Surprisingly boring
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In this book Hunter presents the Hell's Angels in a more postive light at a time when the rest of the US media were portraying the Angels as the most evil people on the planet. However, this is a pretty dull book, with all sorts of terribly boring sections on the history of motorbikes and the rituals of the different Hell's Angels gangs. Because the book follows a more conventional journalistic style it lacks the vitality and passion of Hunter's later works.
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A book that actually put the Angels in a "good light"
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This is certainly an interesting read and who better to cast his eye over the last outlaw group of the 20th century than one of the original outlaw journalists. This is a very entertaining read and I would reccomend this to anybody who lives any kind of "alternative" lifestyle. However once you have read this you must read Hells Angel by Sonny Barger who is mentioned throughout this book and reading his book you notice that Thompson's book is not quite as good as it first seems so read it before you read Sonny's. Enjoy
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Hunter's got balls
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Hunter S. Thompson goes where no other journalists dare. A great read if you're interested in the Hell's Angels. I loved it.
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Hanging with the home boys - Angel style
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An in depth look at the life and times of the Oakland Angels. From their roots, through to the end...the end for Thompson that is. HST rides with the baddest, ever aware that things could turn ugly at any moment. Ever aware that the Angels could turn on him if they ever got the notion that he was exploiting them. Until, in the end, they do and Thompson gets a proper stomping.
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Something of a halfway house
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A decent enough read, but not one of his better books. I think the big problem with this is the format: if he doesn't have a deadline he seems to find it difficult to generate any kind of pace or impetus and the end result is pithy and fragmented. The first few chapters are remarkably 'straight' accounts of life with the Angels, followed by a looser style that still retains a strong reportage feel to it. He finishes with some absolute gems: classic Thompson, letting rip on the Angels. this is a transitional book, and you can see where he's trying new things out, but it doesn't always come off, and lacks the energy of his later political stuff.
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