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- ISBN-10: 9999802664
- ISBN-13: 978-9999802666
- Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 5,462,496 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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It's a fabulous story of course. New York clubkid extraordinaire Michael Alig batters another clubkid, Angel, injects him with Drano, saws him into chunks in the bath, and throws his body into the river. But being a clubkid, Alig then brags about his latest escapade to whoever will listen. To broadsheet journalists and documentary makers, it's a dream: a chance to poke into this most insular of cultures and to prove its manifold dangers with this macabre ending.
It's a fabulous story, but not one that pours easily into a fictional mould because it lacks tension, meaning or indeed motive--beyond that most banal of motives: the craving for drugs and money to buy drugs. St James senses this problem, and tries to counter it by spinning out the story, but we've already been told the gory details in the first few pages. What he does create is the most convincing account yet of club life, with its intricate hierarchies, exquisite etiquettes and total self- absorbedness. Despite his disarming claim that this is the running commentary of a babbling drug addict, St James is a totally poised and entertaining host to his specialist subject: his book a splendid social anthropology of one of New York's little-understood tribes. --Alan Stewart --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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Format:Paperback
I bought this book years ago after watching a documentary on C4 about the club kids murder. What an exciting book! It takes you to another world. James St James is a genius! reading this book made me feel alive and so involved in every happening. What they got up to is amazing. Some of it was sad but most was glitter sprinkled lunacy!. And no matter what Michael did you totally have a soft spot for him. I recommend this book to anyone who likes fun witty stories.
Format:Paperback
Take a bit of the League of Gentlemen, Hammer House of Horror,a pinch of Carry on and then just try to imagine thats all this is true and you will start a journey of hedonism that went to far.You will cry when shounldn't and laugh when it should be forbidden. I was hooked from start to finish. Party on.
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Format:Paperback
The book captures some of the favour of the dance / drug scene, but it doesn't question what the scene is about, or what motivates the people who belong to it. Role of sex and glamour are not considered. Sex appers to play very little part in the events described in the book: it isn't my recollection of the scene. For people who didn't experience the New York dance scene I don't think the book captures the excitement. The book captures the insane logic that can grip people, especially heavy / regular drug users.
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Skroddle La Da!
Michael Alig - someone you are both fascinated by and petrified of. James St James experienced the 'club kid' culture first hand and tranfers it onto paper beautifully. Read more
Published on 26 Aug 2003 by "charmed542"
Out of this world
One day wandering around on the internet,I came across a movie titled "Party Monster." After watching the movie,I wanted to know more and more about Alig and the whole club kid... Read more
Published on 25 Aug 2003
killing off the 90's
This is definately the best book I have read this year. A rather fitting sum-up of 90's club culture. Read more
Published on 11 Dec 1999
a modern day tragedy
I saw the documentary on channel four and when i read that the book was out I had to read it. It's an easy read that skims the lives of a group of people who live for the New... Read more
Published on 27 Oct 1999
Riveting, shocking and amusing - with a touch of the bizarre
The vivid memory of a sharply observed late night TV documentary made this book more than just an interesting oddity to me. Read more
Published on 27 April 1999
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