{"id":134,"date":"2011-06-06T15:28:13","date_gmt":"2011-06-06T15:28:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hunterthompsonnewbook.com\/?page_id=134"},"modified":"2024-10-12T19:09:44","modified_gmt":"2024-10-12T23:09:44","slug":"margaret-harrell-book-reviews","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/margaretharrell.com\/margaret-harrell-book-reviews\/","title":{"rendered":"Read Reviews"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-padding-top:0%;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:95.68%;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-blend:overlay;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><div id=\"pl-134\" class=\"panel-layout\">\n<div id=\"pg-134-0\" class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\">\n<div id=\"pgc-134-0-0\" class=\"panel-grid-cell\" data-weight=\"1\">\n<div id=\"panel-134-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"0\">\n<div class=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\">\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n<p><strong>\u00a0<span style=\"font-size: 24px;\"><em>Keep This Quiet!<\/em> III: <em>Initiations<\/em><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_3517\" style=\"width: 241px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/margaretharrell.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Keep-this-Quiet-III-Initiations-Volumen-3.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3517\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3517\" src=\"https:\/\/margaretharrell.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Keep-this-Quiet-III-Initiations-Volumen-3.jpeg\" alt=\"Keep This Quiet! III\" width=\"231\" height=\"346\" srcset=\"https:\/\/margaretharrell.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Keep-this-Quiet-III-Initiations-Volumen-3-200x300.jpeg 200w, https:\/\/margaretharrell.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Keep-this-Quiet-III-Initiations-Volumen-3.jpeg 231w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 231px) 100vw, 231px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-3517\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Keep This Quiet! III<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>I&#8217;ve read all three and now want more!<\/strong><br \/>\nThe first time I met Margaret, she sat down beside me (or, was it the other way around?) in a meeting and immediately, I knew I wanted to get to know her. She had a certain presence&#8230;a &#8220;shining&#8221;&#8230;that was magnetic. The Universe must have been in agreement with my intuition, because over the years I was blessed to become her student and benefited greatly from her wise and loving teachings, but still, there was a certain mystery about her that was never revealed, for she vary rarely talks about herself or her life. Now I know she was saving it all for this brilliant series of autobiographical revelations that comprise the <em>Keep This Quiet!<\/em> series. My advice&#8230;read them all, beginning with the first and when you are done, await with bated breath the 4th (and, honestly, I hope not last!) installation of her mind and heart expanding sharings.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; By Conscious Joy, Founder of Wake for Conscious: Sacred Realms<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Initiations Secrets Finally Revealed<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This remarkable book, <em>Initiations<\/em>, is Harrell\u2019s third in her series, <em>Keep This Quiet!<\/em> III! Her revealing memoir begins, in 1985, when attending the Carl Gustav Jung Institute in Zurich, Switzerland. Jung opened the Institute in 1948 to teach and research Analytical Psychology and psychotherapy to advance science and help others to achieve higher levels of understanding and functioning.<\/p>\n<p>Harrell\u2019s Zurich stay and other later initiations were \u201clife-transforming,\u201d and she shares her intimate experiences while including the science along with body\/brain\/mind\/spirit initiation exercises readers can easily understand and participate in.<\/p>\n<p>The \u201cDream Interpretation\u201d exercise is amazing. . . .<\/p>\n<p>Another amazing exercise is \u201cExercise in the Unconscious.\u201d . . .<\/p>\n<p>The book provides abundant information about Jung\u2019s spirit\/psyche\/synchronicity concepts and compares quantum physicist Wolfgang Pauli\u2019s nature\/mass\/spin concepts to Jung\u2019s. Readers will learn how both concepts will construe a one-source psychophysical field, and how this initiation model will further a higher level of awareness, understanding and functioning. &#8211;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>By\u00a0 Bernie Nelson, publisher of <em>Mindquest Review<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #ff9900; font-size: 21px;\"><em><strong>Keep THIS Quiet Too! More Adventures with Hunter S. Thompson, Milton Klonsky, Jan Mensaert<\/strong><\/em><\/span><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/margaretharrell.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Keep-This-Quiet-Too-web.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-1368\" src=\"https:\/\/margaretharrell.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Keep-This-Quiet-Too-web.jpg\" alt=\"Keep-This-Quiet-Too!