Hell's Angels: A Strange and Terrible Saga by Hunter S. Thompson Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of Hell's Angels: A Strange and Terrible Saga
Book Review: HELL'S ANGELS IS A BOOK MADE IN HEAVEN
Summary: 5 Stars
This is a great book. It maybe paints the Angels in an excessively positive light, yet to condemn the book for this is harsh.The whole piece is fascinating, giving a rare insight into a culture we would all probably like to give a bash (for a few hours at least). Hells Angels is the emergence of a genius.Book Review: HELL'S JOURNALIST
Summary: 5 Stars
Feared by his superiors and sometimes colleagues. Loathed by the literary pundits who couldn't stack up against him. In 1965, Hunter S. Thompson shed light on one of the darkest subjects of the 60's. The Hell's Angels Motorcycle Riders. Thompson shows little remorse for infiltrating the place[s] where no other journalist dare tread, and even chronicling the experiences in a book he had to have permission to research and write, from the very subjects of the book. That permission went beyond legalities. Thompson was governed by another rule. The Hell's Angels' Rules. Readers will be shocked, surprised, and maybe sickened while they delve from the safety of time passed into the world of the most notorious two- wheeled gang in history. However, readers will also get a history lesson. A lesson obtained with real blood, sweat, and fears. Thom RyanBook Review: HST at his (almost) best
Summary: 4 Stars
This is a fun read, with more info on biker gangs than you probably wanted to know. Generally considered a classic within most HST fan circles. I really like it.Book Review: Hard to follow
Summary: 4 Stars
I like H.S.T, but it is sometimes hard to follow him. Only got lost a few times in this book.Book Review: He tells it like it was
Summary: 4 Stars
Hunter Thompson trys to get the facts about the "outlaw's" by being there with a group of them. He was upfront and got beyond the hype put out by "the man" and dealt with bikers as real people. This book speaks of a time before the "R.I.C.O." statutes turned loose "agents-provocateur" to entice individual gang members to break the law. Thompson's accurate descriptions of his time within the biker community are now historical documents speaking of a past 30 years gone. In his time Outlaws were still creating the biker lifestyle, free from the image consciousness of today's bikers. [$20G's&20 miles don't make you a biker!] They ride what they want and do things that make for good storytelling on Thompson's part. I recommend this book as a balance to the disinformation found in most others on the subject, and because it's entertaining reading.