Everything You Need to Know about the Goth Scene

by Kerry Acker

The world of this unique subculture is discussed in this high/low book.

• Format: Library Binding
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0823932230
• ISBN13: 9780823932238
• Release Date: December 1999
• Publisher: Rosen Young Adult
• Length: 64 Pages
• Weight: 0.78 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.8" x 9.6"
• Age Range: 12 to 17 years
• Grade Range: Grades 7 to 12

Customer Reviews

Hilarious

I second the notion that someone else wrote ("If you're Goth, this is one of the funniest bookd you'll ever read.")This book is hilarious, extremely repetitive and waters down the scene, but so so funny. Oh god, those photographs.On ths plus side (save for the humour content) I think this would reassure parents who are concerned about their offspring being involved in the scene. But one would be better served by talking it out or writing a paper (Siouxsie and the Banshees and Romanticism, anyone?) then giving them this,

Funny

If you are goth, this is one of the funnyest books you'll ever read. The photographs alone are worth owning the book.

This Book Saved my life

I am a goth kid living in a samll town in upsate New York, and I never felt more alone than I have in the past year and a half. It's not what anyone did or said, but mostly that I didn't feel I fit in with anyone else. My parents didn't help matters when they showed open disdain for me, and laughed at my expense in front of neighbors and relatives. When all the school shootings started happening, I started getting picked on as "the one who was going to shoot up our school". Some kids were serious, and some were joking, but it was no joke how seriously this affected me. Why? Because I dress differently, I read different books, and have a different way of thinking. I was horrified when I saw that my parents were reading this book, because I didn't think they would get anything positive out of a book. I thought, if anything, they would start to condescend me. I was wrong. They have become the most understanding and thoughtful people I know, because although they still don't understand me they have gone to great lengths to make some sense of why I am who I am. They haven't tried to change me, they just started accepting me more. They let me be who I want to be, and have become so supportive of me. And I really think it has to do with this book. If you are a goth, GIVE THIS BOOK TO YOUR PARENTS!

An Excellent and Trustworthy Overview

I read this down-to-earth textbook and then passed it on to my daughter who is just turning thirteen in New York City. Frankly, I am relieved to offer her such a non-judgemental, compassionate overview of the Goth scene. The writer, Kerry Acker, makes the lifestyle seem intiguing and accessible. Her simple and interesting descriptions of Goth clothing, music and beliefs do away with much of the false mystery surrounding the Goth world. If, after reading it, my daughter wants a more in-depth description, I will get her one. For now, though, I am happy for her to read this interesting textbook of sorts.