I think he was a very GOOD gonzo journalist in the 70's, but Tom Wolfe mastered the "self referential journalism" thing. Thompson's stuff is exciting but there is a sameness about much of it because it's all about him eventually, whereas Wolfe plowed deeper into the actual subject of the stories.
Don't get me wrong, F&LinLVegas is one of the most enjoyable books I've read, but he had little insight into the subject matter after the late-60's and was into this "personal journalism" crap which made the writer the center of the story.
think he was a very GOOD gonzo journalist in the 70's, but Tom Wolfe mastered the "self referential journalism" thing. Thompson's stuff is exciting but there is a sameness about much of it because it's all about him eventually... into this "personal journalism" crap which made the writer the center of the story.Just like the way the MSM operates today. Oh well, at least he was a supporter of the RKBA. He had an I-don't-give-a-sh~t attitude that I've always found appealing... anti-authoritarian, ya know? Suicide ultimately negates everything an individual represented, e.g., he was a looser in the end.