Sometimes a book really strikes the right notes at the right time in your life. Having just lost my father to cancer, I really appreciated Mr. Bowie's dignity before his passing. This was a love letter for David. Well worth reading.

I like Rob Sheffield a lot, but I do feel like you really have to know a broad range and depth of things to know what he's talking about. And, while I like Bowie just fine, I was never a huge Bowie fan--which Rob clearly is.

So it's a good book for Bowie people, maybe not so good for Sheffield people. Stick with "Love Is a Mix Tape."

Written shortly after Bowie's death, this doesn't have Sheffield's signature exuberance and giddiness, it's quite sad at times. Still good music writing, but missing a little something.

A wonderful, passionate look at David Bowie's career as a whole, from "Love You Til Tuesday" to "Lazarus." Rob Sheffield spends the majority of this book on Bowie's start in the 60s, his golden years in the 70s and his fantastic final bow in 2016. While I wish the book spent more time exploring the underrated records from Scary Monsters and forward, there's no denying what a great, quick read this is for any fan of Major Tom, Ziggy, the Thin White Duke and all the other masks and songs Bowie shared with the world