Desperately Seeking Bowie

by Ian Castello-Cortes

Explore the geography of genius in Desperately Seeking Bowie, a pocket-sized hardcover that situates major milestones from David Bowie's career in the locations where they took place. Detailed maps show his movements around the world, while profiles of notable locales illuminate the interaction between artist and place. Bowie fans will be thrilled by this career-spanning tour of his global trajectory, from his home in New York City to the studio in Berlin where he recorded three of his albums, to the narrow London street where he posed for the cover of The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars. Like the other titles in the series, Desperately Seeking Bowie looks at a major cultural icon from a brand-new perspective, providing context for his life, work, and legacy.

Genres: Music

112 pages, Hardcover

Published August 1, 2018

Reviews

[Trevor · Rating 3 out of 5]

Light weight, but enjoyable book. More of a coffee table book than a serious look at Bowie's history and impact.

[Astrid Inge · Rating 2 out of 5]

Leuk om gelezen te hebben (want Bowie) maar oppervlakkig

[Grace Jessee · Rating 4 out of 5]

Personally, I don’t understand the negative reviews of this book, I think it told a decent amount of information and gave a good general overview of Bowie’s life, it didn’t go too deep, but what else is to be expected of a small book like this, I gave it 4 instead of 5 stars because I wasn’t blown away by it or anything, but i definitely don’t have any negative feelings about it. :)

[Alec Downie · Rating 2 out of 5]

Desperately seeking the point of this book!

The cover is really pretty but full of cliche and hardly an enlightening guide to Bowie's world.

Written for people who want to appear cool by having something Bowie on the shelf, real fans will be bored by page 2.

The extra star is for the cover

[Francesco · Rating 4 out of 5]

A fun little book about the important places around the world in the life of the one of my favorite rockstars, David Bowie. The book goes in chronological order describing the places and the reasons why they became part of Bowie's life. I visited a few of them throughout the year and I enjoyed finding some of these locations described in the book. Great read for Bowie's fans!

[Loren · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a fun little book that explores Bowie's life chronologically, while illustrating it with photos of places he lived or played. It's not deep or comprehensive, but I enjoyed it anyway.