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A Spaniard in the Works

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John Lennon was undoubtedly a very complex man, and he had a marvellous sense of humour. The spoonerisms in some tales are magnificent - some stories are real laugh out loud material. But there is still a streak of the dark and brooding Lennon, which occasionally cuts into the comic genius, and makes you look at him in a different way. This is a valuable book for anyone who seeks to understand one of the great musical influences of our time, and also one if you're looking for a good giggle!

I read this book and thought it was one of the funniest things ever composed. I highly suggest the pieces: 'The Fat Budgie', 'The Wumberlog' ,'Mr. Borris Morris' and 'The National Health Cow'. It can be a bit controversial, shocking even in places, but why should that stop you? But if you like things (or indeed 'pidgers and writty' as Mr. Lennon said)about people's uncles eating budgies, or 13 year old girls waiting outside in boxes until they were 21 (as stated in thier uncle's will) and wondering if they were going to get the key of the door, but then realising they were getting the whole house, or indeed milking a cow who's milk comes out in bottles, then this is the book for you.

I think that John Lennon is a genius. I wish I had the money to buy all of his books. I love how he plays with the language. He is truely going to live on forever. I recommend this book to anyone who loves things to think about and even if you don't just for the fun of it.

This was quite nice. Lennon shows his true writing expertise in this delightful bit of literature. A work of genius, no less

'Twas mimbly jus befour Kruschobe wen I first laid eggs on vis book. To my delight and amazon, i red such crap (very good crap) like "Snore Wife and some several dwarts" (wot is my fave-rave ov all storeez). Iff you want a good book, you just carn't go passed this book amonxt books. A verry meri haddy Chruschove book for all the familiar. Reviewed by a First Year Literature Student at Deakin University, Australia.

John Lennon did not have the attention span for any other writing than songs. When a reviewer referred to an 8 page piece of his as a "short piece" Lennon said, "To me, they are marathons. That's why I kill characters off, because I can't remember them." Evidence of his lack of an attention span are in these pages. But a little trivia for you Americans: in England, "spanner" means "wrench." And, "a spanner in the works," is equivalent to the American saying, "a monkey wrench in the machinery." So the title A SPANIARD IN THE WORKS is more of Lennon's clever word-play.

Just because we Americans might not live in England, some of us still get the word play. Geography does not necessarily dictate misunderstanding of dialect, but I digress. This book is like the title in the ingenuity of the word and sentence structure, and this book also does show that John had a truly great brain.

I just think that any person, Beatles fan or not, would enjoy reading this book. It shows the fact that John Lennon was a man with many talents, not just musical talents. He was and will always be a wonderful man.

A lie !!! not the original. But a great copy. I sold my original for $500. This will have to do. Same content.

I really enjoyed this book! Also see George and Condi: The Last Decayed: A Collection of Poems from the Last Decade Beaver Tales and a Canada Goosing: Poems Illustrating a Uniquely Canadian Perspective (see ArtisanPacificPublishing Website).