2007-04-15 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 .it has in-depth looks at all things associated with gothic culture, although some goths may find that certain subject areas are not necessary, i think that covering these areas is only necessary for the outside world to see how far a part or not a part of gothic culture these things are..such as the aformention drinking of absinthe. gothic culture is wide and varried and is not a cult with set out rules..you must like this music dress this way and drink this drink or your not a proper goth, and i think nancy kilpatrick has shown this in her book. gothic culture is such a wide subject to cover with such varying subgeneras and different views on what being goth is about. i personally think she has highlighted a lot of stereo typical views and shown that they are completely false ideals. as well as including history and proper cultural information. topped off with a small helping of urls.