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David Bowie: Starman
by Paul Trynka
by Paul Trynka
Jeffrey's review
bookshelves: biography, first-reads, non-fiction, read-in-2011
Sep 13, 11
bookshelves: biography, first-reads, non-fiction, read-in-2011
Read from August 09 to September 12, 2011, read count: 1
I received this book for free in a Goodreads First Reads giveaway.
Paul Trynka's analysis of David Bowie's life and career reads much the same as his subject. It's a little murky to begin with, bursts into brilliance as Bowie's star rises, bloats as Bowie begins capitalizing on his success, and then fades with disinterest as Bowie wanders off into his own semi-retirement.
It's not fair of me to write that. It's actually a very good book, well researched and complete with a full analytical discography worthy in its own right. But Trynka is primarily inerested in how Bowie's life shaped his music and vice-versa. Bowie's other pursuits, like painting, are largely left unexplored.
Still, if you're a fan of, or even just curious about, David Bowie, it's well worth reading.
Paul Trynka's analysis of David Bowie's life and career reads much the same as his subject. It's a little murky to begin with, bursts into brilliance as Bowie's star rises, bloats as Bowie begins capitalizing on his success, and then fades with disinterest as Bowie wanders off into his own semi-retirement.
It's not fair of me to write that. It's actually a very good book, well researched and complete with a full analytical discography worthy in its own right. But Trynka is primarily inerested in how Bowie's life shaped his music and vice-versa. Bowie's other pursuits, like painting, are largely left unexplored.
Still, if you're a fan of, or even just curious about, David Bowie, it's well worth reading.
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Reading Progress
| 08/11/2011 | page 112 |
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23.0% | "Much of the first quarter is devoted his time in "Swinging" London's 1960s art scene doing all sorts of random performance art." |
| 08/12/2011 | page 167 |
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35.0% | "The birth of the Spiders from Mars" |
| 08/23/2011 | page 216 |
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45.0% | "I'm the vacation anti-reader. So I've not read much in the past 10 days. Meanwhile, David Bowie is encountering Scientology." |
| 08/30/2011 | page 284 |
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59.0% | "1975 coke binge and occult obsession" |
| 08/31/2011 | page 333 |
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69.0% | "Berlin years, post producing Iggy Pop's Lust for Life album" |
| 09/01/2011 | page 377 |
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79.0% | "At the Montreux Jazz Festival, meeting Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble" |
| 09/12/2011 | page 477 |
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99.0% | "Epilogue. Despite my slow progress, this book has been quite good." |
