The Rum Diary by Hunter S. Thompson Ch. 1

This first chapter has been one of considerable mystery.  The book follows a first-person account of a man who moves from New York to Peurto Rico for a reason remains untold for several pages.  I have learned that this man is a journalist moving to work as a writer for a second rate newspaper on the island.  This first chapter has allowed me to become aquatinted with Mr. Thompson's writing style since this is the first of his books that I am reading.  Also, after completing the first chapter, I found out that this novel is based on Thompson's actual life making it somewhat of a memoir.