John Lennon in My Life: In My Life [Hardcover]

Pete Shotton (Author), Nicholas Schaffner (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 1987

A lifelong friend of John Lennon describes their childhood adventures together and provides an intimate look at the Beatles.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 208 pages
• Publisher: Henry Holt & Co (August 1987)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0812829166
• ISBN-13: 978-0812829167
• Product Dimensions: 10.6 x 8.3 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,088,135 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Climbing up the Eiffel Tower with John Lennon, July 1, 2000

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Adam Bernstein "sixtiesuniverse" (Northwest, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: John Lennon in My Life: In My Life (Hardcover)

Pete Shotton was John Lennon's best friend throughout his life, and this book gives a positive upbeat and revealing look at that friendship.

Starting from their rebellious childhood antics in Woolton and Quarrybank we are taken on a "Magical Mystery Tour" through the Quarrymen formation and onto Beatles superfame. Throughout it all Pete was the sane down-to-Earth component of John's life. Here's a glimpse of the Real John Lennon from getting every bird around (and the rest) to going off the deep end with Acid. It's sure to entertain you and keep you laughing with uncanny Lennon humor. The book is no whitewash, but neither is it the blackwash of Goldman's book. It's basically as close to the truth as a good friend can get. I also recommend The Man who Gave the Beatles Away and the new book, Lennon in America. I await the release of John's Diaries.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very enjoyable, March 12, 2005

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fattuchus "fattuchus" (United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: John Lennon: In My Life (Paperback)

I borrowed this book recently from my local library. I enjoyed it thoroughly. It was very readible and entertaining, and included many previously unreleased "tidbits." Pete Shotton, one of Lennon's closest friends, presents a credible account and reveals Lennon the person: fun loving, rebelious and a general comedian. While John certainly did have flaws (i.e. he was the world's worst dancer and was not loyal to his first wife Cynthia), inclusion of these bits of information make Shotton's book all the more credible. Thus unlike the malicious Goldman book and unlike other books which appear too fawning, this book is objective and written by someone who really knew John before the madness of Beatlemania set in.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A very revealing book, December 21, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: John Lennon in My Life: In My Life (Hardcover)

This book is a revealing look at John Lennon's personal life. It shows his fans that they don't know as much about the "real" Lennon as they think they do. It shows the man behind the legend. It seems as though the book contains many ideas that one might not want to accept as reality, so it is easy to dissmiss some of the book as false. All in all this is a terrific book about Lennon.