David Bowie: a Life by Dylan Jones
3 stars
In all honesty, I am not the most devoted fan of Davie Bowie, but I love chunky biographies about singers from the sixties and seventies so I decided to try this out. My first piece of advice would be to only pick this up if you’ve already read a chunky biography about David Bowie because this is not that at all. This reads like a documentary, where it cuts to different people discussing different aspects of the artist’s life and career. It is basically snippets from different interviews following a fairly close chronology of Bowie’s life. It is not comprehensive, though, so for someone who is not already well-versed in his background, this was sometimes difficult to follow…and a little tedious. I would recommend it to someone who has read Bowie biographies, is a big fan and is looking for additional coverage. If you’re not that person, then maybe start somewhere else. I received this book from the Blogging for Books program in exchange for an honest review.
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