--web\" width=\"350\" height=\"525\" srcset=\"https:\/\/margaretharrell.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Keep-This-Quiet-Too-web-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/margaretharrell.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Keep-This-Quiet-Too-web.jpg 432w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Cover HST image: Alan Becker. Cover design: Gaelyn Larrick<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u00a0Harrell takes the reader on a transformative journey. As she opens the door the reader is compelled to walk on through and discover alongside her. What a ride. Hurry up and read this book<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>\u2014Nick Storm<\/strong>, political reporter cn\/2 Louisville KY, owner of Storm Generation Films<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">In her butally compassionately explicitly honest second autobiography, <em>KEEP <strong>THIS<\/strong> QUIET TOO! More Adventures with Hunter S. Thompson, Milton Klonsky, Jan Mensaert<\/em>, Harrell manages to repeatedly pull the rug out from underneath the reader.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">&#8211; Ron Whitehead, author of <em>Searching for Jack Kerouac:\u00a0Ron Whitehead&#8217;s Greatest Hits<\/em><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/hstbooks.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Click here for more\u00a0about Keep THIS Quiet Too!<\/a><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"color: #003300; font-size: x-large;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman;\">Midwest Book Review:<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"color: #003300; font-size: medium;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman;\">Keep THIS\u00a0 Quiet Too!&#8221; is a real-life saga of living and learning with eyes and ears open.\u00a0 At times adventurous, at times sensual, \u201cKeep THIS Quiet Too!\u201d hinges upon the\u00a0 complexities of human relationships, especially the challenges posed by the\u00a0 heart-wrenching feelings of love that may or may not be fully requited. Highly\u00a0 recommended.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>From the back cover: Wanting her to work on his next book, Hunter writes her in 1971: \u201cDear Margaret&#8230;.Where are you and why? I&#8217;ve lost track completely. My last definite word was from a toilet-hole in Algiers.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Margaret Harrell baited the hook and I bit. Boy did I bite. . . She used titillation, and a masterful way of revealing herself to build engrossment, starting with <em>Keep This Quiet! Any<\/em> thinking, living person will be locked in from the beginning. Knowledge of the three men is not a must. She oozes sexuality, sensuality and I believe these traits go towards interweaving the three men. I believe it to be spellbinding. A hot sweaty tango of words.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u2014Martin Flynn, owner of HST Books.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Telling the story again, restory-ing and so restoring the lives of four artists. . . . A book with so many dimensions is a gift with many surprises in it.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u2014Belgian Chris Van de Velde, philosopher, writer, teacher, and therapeutic coach. . . .<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"color: #ff6600; font-size: large;\">It starts with a wedding.<\/span> Margaret Harrell pledges her life and love to poet Jan Mensaert, through all the ups and downs (and further downs) of his tempestuous life. As creative and business opportunities come and go, Margaret maintains her yearly meet-ups with mentor Milton Klonsky and keeps up on the maniacal maneuvering of friend Hunter S. Thompson. These three men will come to define much of the coming decades for Margaret, even as she grows, changes, and emerges anew as her own person. <em>Keep This Quiet Too! <\/em>is the second half of the bounding, time-jumping narrative of Margaret Harrell and three incredible, difficult men who helped make her who she is. . . . an honest and unflinching examination of the choices we make, both for those we love and for ourselves. The three men in Margaret&#8217;s life may have embodied key moments in it, but every decision was hers, and she accepts the consequences with grace. It&#8217;s an intriguing glimpse at four lives in one.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: medium;\"><strong><em>San Francisco\/Sacramento Book Review<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #339966; font-size: large;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman;\">FROM THE FOREWORD:<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Assuredly entertaining, assuredly eye-opening, the story bounds along, shockwave after shockwave\u2014integrating real-life dream-life characters in a compelling personal narrative.<\/p>\n<p>For the Hunter Thompson followers, this is your story. For the literary icons, Klonsky and Mensaert, this is also their story. And for the novice to all three, Harrell gives a good ride.