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Gonzo Girl
Gonzo Girl: A Novel | Cheryl Della Pietra
The road to hell is paved with good intentionsand tequila, guns, and cocaine in this rambunctiously entertaining (Teddy Wayne) debut novel inspired by the authors time as Hunter S. Thompsons assistant.Alley Russo is a recent college grad desperately trying to make it in the grueling world of New York publishing, but like so many who have come before her, she has no connections and has settled for an unpaid magazine internship while slinging drinks on Bleecker Street just to make ends meet. Thats when she hears the infamous Walker Reade is looking for an assistant to replace the eight others who have recently quit. Hungry for a chance to get her manuscript onto the desk of an experienced editor, Alley jumps at the opportunity to help Reade finish his latest novel. After surviving an absurd three-day trial period involving a .44 magnum, purple-pyramid acid, violent verbal outbursts, brushes with fame and the law, a bevy of peacocks, and a whole lot of cocaine, Alley is invited to stay at the compound where Reade works. For months Alley attempts to coax the novel out of Walker page-by-page, all while battling his endless procrastination, vampiric schedule, Herculean substance abuse, mounting debt, and casual gunplay. But as the job begins to take a toll on her psyche, Alley realizes shes alone in the Colorado Rockies at the mercy of a drug-addicted literary icon who may never produce another noveland her fate may already be sealed. A margarita-fueled, miniskirt-clad cautionary tale of lost literary innocence (Vogue), Gonzo Girl is a loving fictional portrait of a larger-than-life literary icon.
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BookBee89
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A drug fueled journey, full of fear and loathing,into what it was like being Hunter S Thompson‘s assistant. Though the names were changed to protect the not so innocent. I found this to be an amazing book and if you‘re a fan of HST I highly recommend it

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Leniverse
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My first Goodreads giveaway win just arrived! 😁 Or actually, it's the second of three books I've won through Goodreads in the past week 😲 but the first to arrive. This book is fiction, but inspired by the time the author spent as a live-in assistant to Hunter S. Thompson. I'd say that's bound to be interesting! One more for my #FrightFall and maybe #RIPXII October TBR. 😬 #bookmail

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kaykay521
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I enter giveaways all the time, but these are my only two current #freebies #riotgrams. 📚💕😀

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LauraJ
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If you're a Hunter S. Thompson fan, or a young grad working in an industry where excess still rules, this is worth a shot. It's very early 90s and women were expected to go along with a lot of crap that doesn't fly these days. The author does a good job of capturing the love/hate feelings that can accompany dealing with an abusive personality, but it gets repetitive. While this is intentional, it makes for dull reading. 3.5/5 stars.

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jessicarenee
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#librarylife 📚📖💜

MissKatie ❤️ 8y
BekahB Lots of great choices! 8y
courtney I've been wanting to read Three Martini Lunch for what feels like forever, especially because someone said its like the Mad Men of the publishing world! 8y
jessicarenee @Courtney yes! That's what it says on the front cover and exactly why I decided to check it out 📖👍 8y
BookishFeminist I really enjoyed Gonzo Girl. 👍🏼 Hunter S Thompson was nuts!! 8y
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Ammar25
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Anyone heard anything about novel. I just picked it randomly from the new books at the public library. I was attracted to The Hunter S. Thompson inspiration for the novel as the author was a personal assistant of him for few months

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susanw
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If you felt The Devil Wears Prada just didn't have enough booze, drugs and guns this ones for you.

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TouchstoneBooks
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Books, bloggers, and burgers. What could possibly be better?? Photo by one of our faves, Natasha of bookbaristas. Follow her on Insta like...yesterday.

susanw This book has been on my radar for a long time. Let us know how it goes. 9y
TouchstoneBooks True life: it is one of the most entertaining books I have read in a long time. You'll devour in a couple hours 9y
TouchstoneBooks Guys she's on litsy so I can finally say GO FOLLOW @Bookbaristas 9y
Bookbaristas Soooo yum!!!!! 9y
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