🇺🇲Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas Book vs Movie vs True Story

Hunter S. Thompson's part fiction part true story about his trip to Vegas with his attorney friend Oscar Zeta Acosta was adapted into a movie starring Johnny Depp and Benicio Del Toro. Hear how the two compare, how it connects to the 'American Dream', as well as the true story behind the events. https://www.newyorker.com/books/secon... https://lareviewofbooks.org/article/s... become a Patreon member! https://patreon.com/WhytheBookWins?ut... get an Everand (audiobook app) 30 day free trial! https://everand.pxf.io/bookwins my Etsy shop! https://www.etsy.com/shop/WhyTheShirt... Instagram:   / whythebookwins   Fable (like goodreads but better) https://fable.co/laura-whythebookwins... Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/whythebookwins/ Tiktok:   / whythebookwins   00:00 intro 01:10 my history with this 05:41 Oscar Zeta Acosta 10:27 events leading to the story 12:35 their drug use 17:18 harassing women 22:36 the American Dream 33:50 book vs movie