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\"><em><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><strong>ABOUT VOLUME ONE:<\/strong><\/span><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 21px;\"><em><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><strong>KEEP THIS QUIET! My Relationship with Hunter S. Thompson, Milton Klonsky,\u00a0and Jan Mensaert<\/strong><\/span><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/margaretharrell.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Hunter-Thompson-Book.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1400\" src=\"https:\/\/margaretharrell.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Hunter-Thompson-Book-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"Hunter Thompson memoir, Keep This Quiet!\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/margaretharrell.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Hunter-Thompson-Book-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/margaretharrell.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Hunter-Thompson-Book.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Keep This Quiet<\/em> has been designed by two top-notch professionals, Gaelyn and Bram Larrick, of Waking World.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><em>Keep This Quiet!<\/em> offers an illuminating look at Hunter S. Thompson in full throttle trying to make it as a Top Notch prose-stylist. Harrell fills in many important biographical gaps. . . . Read it.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u2014Douglas Brinkley, editor of <em>The Proud Highway <\/em>and <em>Fear and Loathing in America.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/margaretharrell.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/web-Hells-Angels-cover-b.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-377 alignleft\" title=\"web,-Hell's-Angels-cover,-b\" src=\"https:\/\/margaretharrell.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/web-Hells-Angels-cover-b.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"257\" height=\"370\" srcset=\"https:\/\/margaretharrell.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/web-Hells-Angels-cover-b-209x300.jpg 209w, https:\/\/margaretharrell.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/web-Hells-Angels-cover-b-712x1024.jpg 712w, https:\/\/margaretharrell.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/web-Hells-Angels-cover-b.jpg 1216w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 257px) 100vw, 257px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The back cover of <em>Hell&#8217;s Angels<\/em> from 1\/1967. Hunter campaigned unsuccessfully to have a photo of his naked backside there (gun in hand). He said in an interview that in publishing <em>Hell&#8217;s Angels<\/em>, he felt like he went through a door just before it closed\u2014that reopened into <em>Vegas<\/em><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><strong>KIRKUS REVIEW<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"book-review-txt\">\n<div>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Harrell\u2019s memoir details her relationships with Hunter S. Thompson, Milton Klonsky and Jan Mensaert, and how these partners influenced her life by the way in which they lived their own. . . . Memoir will likely please Hunter S. Thompson fans and appeal to readers with an interest in the beginnings of the post-modern era or the personal sacrifices involved in bringing serious written work to fruition.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><em>Outlaw Journalist<\/em>, Facebook. William McKeen:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Keep your eyes peeled for this new book by Margaret Harrell, the editor who guided Hunter through <em>Hell&#8217;s Angel<\/em>s. Hunter often said she was the best editor he ever worked with and they were close friends. I read the manuscript and I think Hunter&#8217;s fans will appreciate this view of the man&#8217;s life and work.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 21px;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">MORE REVIEWS of <em>Keep This Quiet!<\/em><\/span><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>***** ON B &amp; N, September<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>If you&#8217;re a Hunter Thompson fan, you&#8217;ll love this book!!!<\/p>\n<p id=\"yui_3_7_3_1_1355602194015_1221\">I&#8217;ve read most of the post-Gonzo bios of the good Doctor, but this one is unabashed in its revealing some of the behind-the-scenes craziness &amp; creativity that took place while he worked to create some of the best(if not the best) journalistic history of the American scene in the later part of the 20th century. I highly recommend this book to any &amp; all fans of the late (and great) Hunter Thompson.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; font-size: x-large;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ffcc00; text-decoration: underline;\">Dr. Rory Patrick Feehan&#8217;s review on <em>Totally Gonzo<\/em> website (below):<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>In the ever expanding list of biographies and memoirs about Hunter S. Thompson, this latest offering, <em>Keep This Quiet!