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librarianlk's review against another edition
3.0
It’s not a very interesting story. Very clinically details who Bowie knew, the name of every band he was in, concerts he went to, what famous people were at his concerts...after a while the exhaustive lists become, well, exhausting. The redeeming feature? The artwork! I loved seeing the evolution of David Jones into Ziggy, then all of his many looks throughout the seventies. The book is misnamed. It should have been called Ziggy Stardust. I recommend skimming the text, and sitting back and enjoying the art.
bstratton's review against another edition
5.0
Best thing Mike and Laura Allred have ever done. And they have done some amazing things. Just absolutely gorgeous.
geek_mama's review against another edition
The art is gorgeous
But the book leaves out a lot of what made Bowie such an amazing and fascinating icon. Kind of a let down
But the book leaves out a lot of what made Bowie such an amazing and fascinating icon. Kind of a let down
pinkmalady's review against another edition
funny
informative
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
fast-paced
4.0
mlindner's review against another edition
3.0
Sara brought home from the library. It was OK. Pretty much a "this date, this person, this event" and on to the next one kind of "story."
rlaferney's review against another edition
4.0
As a Bowie fan and as a fan of graphic novels, this is a wonderful interpretive graphic novel biography of Bowie's life but it's not necessarily traditional nor straightforward. Bowie as a person was a complex enigma, who never let his personal life shine too long in the spotlight. He was also perhaps the quintessential post-modern rock star. I think that this graphic novel does a fine job illustrating how Bowie rose to fame in the 1970s and how he constructed a multitude of personas. And I found it compelling, informative, and fascinating in its own ways.
priscillamarie's review against another edition
5.0
I really hope there will be a volume two this. There's so much more that David Bowie did!