Fear and William Gibson in Las Vegas

[atolnon]

Very short, since I'm doing other things, but this occured to me so I'm writing it down.
Hunter S. Thompson and William Gibson have one large element of their writing in common, and it's that both are very precise on brand names and the physicality of objects. I was going to suggest that they diverge on drug and substance names, but even this isn't true. Both are very specific about the types, origin, and effects of controlled (and uncontrolled) substances. What happens in the story is as important as what it happens with, make, model, origin of manufacture, and what happens when you press the red button.

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[nagarerutenshi.livejournal.com]

When "Hunter S. Thompson" and "William Gibson" are tags, let alone in the same post, that's how you can tell a journal is interesting.