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Bowie: An Illustrated Life by María Hesse, Fran Ruiz

tonjeh's review

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informative inspiring fast-paced

4.0

I love Bowie

agnela's review against another edition

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informative medium-paced

liagatha's review against another edition

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sad

3.25

mollymahli's review against another edition

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emotional inspiring reflective fast-paced

4.75

morgharker's review against another edition

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4.0

This was charming. I lived it.

aljosa's review against another edition

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5.0

As a huge Bowie fan, I loved this. I cried several times. I loved the fantasy elements as well. And the illustrations are amazing.

mekz_reader's review against another edition

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5.0

Я просто люблю Девіда Бові і все що з ним пов'язано. Це чудовий біоГрафічний роман про нього від людей, які помітно що також ним захоплювались, з теплотою та широю емоцією.
Спочивай з миром ♥️

indust's review against another edition

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informative inspiring

3.5



(I'm gonna be harsh on this review, sorry, but there are a few things I can't just brush off...)

This book was a gift. It was a very easy read about an artist that I've always adored. 
Although: Some of the topics are very heavy (TW: substance abuse, rape, mental illness) and they are talked about and brushed off in such a way that makes the writers seem like childish fans who forgive anything. Plus, mentions 9/11 as one of the biggest massacres in History (have you read any History?).

Anywayyyy, I think David Bowie is an amazing artist and I liked reading more about his life.
+ The illustrations are beautiful.

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blathering's review against another edition

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4.0

Weird and beautiful. A dreamy biography

lezliepez's review against another edition

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5.0

Bowie cambió por completo mi vida cuando lo conocí.
Creo que no hay mejor homenaje y no hay biografía mejor contada, que ésta que a través del sentimiento y las emociones lora conectar con nosotros los lectores.
Me encanta el tono intimo que tiene y que nos hace sentir en una charla con el mismo Bowie. Está demás explicar que las ilustraciones son una obra de arte y que dan ganas de tenerlas todas en un formato que permita colgarlas en la pared.

Es un libro que resalta las etapas y sucesos más importantes del música sin ocultar nada, nos lleva a lo más profundo y permite que entendamos cómo logró transformarse a si mismo sin dejar de ser él.

Gracias por un libro tan bello.