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Title: The Wild Party : The Lost Classic by Joseph Moncure March by ART SPIEGELMAN ISBN: 0-375-70643-7 Publisher: Pantheon Books Pub. Date: 23 March, 1999 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $15.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.57 (14 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: Hard poetry in crisp accessible language with a clean story.
Comment: This was a brilliant work from days gone past. Oddly, the story could happen as easily today as it did when written, the only difference being that the censored content of yesterday would be praiseworthy subtlty today.
As the backcover quotation reads, it made William S. Boroughs "want to be a writer." It made me wonder why I can't find his second book. It should be noted that the illustrations by Art Spielgelman clearly add to the aura of the consuming experiece.
I highly recommend this book that can be read in under an hour. Give it to poetry haters. They can access the work thouugh the tough sexy voice and may enjoy poetry as might have been impossible before.
Rating: 5
Summary: The party we all wish we could have been at
Comment: This wonderful narration of one truly wild party sparks the imagination of unforgettable nights. It is written in a style that lends itself to being read aloud, as the dramatic content is high. Art Speigelman's illustrations make this night one book to remember, and add to the collection. This book will remind everyone of the night that they let their hair down and partied like the never had before, only to have to face the consequences.
Rating: 4
Summary: Powerful narrative, but I can do without the illustrations
Comment: My interest in THE WILD PARTY started with the flop American-International Picture of 1975, a Merchant & Ivory production, with James Coco, Perry King and Raquel Welch. THE HERBERT HOOVER DRAG "stayed with me" for years, to the extent that I expect to perforate a Pianola roll of this music, using the soundtrack of the out-of-print Embassy VHS tape for the source.
Few reviewers have probably seen the original 1928 book, which I have, in my player roll Studio, here in Maine. Thus, I can compare the 1999 revival version with what was sold (quietly, or under the table) in the late 'Twenties.
The illustrations destroy my images of the narrative, since they remind me of a 'Forties "noir" film and not a 'Twenties apartment, which the author vividly describes, in his engaging minimalist poetic epic (or whatever this prose is called). The few pen-and-ink illustrations show Burrs as a James Coco type, physically ... and the text for Black (the Perry King character, in the film: Dale Sword) sounds not unlike a thumbnail bio for him, as well. Far better to have drawn from images of old MacFadden magazines (the sleazy publications of that day) or stills from silent movies, for the modern illustrations.
The 1928 book has only a few drawings, and - perhaps - for good reason. As with radio, in the days of drama (before television), the theater of the mind conveys the major impressions.
Sans serif type and the lack of "word clusters", plus spaces, which pepper the original volume, are also a downer, for me. The power of the raw story is heightened by the dignity of the Garamond (or whatever) typeface, in the 1928 book.
Having said the above, this book is better than none, so I would recommend it. Only 750 copies were printed, of the first edition, by Pascal Convici (mine being #459). As with the other reviewers, I kept being drawn back to the narrative, repeatedly. No pictures were necessary!
Regards, Douglas Henderson
ARTCRAFT Music Rolls...
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Title: Little Lit: It Was a Dark and Silly Night... by Art Spiegelman, Francoise Mouly ISBN: 0060286288 Publisher: Joanna Cotler Pub. Date: 05 August, 2003 List Price(USD): $19.99 |
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Title:The Wild Party (Lippa) (2000 Off-Broadway Cast) ASIN: B00004TY8Y Publisher: Rca Pub. Date: 11 July, 2000 List Price(USD): $17.98 Comparison N/A, buy it from Amazon for $14.99 |
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Title: Open Me...I'm a Dog by Art Spiegelman ISBN: 0060273208 Publisher: Joanna Cotler Pub. Date: 30 September, 1997 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title:The Wild Party (LaChiusa) (2000 Original Broadway Cast) ASIN: B00004T9VJ Publisher: Decca U.S. Pub. Date: 23 May, 2000 List Price(USD): $18.98 Comparison N/A, buy it from Amazon for $14.99 |
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Title: Strange Stories for Strange Kids (Little Lit, Book 2) by Art Spiegelman ISBN: 0060286261 Publisher: Joanna Cotler Pub. Date: 18 September, 2001 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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