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Title: Skywriting by Word of Mouth : And Other Writings, Including ((IT))The Ballad of John and Yoko((RO)) by John Lennon ISBN: 0-06-091444-0 Publisher: Perennial Pub. Date: 30 September, 1987 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $14.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.2 (10 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: made me want more
Comment: ... of the autobiographical stuff in the first part of the book. John's good at telling what and how, not so good at delving into the why. Whose bright idea was it to use heroin? Why can't he muster anything warmer toward the Beatles than "I bear them no ill will"? Why did he and Yoko allow themselves to get sucked into the revolutionary peace movement when he plainly says it was at odds with his own beliefs? The few morsels we get here really make me wish he had sat down long enough to write a proper autobiography. I guess he figured he had plenty of time... or else had already said what he wanted to say in his songs.
In the later writings, certain turns of phrase and wordplay jump out amidst the (sometimes unreadable) jumble of a restless and always innovative mind. This is a man in love with language for its own sake - "making sense" is beside the point. But it's quite obvious that had he wanted to write stories that made sense in the conventional way, he would've been damn good at it.
The drawings are spare of line, but full of charm. Pretty much like the man himself.
Rating: 5
Summary: Excellent book
Comment: As a assingment I chose the book Skywriting By Word Of Mouth and thought it was an excellent book. This isn't because I am a huge Beatles fan. I like how it was put together and how everything in there is so true!
Rating: 5
Summary: "You must remember this...A piss is just a piss..."
Comment: Clever. This book is clever (which is little wonder because John Lennon can be criticized for many things but never for his lack of wit). If you are a fan of the great Mr. Lennon, This is a must read. I would venture to say that there are more puns in this book than in any other piece of literature. It truly helps one understand the man behind all the hype - in very much the same way as the John Lennon Anthology does (which, by the way, is priceless). It's a thing of beauty, and as funny and entertaining as they come.
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Title: John Lennon in His Own Write by John Lennon, Yoko Ono ISBN: 0684868075 Publisher: Simon & Schuster Pub. Date: October, 2000 List Price(USD): $15.00 |
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Title: Lennon Remembers: The Full Rolling Stone Interviews from 1970 by John Lennon, Jann S. Wenner, Jann Wenner, Charles Reich ISBN: 1859846009 Publisher: Verso Books Pub. Date: October, 2000 List Price(USD): $20.00 |
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Title: All We Are Saying: The Last Major Interview with John Lennon and Yoko Ono by David Sheff ISBN: 0312254644 Publisher: Griffin Trade Paperback Pub. Date: 08 December, 2000 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
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Title: John Lennon - Imagine by John Lennon, Hal Leonard Publishing Corporation ISBN: 079353884X Publisher: Hal Leonard Pub. Date: 01 December, 1988 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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Title: John Lennon in His Own Write and a Spaniard in the Works by John Lennon ISBN: 0451156978 Publisher: New American Library Pub. Date: May, 1988 List Price(USD): $4.50 |
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