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linaleigh's review against another edition
3.0
As much as I love John, this one felt almost like he was trying to recapture the feeling behind In His Own Write and Spaniard in the Works.
b00ksforever's review against another edition
4.0
Wow…what a journey this one is. I picked this up at a thrift store the other day and had no idea the adventure it would take me on. For most people, this would probably be a DNF…it’s full of wild stories with ZERO plot. But, his wit and creativity are unmatched, and these stories give us a small glimpse inside the mind of a genius. The opening biographical chapter, “The Ballad of John and Yoko” is a reflection on his years with The Beatles, Yoko, and the aftermath of Beatlemania. That chapter alone is enough to give this a 4 star rating. He ends the chapter with these words of wisdom:
“All roads lead to Rome. I opened a shop; the public bought the goods at fair market value. No big deal. And as for show biz, it was never my life. I often wish, knowing it’s futile, that Yoko and I weren’t famous and we could have a really private life. But it’s spilt milk, or rather blood, and I try not to have regrets and don’t intend to waste energy and time in an effort to become anonymous. That’s as dumb as becoming famous in the first place.”
Truly a treat to escape into these crazy pages during a stressful semester. What a legend.
“All roads lead to Rome. I opened a shop; the public bought the goods at fair market value. No big deal. And as for show biz, it was never my life. I often wish, knowing it’s futile, that Yoko and I weren’t famous and we could have a really private life. But it’s spilt milk, or rather blood, and I try not to have regrets and don’t intend to waste energy and time in an effort to become anonymous. That’s as dumb as becoming famous in the first place.”
Truly a treat to escape into these crazy pages during a stressful semester. What a legend.
marycruise93's review
2.0
There were bits that I liked, especially the first part in which he reflects back on the Beatles times and the bed-ins and such. But I can't help but thinking that the more absurdist parts would not ever have been published had John Lennon not been John Lennon.
sunny76's review against another edition
1.0
I honestly have nothing positive to say about this book. A short example of the odd writing: "He had taken the case with an air of dismay, clouded only by rancid fear, a problem he’d been wrestling with since studying at the Classical Musak College of Inferior Decorating. Having passed the entrance exam with flying hormones, he was never to fulfill his earlier promise due to an oversight on behalf of the Creator." Imagine mixed metaphores, before and after, along with word replacements in practically every sentence. John was a great songwriter / poet, but his skills at writing books probably should have been kept private. Just my two cents.
mek1996's review against another edition
2.0
This book is all over the place. I LOVED the Ballad of John and Yoko, but the rest was so jumbled that most of the time I questioned my own comprehension skills. It definitely would’ve been better if I just read a story or two at the time rather than the whole thing all at once.
neftzger's review
4.0
I read this book when I was much younger and just read it gain for the second time. I love john's playful manner with words and have always enjoyed his sense of humor. If you also enjoy wordplay you will most likely find this work entertaining, also.
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