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The Best Hunter S. Thompson Books

Updated October 13, 2018 476 votes 119 voters 5.2k views17 items

List RulesVote for the Hunter S. Thompson novels you just couldn't put down. If you haven't read a book, don't downvote it.

List of the best Hunter S. Thompson books, ranked by voracious readers in the Ranker community. With commercial success and critical acclaim, there's no doubt that Hunter S. Thompson is one of the most popular authors of the last 100 years. If you're a huge fan of his work, then vote on your favorite novels below and make your opinion count. This poll is also a great resource for new fans of Hunter S. Thompson who want to know which novels they should start reading first. With memorable characters and excellent storytelling, there's no reason why you shouldn't check out his work if you're a big reader.

Examples include Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas and Fear and Loathing: On the Campaign Trail '72. What are Hunter S. Thompson's best novels? Vote on this list and help us definitively answer that question.

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Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
Hunter S. Thompson
Subjects: Rock, Popular culture, Biography, United States of America, 20th century
Genres (Book): Roman à clef, Autobiographical novel, Fiction
Original Language: English Language
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Fear and Loathing: On the Campaign Trail '72
Hunter S. Thompson
First Published: 1972
Subjects: Politics, International relations, United States of America, Democratic Party presidential primaries, 1972
Genres (Book): Anthology
Original Language: English Language
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The Rum Diary
Hunter S. Thompson
First Published: 1998
Subjects: Literary, Classics, Puerto Rico
Genres (Book): Fiction, Novel
Original Language: English Language
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The Great Shark Hunt
Hunter S. Thompson
First Published: 1979
Subjects: Politics, United States of America, Late 20th Century, Richard Nixon, History of the United States
Genres (Book): Biography, Autobiography
Original Language: English Language
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Hell's Angels: The Strange and Terrible Saga of the Outlaw Motorcycle Gangs
Hunter S. Thompson
First Published: 1966
Subjects: Hells Angels
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The Curse of Lono
Hunter S. Thompson
First Published: 1983
Subjects: Popular culture, Art, United States of America, Hawaii, Journalism
Genres (Book): Biography, Fiction, Memoir
Original Language: English Language
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Generation of Swine
Hunter S. Thompson
First Published: 1988
Subjects: Popular culture, Literature, Ronald Reagan, Politics, Classics
Genres (Book): Travel, Fiction
Original Language: English Language

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The Proud Highway
Hunter S. Thompson
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Better Than Sex
Hunter S. Thompson
First Published: 1994-08-22
Subjects: Politics, International relations, United States of America, Election, Late 20th Century
Genres (Book): Biography
Original Language: English Language
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Screw-Jack
Hunter S. Thompson
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Fear and Loathing in America
Hunter S. Thompson
First Published: 2000
Original Language: English Language
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Mistah Leary – He Dead
Hunter S. Thompson
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Kingdom of Fear
Hunter S. Thompson
Subjects: United States of America, Journalism
Genres (Book): Biography, Autobiography
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Songs of the Doomed
Hunter S. Thompson
First Published: 1990-10
Subjects: Literature, Politics, Classics, Political history of the United States, United States of America
Original Language: English Language
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Hey Rube
Hunter Stockton Thompson, Hunter S. Thompson
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Fear and Loathing at Rolling Stone
Hunter S. Thompson
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Happy Birthday, Jack Nicholson
Hunter S. Thompson