<\/em> by Margaret A. Harrell, is quite simply a breath of fresh air. This is by no means intended as a slight against previous publications, the majority of which are solid and have contributed much to our understanding of Hunter S. Thompson \u2013 the man and the myth. However, what sets <em>Keep This Quiet!<\/em> apart is the extent to which Harrell explores the question of identity and myth, in her quest to simultaneously answer questions concerning her own character and that of one Hunter S. Thompson. As Harrell writes early on \u2013 \u201cWho was he? There was no indication how complicated that answer was.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>Keep This Quiet!<\/em> is a fascinating memoir in this regard, one that is multi-faceted in terms of Harrell\u2019s own journey of self-discovery, both in a personal and artistic sense and the manner in which this is mirrored by the events of the period, with the tumultuous Sixties marking a nation tragically losing its innocence courtesy of the assassins bullet and the toil of war. <a href=\"http:\/\/totallygonzo.org\/2012\/03\/06\/review-keep-this-quiet-margaret-a-harrell\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Click to continue reading\u00a0 on Totally Gonzo.org<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600; background-color: #800080;\"><strong>Below is the wonderful review, from Marty Flynn, http:\/\/hstbooks.org<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>September 24, 2011<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"post-4719\"><a title=\"Permalink to Keep This Quiet? Not Likely. Margaret Harrell\u2019s \u201cKeep This Quiet\u201d is A Feast for the Gonzo\u00a0Soul.\" href=\"http:\/\/hstbooks.org\/2011\/09\/24\/keep-this-quiet-not-likely-margaret-harrells-keep-this-quiet-is-a-feast-for-the-gonzo-soul\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Keep This Quiet? Not Likely. Margaret Harrell\u2019s \u201cKeep This Quiet\u201d is A Feast for the Gonzo\u00a0Soul.<\/a><\/h2>\n<blockquote>\n<p>There are folks who enjoy reading Hunter Thompson\u2019s work and are happy to leave it there. Then there are those who want more. More being a need to know as much about Hunter\u2019s process as possible, the nitty-gritty, who helped him? \u00a0Who\u00a0influenced him? Call them freaks if that\u2019s your pleasure, Gonzo freaks. I\u2019m one. We \u2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/hstbooks.org\/2011\/09\/24\/keep-this-quiet-not-likely-margaret-harrells-keep-this-quiet-is-a-feast-for-the-gonzo-soul\/\">Continue reading<\/a>\u00bb<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: x-large;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">JUST IN Nov. 27!!<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>It seems \u2013 from the review below \u2013 that an audience is defining itself beyond the one defined by me. This additional readership involves artists and others struggling with the intricacies of their relationships.\u00a0 Welcome aboard.<\/p>\n<h1><span style=\"font-size: 21px;\"><strong>*****The Art of Complicated Relationships<\/strong>, November 27, 2011<\/span><\/h1>\n<p>By Rachel Escobar, yoga teacher, Parisian-trained cook<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Margaret Harrell brilliantly illuminates the sentiments of three complicated relationships. This memoir is a unique exploration of Margaret\u2019s memories, supplemented by letters from her three main characters. The letters allow the reader to become familiar with the men in a way that dialogue cannot. The heart-wrenching ambiguity of what is lost in translation is augmented by this form of conversation. Harrell\u2019s writing is crisp and easy to follow. I found it nearly impossible to put the book down. Her adventurous spirit keeps the reader guessing what she will do next, and how these men will manage to keep up. This rare peek into the lives of three literary legends is seen through the eyes of a legend herself. The enthusiasm she brings to each page in her writing is a clear demonstration of her approach to life. Harrell is just as unforgettable as her characters. She has taught me to always search for artistic beauty, even in the most complicated of situations.I highly recommend Harrell\u2019s memoir. I wish there was a sixth star option for the rare, exquisite pieces of literature such as,\u00a0<em>Keep This Quiet!<\/em><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>Just in:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>From &#8220;outlaw poet&#8221; and exceptional human being Ron Whitehead:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>a &#8220;masterpiece&#8221; (Facebook)<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong><em>Midwest Book Review<\/em>:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Hunter S. Thompson is perhaps one of the most enigmatic figures of the twentieth century. <em>Keep This Quiet! My Relationship with Hunter S. Thompson, Milton Klonsky, and Jan Mensaert <\/em>is a memoir from Margaret A. Harrell as she discusses her own way with many of the legends of the literary world in the middle of the twentieth century.\u00a0 With a solid dose of humor and another perspective on these writers from a personal friend, <em>Keep This Quiet!<\/em> is a moving read and much recommended to any literary studies or memoir collection.