Burn Down the Night

by Craig Kee Strete

In a fictionalized autobiography, the author meets the rock star, Jim Morrison, at a wild party and together they experience the turmoil of the 1960s

Genres: Fiction, Music, The United States Of America, Drugs

283 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1982

About the author

Craig Strete is a Native American science fiction writer. He is noted for his use of American Indian themes and has had multiple Nebula Award nominations.
Beginning in the early 1970s, while working in the Film and Television industry, Strete began writing emotional Native American themed, and science fiction short stories and novellas. He has had three Nebula Award nominations: two for the short stories Time Deer and A Sunday Visit with Great-grandfather and one for the novelette The Bleeding Man.
REANIMUS PRESS NEW RELEASES
The Game of Cat and Eagle novel
If All Else Fails
The World in Grandfather's Hands novel
When Grandfather Journeys Into Winter novel
A Knife In The Mind novel
Dreams That Burn in the Night
Death Chants
Burn Down the Night novel
The Angry Dead novel
The Bleeding Man and Other Science Fiction Stories
My Gun Is Not So Quick novel
The Star Killer novel
To Make Death Love Us novel
Dark Journey
The Bouncing Bride novel
The Mammoth Project novel
Nobody Rides Forever novel
Paint Your Face On A Drowning In The River novel
Strete Food. A book of plays.
The Dinosaur Project novel
Cloudboy Juvenile
Russell Raven Isn't Scared Anymore Juvenile
Death In The Spirit House Novel
New Books.
THE DIRE WOLF PROJECT Novel
THE BLOOD OF OTHERS SF Novel

BLOOD TELLS ME ABOUT THE NIGHT and
THE NIGHT BROTHER
BY R. WRIGHT CAMPBELL AND CRAIG STRETE Horror Novels

MOOSE AND RACCOON
ALL GROWN UP UNDER A BIG MOON SKY
Juveniles

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Reviews

[Dana Dohr · Rating 5 out of 5]

I started out laughing at damn near everything in this book. Like I was on the trip with them. And then shit got real and broke my heart.

[Steve Cran · Rating 4 out of 5]

Have you ever wondered what it was like to be part of the Rock and Roll party scene in the 60’s and 70’s? This is when Rock and Roll was just emerging and the parties were excessively wild. Filled with revels of late night parties at Venice Beach, excessive drug use and very free sex. Author , Craig Kee Street , takes us into the heart of the bitch Goddess Los Angeles in what I think is his fictitious romp with Jim Morrison, perhaps before he became the lead singer for the doors.

Stete captures the essence of Jim Morrison perfectly in this work. Written in first person, Craig bumps into Jim while trying to hit on some chick at a party in Venice Beach California. Jim just sort of appears speaking in rhymes an stealing Strete’s girl. The two later on wander off to the beach,drive Craig’s car to the Valley. Picking up two girls, on e fat and one pretty, they romp and head off of another party . Craig passes out in the bushes only to be awakened by a poodle pissing on him.

Craig later on goes into his background, growing up as an adopted child who is soon no longer wanted as his adoptive parents sire their own child and leave him neglected. Drifting into a life of crime, Craig later on ends up killing someone in a break in. A rock and roll band takes him. Working as a roadie he ends up in California.. The work keeps him out at nights where he gets to party and fool around all without his girl even knowing. Several times they get together write poems, pick up on women and take mass amounts of drugs..Their trips take them to Rock and Roll shows, getting drunk with married women in a cemetery.

Not only capturing Jim’s essence rather well but also giving incite into the party scene of the sixties. It was a free for all love in at several parties with hippies mixing in with gang members. Violence is a plenty as jealous boyfriends threaten to pulverize their womens for fooling around behind their back.. Lots of fights , trashed houses and women getting beat up. Most of the violent scene involve someone literally getting their head smashed in against pavement. I am not sure if such violence occurred regularly at parties but then hey was not there. The end is tragically sad , a warning against infideleity.

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Alter...

[Vëstibyl · Rating 3 out of 5]

😂🙈😂😂😂

[Diana Willemsen]

Begrijpelijker dan Kerouac, minder gevloek dan Trainspotting. Dieptriest einde.

[Lorien Ferguson · Rating 4 out of 5]

A lot went on in this novel! The portrayal of the 1960s sounds crazy and a bit terrifying. I don't think I'll ever forget this book.

[⋆ ˚｡⋆౨ৎ˚Malena · Rating 5 out of 5]

Unironically funny, strangely powerful and heartbreakingly raw.

[Andrea · Rating 2 out of 5]

When I was 19, naive and newly arrived in Hollywood, I would have loved this grimy, drug fueled, stream of consciousness "semi-autobiography." Now it's just childish. Favorite quote, '"What are you talking about?" She asks, "You sound like a friggin' four-year old!"'

[Antje · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loved this book! Very sad and touching story that made me cry my eyes out. But still very good.

[Kurt · Rating 2 out of 5]

Definitely a piece of fiction - a fantasy adventure with Jim Morrison. A bit adolescent - the French would call it merd.

[Lysergius · Rating 4 out of 5]

A work of pure fiction but a great read.

[ᒪᗴᗩᕼ · Rating 5 out of 5]

I read this so long ago, when I was in High School. I loved it.

[Robert-Henrik]

...sex, drugs, rock 'n roll