# Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas by Hunter S. Thompson

2 Hacker News commenters recommended Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas by Hunter S. Thompson and 1 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 2 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** People recommend it mainly for its opening line, which one reader says is hard to top. One critic said they did not finish it.

## Why people recommend it

- Famous, praised opening line (1 comments): "Few can top the opening line of Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48909370))

## What people warn about

- Some readers do not finish it (1 comments): "Don't think I will finish Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas though." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46403381))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [The Cuckoo's Egg by Cliff Stoll](https://hackerapproved.com/p/cuckoo-s-egg.md): 40 recommend
- [Amusing Ourselves to Death by Neil Postman](https://hackerapproved.com/p/amusing-ourselves-to-death.md): 36 recommend
- [The Anxious Generation by Jonathan Haidt](https://hackerapproved.com/p/anxious-generation.md): 24 recommend
- [Bullshit Jobs by David Graeber](https://hackerapproved.com/p/bullshit-jobs.md): 20 recommend
- [Enshittification by Cory Doctorow](https://hackerapproved.com/p/enshittification.md): 19 recommend

## Where to get it

- [See price on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/dp/0007204493?tag=hackerapprove-20) (affiliate link)
- [Bookshop.org](https://bookshop.org/a/130825/9780007204496) (affiliate link)

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas by Hunter S. Thompson", https://hackerapproved.com/p/fear-and-loathing-in-las-vegas/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).