A Guardian review lauds Peter Ormerod’s new biography of David Bowie, highlighting the author’s in‑depth look at Bowie’s spiritual influences, from Anglicanism to Tibetan Buddhism and occultism. The reviewer notes Ormerod’s detailed analysis of Bowie’s later albums and the book’s argument that Bowie’s work is driven by life and love. The piece calls the book compelling, praising its close reading of Bowie’s music and its portrayal of the artist as a modern saint, and concludes with a positive endorsement of Ormerod’s scholarship.
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