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Response #3 Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
Talk about "letting it all hang out", this book doesn't leave anything to the imagination. I love how nothings taboo, no territory is avoided...religion, politics, drugs, alcohol, prostitution, homophobia. It's Vegas; America at her finest or her worst? A quest to find the American Dream? seriously, have you ever heard of anyone finding a dream? Why? Have Duke and Gonzo's years of exploration and enlightenment with drugs made them think they are qualified to find a dream?
I like the thought of heading across the desert in a convertible .... to Vegas. With drugs. All of these speak strongly of freedom. If reinventing yourself, becoming someone you can't be at home is what Vegas is all about, and Vegas is the epitomy of America, then I suppose it would be logical to say that reinventing yourself is what America is all about.
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