Gonzo by Hunter S Thompson Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of Gonzo
Book Review: Beautiful images and a lifestyle reflected in pictures and notes
Summary: 4 Stars
When I ordered this book I did not know what to expect. I knew that it was a collection of Hunter S. Thompsons assorted junk - pictures, drawings, notes... I admit that I am a huge fan of Hunter's work and I read every single book out there. And this book you can't read really. There are several old letters photocopied in this book and that's basically it for the readable part. The pictures, however, are absolutely beauiful. They are arranged chronologically and if you have read some of the Thompson books you will recognize a lot of things you have read about. A little extra that really gave me goosebumps are the few original notepad sheets in this book. Some of the little papers which were written in Las Vegas in April 71 may not be easy to descipher but they deliver a feeling of style and gonzo that cannot be matched by anything printed in set-font words. I hoped for a little more content to be honest but as a collector and admirer of Thompsons work I am glad to have bought this!Book Review: Box? Picture? Individually Numbered?
Summary: 4 Stars
The review for this stated, "..this extraordinary package includes a specially designed box that contains the book and a limited edition gallery-quality photograph by Thompson. ...offering of only three thousand individually numbered copies available worldwide..." This was a gift for my wife: A huge Gonzo Fan, alomst of mythical proportions. Not too sure what happened to the box it was supposed to come in, or the Gallery-quality photgraph for that matter. Couldn't find anything indivually numbered except each page. Kinda like any book. However....Got her this and a Bukowski piece and Bukowski lays forgotten and she loves Gonzo. It is a beautiful book that inspires joy and laughter in someone who I know would have left me for Hunter in a heartbeat.Book Review: GONZO, THE PICTURE BOOK OF DREAMS AND NIGHTMARES
Summary: 5 Stars
I got this for a gift a year ago and it is a brilliant well made book. If you a fan of Hunter S. Thompson you will love this and if you do love this book I have some other reading suggestions for you:
"Gonzo" by Jann S. Weener & Corey Seymour
That too also has a introduction by Johnny Depp
and "The Gonzo Way" (Coffee table book) by Anita Thompson (Hunter's former wife)
This is one of the greatest journalists that ever walked in the shadow and light on this Earth. This is a wonderful book.
Book Review: Glad of this release
Summary: 5 Stars
I went to see an exhibition of these photos in a very exclusive gallery in London and enjoyed them very much. However the gallery was selling the 1st edition of this book for £150 and i couldn't help thinking that the only people who might have the means to afford it at that price would be people whose lifestyle was the antithesis of Hunter's. I'm glad of this non yuppie priced release and will be buying it as soon as i have a bit of spare cash.Book Review: Gonza
Summary: 1 Stars
My son is a Hunter Thompson fan and was not happy with this book, we thought it was going to be a written book not just pictures.