John Lennon in His Own Write

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Summary: what did you expect?
Review: If you like Lennon, you'll like this book.

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Summary: contemporary nonsense at its finest
Review: IN HIS OWN WRITE is a masterpiece of contemporary word play and spellings. It is an astounding collection of nonsensical genius! I would recommend this book for anyone who appreciates modern creativity at its finest.

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Summary: i love john
Review: it's perfect. . . well, not just because i love john himself- this is a wonderful book. you can learn a lot about him in it.

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Summary: Absolutely HILARIOUS!!
Review: John Lennon was not only one of the greatest musicians ever known to this world, but he was aa amazing author and the world was better to have known him. If you get this book, you will enjoy it immensly.

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Summary: John Lennon
Review: John Lennon. We'll all miss him, but since we can't have him back, read In His Own Write. It's a great book!

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Summary: Fresh and Unique
Review: Lennon writes in the same style as the famous Lewis Carroll. His poems/stories are a mixture of "gobbldeygook" and brilliant sarcasm which will leave you howling with laughter. Each page is different and captivating. This book isn't like anything you've ever read before-IT'S BETTER

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Summary: Has no Beatles fan ever heard of Finnegans Wake?
Review: Lennon's book (and its companion volume "A Spaniard in the Works") is as funny today as when I first read it in 1967. However, in the 37 customer reviews posted on this book at Amazon, not one single reader had the smarts to note that the punning style of Lennon's prose in these two books is borrowed directly from James Joyce, particularly from "Finnegans Wake." Are Lennon's Joycean puns a mere coincidence or did Lennon as a schoolboy (or even after school as a reader) encounter Joyce's work? The similarity borders on plagiarism. I'm not knocking Lennon, I think his book is terrific. But it is a distressing comment on the state of modern readership and education that not one single Amazon customer reviewer even mentioned Joyce. Hey, you can like rock and like the Beatles and still be aware of great literature! This is a parable of the illiteracy endemic to the post-sex, drugs, and rock and roll era. I give Lennon's book five stars. But I would give all 37 readers failing grades.

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Summary: millennonia
Review: One of the best books I read in a while. John lennon puts all his wit/humor that is his whole aura of his famous personality. I also enjoyed his little pictures though out the book. So even if your not a fan of his music you'll be a fan of his writing and maybe get to appreciate a little more by venturing in his mind a bit.

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Summary: Strangely Hilarious
Review: Quite a fascinating read! I couldn't put it down after reading the first story! John's "language" is quite amusing and the pictures are a blast to look at! I highly reccomend it to anyone who likes off-the-wall entertainment!

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Summary: A (very) Far Out Book
Review: Quite a fascinating read! I couldn't put it down after reading the first story! John's "language" is quite amusing and the pictures are a blast to look at! I highly reccomend it to anyone who likes off-the-wall entertainment!