Reading discussion + general comments, background and resources

[The Reading Bibliophile]

This thread is to discuss and add general comments, refer to resources or discover its links with Bowie's work. Have fun!

[The Reading Bibliophile]

It is quite notable that Bowie listed Passing in his top 100 and not Quicksand nor Quicksand and Passing together. Any idea why?

[Peter]

Well I guess he did not want to choose both as they are supposed to be thematically and culturally so close. And he already took one's title, so why not chose the other one as a favorite?:) By the way, Passing has the line "something in the air" in it. OK I guess it's not the only book with this idiom but when reading Bowie's top 10 it's always easier to notice these lines and believe that they are referenced by Bowie.

[The Reading Bibliophile]

Interesting analysis about the question of identity, theme both present in Passing and Bowie's work and persona.
http://www.maureenlangloss.com/readin...

[Samanta]

This book was not what I expected it to be. I'm in awe! :)