handsome young pirate faces his execution; and the world's population is infected with a radioactive epidemic. These stories are woven together in a single tale of mayhem and chaos.
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absolutely timeless. thank you Ray Porter!
- By Amazon Customer on 10-21-20
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Hell's Angels
- By: Hunter S. Thompson
- Narrated by: Sébastien Desjours
- Length: 8 hrs and 42 mins
- Unabridged
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Au début des années soixante, Thompson, alors journaliste à San Francisco, est fasciné par les Hell's Angels. Son article sur ces seigneurs de la route fait sensation, il se lance dans la version longue : un an passé à rouler et à écrire à leurs côtés. Mais l'équipée se termine sauvagement : parce qu'il refuse de partager ses royalties, les Angels abandonnent l'homme de lettres sur une route, à moitié mort et le crâne défoncé à coups de pierres.
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Factotum
- By: Charles Bukowski
- Narrated by: Christian Baskous
- Length: 5 hrs and 8 mins
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One of Charles Bukowski's best, this beer-soaked, deliciously degenerate novel follows the wanderings of aspiring writer Henry Chinaski across World War II-era America. Deferred from military service, Chinaski travels from city to city, moving listlessly from one odd job to another, always needing money but never badly enough to keep a job. His day-to-day existence spirals into an endless litany of pathetic whores, sordid rooms, dreary embraces, and drunken brawls, as he makes his bitter, brilliant way from one drink to the next.
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Enjoyable
- By Lucca ate your Lunch! on 12-26-13
By: Charles Bukowski
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On the Road
- 50th Anniversary Edition
- By: Jack Kerouac
- Narrated by: Will Patton
- Length: 11 hrs and 8 mins
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Few novels have had as profound an impact on American culture as On the Road. Pulsating with the rhythms of 1950s underground America, jazz, sex, illicit drugs, and the mystery and promise of the open road, Kerouac’s classic novel of freedom and longing defined what it meant to be “beat” and has inspired generations of writers, musicians, artists, poets, and seekers who cite their discovery of the book as the event that “set them free”.
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My Favorite Narration and a Wonderful Book
- By Guillermo on 09-17-09
By: Jack Kerouac
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The Orchard Keeper
- By: Cormac McCarthy
- Narrated by: Ed Sala
- Length: 8 hrs and 7 mins
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One of America’s most celebrated novelists, Cormac McCarthy announced his towering presence on the literary stage with his first novel, The Orchard Keeper. Within the pages of this classic work, John Wesley Rattner, his uncle Ather, and bootlegger Marion Sylder find their lives dangerously entwined in pre-World War II Tennessee. There, the men’s tragedies and struggles are mirrored by the looming specter of industrialization.
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Contains the embryo of McCarthy's future greatness
- By Darwin8u on 06-12-13
By: Cormac McCarthy
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- Jed Lavoie
- 07-11-20
HST is wonderfull
Great read. Thompson is amazing and the narrator was spot on. Four more words needed.
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- Ryan Rockstad
- 11-17-20
Better than I expected
Great book, but much slower than Fear and Loathing a serious tone compared to the same novel.
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- D Eichholz
- 10-17-18
Wonderful story
Great book with a great narrative. Nice story to relax and listen to. I would recommend this book to a friend that wanted an easy read with a good story.
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- Oz
- 03-09-24
Kind of just a rambling drunk story- not bad but not interesting
It was ok- not great and not horrible. And having a “15 word minimum” for a review is absolutely ridiculous
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- Robin
- 12-09-11
A rum review
Loved Thompson's detailed writing although the story took a long time to really get anywhere so I did become a little unengaged. The characters are profoundly real and deeply etched, but on the whole unlikeable as is the protagonist (even though they are entertaining in their dissolute meanderings through life). I find it interesting reading work from the 1950s and earlier, that physical abuse towards women seems to be accepted as easily as batting away a fly. Very disturbing.
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- Heather & Owen
- 01-27-19
discovering Hunter S Thompson
excellent storyline.... can't wait to watch the movie... will definitely read other books by this author.
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- Rick Rubalcaba
- 06-28-20
Great visual
Hunter did justice and felt the emotions and charscters at heart. He did amazing job.
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- Mandi
- 06-30-23
Great read some of Hunter s Thompson best
Blew the movie out of the water I would def listen to it again. Maybe
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- Vincent baptista
- 08-17-19
My favorite book
With the old timer talk and the setting of the late 1950s Thompson captured a piece of that decade, and gave it life with real characters going through the crualty and benefits of life.
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- J.C.D.
- 12-10-15
WAS THIS WORTH TURNING INTO A MOVIE?
What made the experience of listening to The Rum Diary the most enjoyable?
the anticipation of waiting for something meaningful to happen
What was your reaction to the ending? (No spoilers please!)
odd, unfufilling
Have you listened to any of Christopher Lane’s other performances before? How does this one compare?
I don't believe I've listened to his other performances. He did a great job with limited material
Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?
no.
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