I have to say that this was a fairly recent read and always reminds me of cheeseburgers (I ate a lot of them last year in an attempt to sing like Elvis). The characters in this book simultaneously attract and revolt me. There are fast cars, drink/drugs in heroic quantities, bizarre dialogue and not much plot. A sort of American 'Withnail & I', you might say. It's a very entertaining book and I plan to investigate Mr. Thompson's other outpourings as soon as I've recovered fully from reading this one.