“High White Notes: The Rise and Fall of Gonzo Journalism by David S. Wills is the most insightful and in-depth study yet of the life and work of Hunter S. Thompson. High White Notes joins the pantheon of Outlaw Journalist: The Life and Times of Hunter S. Thompson by William McKeen, Freak Kingdom: Hunter S. Thompson's Manic Ten-Year Crusade Against American Fascism by Timothy Denevi, and The Hell’s Angel’s Letters: Hunter S. Thompson, Margaret Harrell and The Making of An American Classic by Margaret Ann Harrell as the leading studies on Hunter S. Thompson's life and work to date.”

- Ron Whitehead, Outlaw Poet & U.S. National Beat Poet Laureate

“In High White Notes, David S. Wills sets himself the task of examining the life and work of Hunter S. Thompson, ‘a writer with an incredible grasp of language’ but also ‘a complex, troubling, and enigmatic figure.’ Quite predictably, the red herrings in the biography made for a formidable challenge, but High White Notes dispels many a myth and takes its subject as seriously as he deserves. It’s time for this comprehensive appraisal—bringing Hunter’s history all too realistically and soberly to life—in the tragic parts, extensively enlarged upon and illustrated, sometimes moving me to tears.”

- Margaret A. Harrell, author of The Hell’s Angels Letters