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><strong>***** From the San Francisco\/Sacramento Book Review:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u00a0. . . While the job at Random House did offer her the opportunity to meet a lot of writers and famous people, it is Hunter that became her secret office romance. The two start a correspondence within letters and long distance phone calls that morphs from a concealed passion into a long-term friendship. <em>Keep This Quiet!<\/em> is a book about a woman&#8217;s life and her loves, determination, and discovery.<\/p>\n<p>Harrell is a great writer, and it\u2019s amazing to see her thought process and inner-workings, as she tells a story. A great deal of the book is personal letters from Hunter to Margaret, with Margaret&#8217;s inside emotions written in the theoretical margins. Harrell is an excellent storyteller, in a story that is never about the narrative, but about the real people. Every person in the book is bold and well defined; and I especially liked the notes where Harrell backs up her story with proof.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><strong>From Portland Book Review (Melissa Boles):<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-size: 21px;\">Keep This Quiet! A Memoir: My Relationship with Hunter S. Thompson, Milton Klonsky, and Jan Mensaert<a href=\"http:\/\/www.portlandbookreview.com\/\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Keep-This-Quiet.jpg\">\u00a0<\/a><\/span><\/h2>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Margaret A. Harrell tells her own story through the stories of three artists; men who had written impacts on people they weren\u2019t acquainted with, and likely changed Harrell\u2019s life more than any of them will ever know. Harrell takes the reader through her life from 1965 on, detailing her meetings and interactions with Hunter S. Thompson, Milton Klonsky, and Jan Mensaert along the way.<\/p>\n<p>Most captivating are the various letters from Thompson, Klonsky, and Mensaert to Harrell, who includes everything from short quotes to help describe how and why they react, to large portions of the letters that tell you what was happening to both the author and Harrell at the time. Thompson\u2019s letters are most intriguing, and give the reader insight into the mind of a widely admired artist. Harrell beautifully tells the story of how her relationships with the three men, predominantly Thompson, progressed, sharing intimate moments and keeping the reader turning the page.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: xx-large;\"><strong>MORE Reviews and Comments<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<div>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Beautiful in its directness and its openness<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u2014<strong>Chris Van de Velde, <\/strong>Numenon Counseling Institute Director, Ghent, Belgium<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Readers will be privy to never-before-published letters from Hunter Thompson, deepening insight into the turning point in his career and emergence into gonzo.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>\u2014Bernie Nelson<\/strong>, <em>The MindQuest Review<\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Margaret Harrell from early on had as her goal to live the most meaningful life possible. Three mentor\/lovers helped in turn to light her way: Hunter Thompson for his ability to see the world for himself through as few distorting cultural lens as possible; Milton Klonsky for his deep wisdom and nurturing of the intelligence and sensitivity he saw within her; and the man she married, the Belgium poet Jan Mensaert, who sought out extreme experiences, encouraging her to come along and test her own limits.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>\u2014Virginia Parrott Williams<\/strong>, coauthor of <em>Anger Kills<\/em> and <em>In Control, <\/em>President, Williams LifeSkills<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Fascinating and riveting. <em>So there&#8217;s a sequel? In progress?<\/em> What a story!!<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u2014<strong>Mary Paul Thomas<\/strong>, Raleigh, NC<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-134","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>More Adventures with Hunter Thompson - Milton Klonsky<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"New book: &quot;Keep This Quiet Too!&quot; by Hunter Thompson&#039;s &quot;Hell&#039;s Angels&quot; copyeditor: &quot;Heart-wrenching feelings of love&quot; - MBR. &quot;Hot sweaty tango of words.&quot;\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/margaretharrell.com\/margaret-harrell-book-reviews\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"More Adventures with Hunter Thompson - Milton Klonsky\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"New book: &quot;Keep This Quiet Too!&quot; by Hunter Thompson&#039;s &quot;Hell&#039;s Angels&quot; copyeditor: &quot;Heart-wrenching feelings of love&quot; - MBR. &quot;Hot sweaty tango of words.&quot;\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/margaretharrell.com\/margaret-harrell-book-reviews\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Margaret A. 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