Thought initially it was a good read but it is so repetitive that it just wears you down. Gave up. ( )

Idol, contemporary and hero, when David Bowie died it was like saying goodbye to a dear friend. Jones' choice to use oral histories to tell David's story is a good one - especially since he was so many things to so many people. It is also nice to get so many perspectives - the differences actually made for a more inclusive narrative. There are many especially memorable bits that I've only seen in this book - having read many of the other books on Bowie. More importantly, having so many people relate their own story about an event helps make Bowie into a human being. This was a man who could turn being the icon on when he donned a costume and moments later relate to people with charm and humor - unfettered by his fame. So many books focus on the albums, that it's nice to have perspective on what he was doing between the tours, his artwork, his interest in literature and incessant curiosity about what was currently happening in the world. This is a saga worthy of a true renaissance man. He made "intellectual discovery glamorous." "We're all just students that join in along the way and help him create the idea of David Bowie." ( )