
The Rum Diary
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Campbell Scott
The Rum Diary is a brilliantly tangled love story of jealousy, treachery, and violent alcoholic lust in the Caribbean boomtown that was San Juan, Puerto Rico, in the late 1950s. "It was a gold rush," says the author. "There were naked people everywhere and we all had credit."
©2004 Hunter S. Thompson (P)2004 Simon & Schuster, Inc. AUDIOWORKS is an imprint of Simon & Schuster Audio Division, Simon & Schuster, Inc.Listeners also enjoyed...




















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"His style is less hallucinatory and exclamatory than it later became, but the groundwork is there." (Publishers Weekly)
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Fantastic story, wonderfully narrated.
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Look up 'rubber sack' passage.
Superbly written
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Any additional comments?
The book is one of my favorites, but after ten minutes i couldnt listen any more, the guy reading is totally oblivious to the atmosphere of the story. Sorry, but not worth downloading.Reader ruined it
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The Rum Diary
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If you could sum up The Rum Diary in three words, what would they be?
Seedy, Humidity, newspaperWhat was your reaction to the ending? (No spoilers please!)
It ended pretty much as I thought it would. There were a few surprises.Which scene was your favorite?
I liked the scene where he first sees the newsroom and meets the people there. I could just picture it. Seemed very true-to-life.If you were to make a film of this book, what would be the tag line be?
There's more to Puerto Rico besides sand and surf.Any additional comments?
No.A Valueable Lesson Learned in Puerto Rico
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Where does The Rum Diary rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?
Definitely not one of my favorites. I really enjoy Mr. Thompson's writing, I guess the main part for me was the narration.Not Bad
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Great Narration and Great Book!
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huge fan
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Really enjoyed it
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I wished they would I follow the book more closely in the movie ghh
I the book is far better than the movie
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