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Bowie: An Illustrated Life by María Hesse, Fran Ruiz

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.

06_jly's review

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emotional informative lighthearted medium-paced

4.5

melpomel's review against another edition

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3.0

3.5/5
"Cuando eres joven te preocupan muchas cosas, incluyéndote a ti mismo. Cuando te haces mayor cada vez consideras importantes menos cosas, aparte de las fundamentales. Una de ellas es querer a la gente que te importa, preocuparte por la supervivencia de la familia más próxima, luego los amigos y luego los siguientes círculos, como ondas en el agua".

mirulens's review

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inspiring fast-paced

3.0

bec1182's review

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informative inspiring lighthearted fast-paced

4.75

deuxcl's review against another edition

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3.0

Una pequeña biografía que se puede leer en un par de horas que, ante las limitaciones dadas al proyecto, escoge los pasajes más importantes de la vida de Bowie y los retrata con cariño.

carmenere's review against another edition

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4.0

Ever since I read Hesse's Graphic Novel Frida Kahlo: A biography I've been anxiously awaiting her next book and here it is!
As I said in my review of Kahlo, Hesse once again features the "life, loves, passions and pain" of her latest subject, David Bowie.
By mixing "passages of Bowie's real life with fantastical elements" Hesse relates his story in first person form starting with his arrival to earth as David Robert Haywood Jones. Over the years he transformed into many different personas and similar to many rock stars of the late 20th century, wrestled with the same demons that seemed to be the norm at that time.
The read and visuals of this book shed light on an artist who truly chose to delve into new areas of his craft with every album and with every concert tour.
With the aid of the Discography Hesse includes at the books conclusion, I'll certainly be revisiting Bowie's iconic works with a new perspective.

cook_memorial_public_library's review against another edition

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5.0

A 2019 staff favorite recommended by Susie. Check our catalog: https://encore.cooklib.org/iii/encore/search/C__Sbowie%3A%20an%20illustrated%20life%20hesse__Orightresult__U?lang=eng&suite=gold