When I picked up the book to read about David Bowie I
immediately noticed two things. One, the
book is aligned in a chronological order but does not tell a story like most biography’s
do. The book is make up of strung
together quotes from 182 people the author interviewed. This contains some interesting information
but reading it is like reading a series of somewhat related short stories. The entire book is written in this manner. The second thing that I found different is
David Bowie had an extremely colorful and vibrant life style, so why are there
no pictures capture to show the different stages in his life? The only pictures that are included is the
black and white photo on the dust cover and on the author’s notes on the back dust
cover is a picture of Bowie and the author.
While the contents of the book are very interesting and informative I
found myself reading segments at a time then putting it down rather than what I
normally do which is read it from cover to cover in a single sitting. Jumping from quote to quote throughout the
entire book was a style that tells the story of his life but in a very
disjointed manner. A good book regarding
the life of David Bowie but don’t expect a typical story from birth to death.
I received this book from Blogging for Books for this
review.
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