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Book Review of The Rum Diary

The Rum Diary
The Rum Diary
Author: Hunter S. Thompson
Genre: Literature & Fiction
Book Type: Paperback
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Helpful Score: 1


I liked this book for the crazy things that happen as usual in Thompson's novels, but this one did not settle right with me. I felt like it could have been a lot better than it actually was, and yet I'm not sure how. I realize this is one of Thompson's first novels, so that's probably why this novel seemed different for me.
I have seen the new movie based on the book, and I was very surprised to not find that a lot of the material from the movie was not written in the novel. I didn't like the movie very much, though, so I'm not surprised I didn't like the novel.