I'm always up for something new to digest in literature, yet Hunter was very out there for me to understand. The beginning of the novel, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, was very hard to get across. The writing technique that was presented I could not get in to. I felt like I was missing some important information. Our talks about what kind of person he was and how he lived his life were very informative and then I realized that this guy, really is hard to understand. I wonder how authors can get aware with being SO different. I'm not saying that being different is a bad thing because it is definitely not, but I think I have to get a better understanding of his other works and then come back to, Fear and Loathing. (I hope that is not bad). I could not get into the novel, it was too much of a tangent for me, could not get interested in the story.
I like the idea of traveling across the country, but I want to do it in a respectful way. I admire the challenge that was set forth in the novel, yet I'm not sure if I would go about writing a travel log in Hunter's way. It worked for him because he is this very eccentric guy who didn't give a crap about what people think, I admire that as well.
Since watching the Gonzo film, the day after I took out my type writer and started to fiddle around with it to try and capture what Hunter might have caught when he typed. I want to head back to the basics.
The Gonzo film was very interesting, I liked the documentary I got a chance to see how history is connected to everyone and how Hunter still lives (for the most part) in it.
I have an appreciation for the man, I wonder if given the chance if I would be able to stay in a room with him long enough to find out what was he thinking.
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