![]() Both men were egomaniacs fond of self-mythologizing and loath to share a spotlight with anyone. Both men would have gone broke if not for the frequent intervention of helpful patrons. Both men screwed over multiple friends and business partners. Both men longed for some mythical American paradise of the past. Both were obsessed with politics without possessing anything that could be described as a coherent political philosophy. The two men were born nine years apart, during white American masculinity’s golden age. But by the time I finished the book, I'd decided that Thompson bore a closer resemblance to Donald Trump. Wills describes Thompson as America’s first rock star reporter and compares him to Mick Jagger. In High White Notes, his riveting new biography of Hunter S. A review of High White Notes: The Rise and Fall of Gonzo Journalism by David S.
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