Jerry Atrick wrote:

britscienceteacher wrote: ↑Mon Oct 08, 2018 2:51 pm The reason being that the year he spent with that club, The Hell's Angels really shaped his writing, and it's really experience that shapes writing.

I've read about everything Thompson has had published over the years (whether article, letters, short stories or full length books), from when he was 18 until his death and I can't agree with the above statement. His writing style did not change dramatically after the Hells angels book.