fear and laothin in las vegas.

If he spoon feeds it to you, it isn't metaphor. Jesus christ. Every single example you just cited he tells you word for word.

Or easily-influenced highschooler who can't fit in. Whatever. I had three-quarters of a bottle of Chardonnay with dinner and don't really think there is a difference. And I certainly can't appreciate people who cannot tell the difference between good literature and pulp. You might as well go read the latest Stephen King novel as HST.

 

i rather like stephen king. he's sober psychological. stand by me, the shawshank redemption, the green mile, tommyknockers (the book). that's some beautiful stuff. oh, and lisey's story. that one made me cry. it was very personal.

 

To each his own. ... But it's not cool to bash people and their tastes

 

when it comes to "art," it's totally acceptable.

 

The reason you know Stephen King is such a shitty writer is that when translated to film, it comes out so well. A book is naturally supposed to be better than the movie based on it.

Shawshank Redemption and Stand By Me.

 

HA! you're not draggin ME down!!! he writes good shit! MOST of his works are utter crap on film!!

 

I'm pretentious. Sue me.

 

I've only seen like fifteen minutes of the movie here and there, meh, I'll watch the whole thing at some point or another I'm sure.

 

By the time you hit 20, if you're still trying to be cool, you aren't.

 

you are indeed. must be all that time alone fantasizing about moose ass.

 

i really have no comment, only watched the flim a few times - they were enjoyable. 3rd time i fell asleep watching it - though thats really not a fault of the movie, i fall asleep to any movie...

i havne't read any of his books, so no comment on those either.

meh

i'll just put this :wank:

 

Great movie, brilliant author. Yeah, a lot of people probably only enjoy it for the drug references, but so what? That doesn't make it any less powerful. And yeah, Thompson was a lot more blunt than most authors with his opinions, but again, so what? Not everything has to be buried in symbolism.

 

Thompson doesn't spoon feed you anything it's more of an intubation. Spooner's right though. stephen king is the most overrated writer in the history of writing

 

Hes not an author hes a journalist

 

a doctor of journalism

 

No. But to be literature, it has to have more than one layer. Otherwise it's pulp, and Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas has only the most superficial of layers.

This is like going to a wine and cheese event and deciding to eat Kraft Single slices and Coke. Calling this book "great literature" is parading your ignorance. Do I really care all that much what you read? No. But don't expect to not be mocked.

 

hehehhee. hardass.

 

who really gives a flipping flying fuck what others consider great literature

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