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Fear and Loathing in America: The Brutal Odyssey of an Outlaw Journalist by Hunter S. Thompson

Fear and Loathing in America: The Brutal Odyssey of an Outlaw Journalist: Audiobook

Book 2 of the Gonzo Papers series

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Fear and Loathing in America: The Brutal Odyssey of an Outlaw Journalist audiobook runs 32.2 hours unabridged, narrated by Malcolm Hillgartner (about 21.5 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

32.2listening hrs
Essays & Anthologiesstore shelf
2026released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 32.2 hours of listening.

Days to finish Fear and Loathing in America: The Brutal Odyssey of an Outlaw Journalist at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day65 days
1 hour / day33 days
2 hours / day17 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×22 days

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What our data says

  • At 32.2 hours, it runs longer than 97% of the 4,590 Essays & Anthologies audiobooks in our catalog.

More narrated by Malcolm Hillgartner

Malcolm Hillgartner narrates 285 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 3,361 hours in all.

All Malcolm Hillgartner audiobooks, measured

Computed from 409,794 English-language unabridged audiobooks in The Books Insider catalog (store data read November 3, 2026). Lengths are the store's own running times. Methodology.

About this listen

Fear and Loathing in America: The Brutal Odyssey of an Outlaw Journalist is book 2 of Hunter S. Thompson's Gonzo Papers series: a 32.2-hour unabridged recording, read by Malcolm Hillgartner, released April 6, 2026, on the Essays & Anthologies and Biography & Memoir shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
32.2 hrs
Narrated by
Malcolm Hillgartner
Released
April 6, 2026
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Essays & Anthologies, Biography & Memoir
Series
Gonzo Papers #2
ISBN
9798899740220

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Fear and Loathing in America: The Brutal Odyssey of an Outlaw Journalist audiobook?

Fear and Loathing in America: The Brutal Odyssey of an Outlaw Journalist runs 32.2 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 21.5 hours.

Is the Fear and Loathing in America: The Brutal Odyssey of an Outlaw Journalist audiobook free?

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Who narrates Fear and Loathing in America: The Brutal Odyssey of an Outlaw Journalist?

Fear and Loathing in America: The Brutal Odyssey of an Outlaw Journalist is narrated by Malcolm Hillgartner.

Is Fear and Loathing in America: The Brutal Odyssey of an Outlaw Journalist worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 21.5 hours, saving 10.7 hours.