A dark, jazzy tale of decadence and chaos at a 1920s party gone wrong.
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A dark, jazzy tale of decadence and chaos at a 1920s party gone wrong.
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Art Spiegelman's sinister and witty black-and-white drawings give charged new life to Joseph Moncure March's The Wild Party , a lost classic from 1928. The inventive and varied page designs offer perfect counterpoint to the staccato tempo of this hard-boiled jazz-age tragedy told in syncopated rhyming couplets. "Spiegelman's drawings are like demonic woodcuts: every angle, line, and curve jumps out at you. Stylishness and brutishness are in perfect accord." — The New York Times Here is a poem th...
What's Inside
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Romance & sex
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Frequent explicit sexual references and scenes central to the party setting. Scenes of coercion and implied assault in party context.
Violence & gore
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Graphic depictions of violence, including murder, integral to the climax.
Profanity
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Moderate use of strong language fitting the gritty tone.
Substance use
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Heavy alcohol and drug use depicted as part of the party culture.
LGBTQ+ Rep.
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Some characters implied to be queer, though not central to the plot.
Religious content
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No evidence found in available sources.
Magic & witchcraft
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No evidence found in available sources.
Occult / demonology
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No evidence found in available sources.
Political content
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Minor social commentary on 1920s decadence and morality.
Self-harm / suicide
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No evidence found in available sources.
Abuse & suffering
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Depictions of emotional abuse and toxic relationships. Scenes of coercion and implied assault in party context.
Other
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