Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas

It's my introduction to the Duke and it's proving difficult to live up to the advance hype. Could something like this even exist today or would he be dismissed as nothing more than another James Frey? Unfair, as it's more than just a drug fueled neon blaze across Vegas but an examination of the drug culture and the clarion call of gonzo journalism. This appeared as a two part feature in Rolling Stone and even today would be a savage swipe in a publishing world that tends to favor a grade 5 reading level. Still, I read this and think about the subsequent legion of narcotics taking, wannabe burnouts celebrating their own excesses and shudder.