The Curse of Lono
The Curse of Lono
The Curse of Lono is into Hawaii what was Fear & Loathing in Las Vegas: the crazy tales of journalistic reporting, “a news celebration that ends up a wild experience on the dark side of Americana.
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March 24th, 2011 at 5:28 am
Thompson-Steadman harmony at its best,
From the blue-armed freak, to the demonic fire-glowing night in The Land of Po, this is essential HST. Throw in the Honolulu Marathon, and the good doctor serves up a characteristic glimpse of his own weird Americana that calls for all other social critics to throw down their pens in reverence and futility. This book is Thompson-Steadman harmony unparalleled. Steadman’s illustrations are hallucinogenic masterpieces that complement the fury of Thompson’s writing. If you call yourself a devotee, don’t leave a hole in your library where this book belongs. It is pure visceral madness. The final scene stakes its claim with any of his best works and is nothing short of what those of us who care have come to know as life-blood joy and the frenzied understanding of more than a few generations of enlightenment. Read it. Now
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|March 24th, 2011 at 5:40 am
Best description of marathon madness I have ever read.,
Prior to reading this book, I had dismissed the author as someone who just got loaded and made up a bunch of stuff. However, the first few chapters of Lono represent the best description of marathon madness of those times that I have ever read (I finished 6th place at the 1983 Honolulu Marathon). His insightfulness into carbo-loading parties and the running divorce lead me to believe that he first did his research sober and then crawled off to finish the book.It has given me a lot of new respect for Gonzo Journalism.And Steadman’s manic drawings of a perfect match.
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|March 24th, 2011 at 5:47 am
The Curse,
If your curious on why this book is so expensive, it’s not because it’s a rarity, it’s because the thing is so giant. If I had to place a measurement I’d say its a good foot and a half long with another foot or so wide. It’s so full of color and life on every page including letters from the man himself and tons of amazing drawings. Highly recommended for the HST followers.
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