A rambling, exhilarating drug-induced haze of a ride.
The story follows Raoul Duke and Dr Gonzo as they wander over to Las Vegas to pursue the American Dream. Loaded with a trunk of drugs in the big white Cadillac (the Big White Whale), the pair fall into a drugged paranoia and descend into lunacy.
Within the book, it is rife with imagery of the drug culture of the US when hop of the 60s became the cynicism of the 70s. And a lot of others people are starting to discover with each re-read of the book.
4 3/4 out of 5 for Gonzo Journalism