User Review - Flag as inappropriateExcellent reading....Philip Norman is the only author who knows The Beatles as well as they knew themselves, especially John. Most other authors just 'guess stuff", Mr Norman knows what he is writing is the truth, I know, I was there. Linda Miller.
Review: John Lennon: The Life
User Review - Jacki - GoodreadsI love John Lennon, but this author relied heavily on hearsay. He even went as far as asking you to imagine how the days were spent at home, using conversation that I assume he did not hear ... Read full review
Review: John Lennon: The Life
User Review - Kathy - GoodreadsThis writer uses a strange syntax. This book says a lot of things about Lennon. Yoko Ono authorized the book -- telling the author so much. Then when the book came out she said she could not authorize ... Read full review
Review: John Lennon: The Life
User Review - Scott Holstad - GoodreadsWhew! I finally finished this 850 page beast of a book. There is so much there, it's so packed with information, that it's hard to recall everything one would want to include in a review. Philip ... Read full review
Review: John Lennon: The Life
User Review - GoodreadsThis long, in-depth biography was engrossing, although for me there were sometimes more details than I wanted. It began with John's grandparents, his entire family, the culture he grew up in. It ...
Review: John Lennon: The Life
User Review - Kasey Minnis - GoodreadsThe author is unnecessarily concerned with finding 'omens' and foreshadowing Lennon's eventual death. I suppose the goal was to build a sense of impending tragedy, but I just found it annoying. Read full review
Review: John Lennon: The Life
User Review - Victoria - GoodreadsI fell asleep reading this several times. I don't think I ever wanted to know about John Lennon masturbating in a circle with his friends. Read full review
Review: John Lennon: The Life
User Review - Ashley - GoodreadsI'm not sure what moved me to buy this on my Kindle - at 800 pages, it's fairly lengthy to only be about one person! I didn't grow up with the Beatles, my parents listened to 70s rock - Led Zeppelin ... Read full review
Review: John Lennon: The Life
User Review - Jarrett Dobson - GoodreadsI am a massive admirer of the work of John Lennon. So I sought after a biography, with this one promptly displayed. The massive size(800+ pages) appealed to me. Little did I know what I was in for ... Read full review
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User Review - Patty - GoodreadsFilled with snark. Read full review
