- Paperback: 560 pages
- Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin (23 Sep 2004)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0312306962
- ISBN-13: 978-0312306960
- Product Dimensions: 23.3 x 19.3 x 1.9 cm
- Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,333,757 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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An artistic culture that revels in the Victorian romance movement, The Goth Bible brings to light the traditions and history of all that is goth. Presented as homicidal, suicidal and sociopathic, goths have been maligned throughout the ages, associated with everyone from Marilyn Manson to the Columbine murderers. But this is not what the goths are about, as this title demonstrates in its attempt to set the record straight once and for all about this popular subculture.
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Defining goth is like defining God-we make efforts that always fall short of the reality. Read the first page
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19 of 21 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I'd wanted a book on goth culture for a while, and after some deliberation I decided on this one. I suppose what finally decided me was the section on absinthe, which is a favourite subject of mine, but after reading the rest of the book I was glad that I had chosen it, as it was all well written and interesting.
Goth is an extremely wide and expansive subject, so writing a 'bible' on it is a very hard task to set yourself, but Kilpatrick has lived up to it admirably. This book does not merely concentrate on goth culture today, or just gothic fashion and music (although there are great sections on these subjects), but gives a comprehensive study of gothic through the ages, including how today's 'goths' are connected to the original 'Goths'. Other areas studied are gothic architecture, art, writing, and even a section on famous graveyards.
While the goths interviewed may not represent every sort of person who is involved in the culture, they do help to illustrate how very varied goth is, showing people from many different countries, backgrounds and tastes coming together under the same mantle. I would recommend this book to anyone who is interested in the gothic culture, or who is goth themselves, just as long as you remember that no book can ever represent the entirety of the culture.
Goth is an extremely wide and expansive subject, so writing a 'bible' on it is a very hard task to set yourself, but Kilpatrick has lived up to it admirably. This book does not merely concentrate on goth culture today, or just gothic fashion and music (although there are great sections on these subjects), but gives a comprehensive study of gothic through the ages, including how today's 'goths' are connected to the original 'Goths'. Other areas studied are gothic architecture, art, writing, and even a section on famous graveyards.
While the goths interviewed may not represent every sort of person who is involved in the culture, they do help to illustrate how very varied goth is, showing people from many different countries, backgrounds and tastes coming together under the same mantle. I would recommend this book to anyone who is interested in the gothic culture, or who is goth themselves, just as long as you remember that no book can ever represent the entirety of the culture.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This is a brilliant little book exploring the world of Goth. Easy to read, yet backed up with professionally gathered facts and opinions from a survey of real Goths, it is a book that debunks many of the myths and mythos of Gothicism.
I would recommend this to any parent of a Goth teen, or a teen who wants to go Goth or indeed any student who is exploring contemporary social history, art or textiles, or indeed if you are just curious about all things Goth. It makes a very good stand alone read.
Very readable in clear sections, this is a book I would recommend wholeheartedly.
I would recommend this to any parent of a Goth teen, or a teen who wants to go Goth or indeed any student who is exploring contemporary social history, art or textiles, or indeed if you are just curious about all things Goth. It makes a very good stand alone read.
Very readable in clear sections, this is a book I would recommend wholeheartedly.
6 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Dull and uninteresting. Reads like a fanzine and contains very little depth. Treats the subject of 'goth' the same way as 90% of it's adherents- a shallow 'pop culture' phenomenon.
Gavin Baddeley's 'Goth Chic' is a superior read in all ways; He puts his work into a historical context and above all else, can write well, with humour and an intellectual depth 'The Goth Bible' completely lacks.
Bible indeed.
Save your pennies...
Gavin Baddeley's 'Goth Chic' is a superior read in all ways; He puts his work into a historical context and above all else, can write well, with humour and an intellectual depth 'The Goth Bible' completely lacks.
Bible indeed.
Save your pennies...
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i love this book
it's my favourite book on gothic culture that i have red so far. a good thing for the misinformed and those parents of young goths who are ready to call in a priest . Read more
Published on 15 April 2007 by Bat
A good book, but not quite a bible
While it is clear that the author spent a lot of time and dedication in creating this book, it does not quite live up to the title. Read more
Published on 19 April 2006 by Miss Vixen
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