To Major Tom: A Novel in Letters
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| Rating | : | 4.24 (895 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B008W45VZU |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 368 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 0000-00-00 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Dave Thompson is the British born author of over 100 books, largely dealing with rock and pop music (The Fall, Ozzy Osbourne, Rod Stewart, The Sparks and many more), but also covering film, sports, philately, numismatics and erotica. . He lives in Newark, Delaware and is married to writer Amy Hanson
Fantastic exploration of pop fandom A Customer The Bowie Letters chronicles a three-decade, one-way correspondence between the narrator, Gary, and David Bowie. What emerges in these letters is one of the finest meditations on what it means to be a pop fan that I have ever read.Those who liked Nick Horby's "High Fidelity" but found the. "Read this book!" according to Mark Twain. One of the best books I've ever read. Entertaining and instructional! I fell in love with this book â¡ï¸Â. I just didn't get it I borrowed this book from my sister, who is a great Bowie fan. Reading it, I repeatedly thought that I would much rather read a biography or a collection of magazine articles instead. It seemed to me that after writing a conventional biography, Thompson wanted to put forth his own persona
A meditation on the relationship between pop star and pop fan, this intriguing and thoroughly entertaining epistolary novel tracks a 30-year, one-way correspondence from devoted music fan Gary to rock icon David Bowie. Beginning as an angst-ridden teenager, Gary writes letters to Bowie, sharing his thoughts on everything from Ziggy Stardust and Glass Spiders to his boarding school days and adult life as a husband and father.
. About the Author Dave Thompson is the British born author of over 100 books, largely dealing with rock and pop music (The Fall, Ozzy Osbourne, Rod Stewart, The Sparks and many more), but also covering film, sports, philately, numismatics and erotica. He lives in Newark, Delaware and is married to writer Amy Hanson