I bought this for a couple reason: it was on sale, along with other books in this series, for one dollar the day they were on sale. (I passed over some, based on the fact that I didn't even have a passing interest in the bands; I regret this now, because all the books I've read in this series have...
A must read for everyone interested in modern music or simply a Bowie fan.It gives a great insight into lost world of 1970's, the breaking of frontiers in the one city that had the ultimate frontier - The Wall.Of course, it is also filled with minutiae of Bowie's life at that moment.
I don't want to give away too much about the story, but I will say 'read it'! (FYI, these days it's a bargain price of $5.98 on amazon or $3.99 on bookcloseouts for those in the US.) I'd definitely recommend it for anyone who loves Heart of Darkness, the jungle feel of Apolcalypse Now, hazy lines be...