James St. James
Paperback | Pages: 287 pages Rating: 4.09 | 7741 Users | 466 Reviews
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| Original Title: | Disco Bloodbath: A Fabulous but True Tale of Murder in Clubland |
| ISBN: | 0743259823 (ISBN13: 9780743259828) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Literary Awards: | Edgar Award Nominee for Best Fact Crime (2000) |
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Murder Was Never So Much Fun!When Disco Bloodbath was first published, it created a storm of controversy for its startlingly vivid, strikingly fresh, and outrageously funny depiction of the hedonistic world of the New York City club kids, for whom nothing was too outré -- including murder. Nominated for the Edgar Award for best true-crime book of the year, it also marked the debut of an audaciously talented writer, James St. James, who himself had been a club kid and close friend and confidant of Michael Alig, the young man convicted of killing the drug dealer known as Angel.
Now the book has been brought to the screen as Party Monster, with Macaulay Culkin playing killer Michael Alig and Seth Green as author/celebutante James St. James.
Present Containing Books Party Monster: A Fabulous But True Tale of Murder in Clubland
| Title | : | Party Monster: A Fabulous But True Tale of Murder in Clubland |
| Author | : | James St. James |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | First Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 287 pages |
| Published | : | September 1st 2003 by Simon Schuster (first published January 1st 1999) |
| Categories | : | Nonfiction. Crime. True Crime. Autobiography. Memoir. Mystery. Biography |
Rating Containing Books Party Monster: A Fabulous But True Tale of Murder in Clubland
Ratings: 4.09 From 7741 Users | 466 ReviewsNotice Containing Books Party Monster: A Fabulous But True Tale of Murder in Clubland
I can't think of enough words to describe how fabulous this book is. Even when everyone is out of control and destroying themselves with drugs, James St James manages to keep my interest, the pages kept turning and it was all finished before I knew it.I'm giving this book five stars because for what it set out to accomplish, it did perfectly. It is one man's recollection of the late 80s, early 90s, in which the Club Kids, led primarily by the eccentric Michael Alig, took the NY party scene by storm. James has a delightfully quirky and recognizable voice. I devoured this book in a day. As a person who is fascinated by club scenes, particularly the Club Kids, and has read and watched all articles and videos concerning them online (you're
It's a story that everybody knows. Remember that time Michael Alig killed a guy? It's a tale told at every afterparty, an Aesopic fable about the dangers of excess - the final hurrah of the Club Kids.In Party Monster (originally published as Disco Bloodbath), James St. James (one of the infamous Club Kids) recounts the murder of Angel Melendez whilst also spoiling us with many tales of the late 80s/early 90s New York club scene. This book is officially classified as true crime, but calling it a
FIVE STARS. If you think that you 'partied hard' in your youth think again. It's a miracle that James St. James survived this scene, so that he could document it in wonderful, over the top palaver. None of the screechy queenieness of his voice is lost in the prose. It is fabulously written in every sense of the word.The author's writing about his 'friendship' with Michael Alig was really the best part. The word 'frenemy' came close to describing the relationship, but not quite. It was a complex
... so, I just remembered this book existed, and I just realised I probably read it when I was way, way too young. Oops. This reads like a fiction novel. I can almost guarantee that it will be unlike any other crime memoir you've ever read in your life. I loved reading it at the time. I'm honestly not sure how I would feel about it now, but at the time, I was trying to figure out who I was and I was absolutely starved for any LGBTIQA fiction. So, reading this was sort of like a lifeline for me,
Beautifully disgusting.
Great true crime story that takes place in the 'glitter-cone' of the New York City club scene of the early 90's. "Club-kids" played into the fears of the public; wanton, oversexed and on drugs. This book is a cautionary tale; the line between non conformity and crime can be crossed when drugs are involved - then the monsters in the party show their true faces.
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