John Lennon The Life Philip Norman WHEW! This is one long book. Philip Norman begat this brick of a book. Look at it! It’s huge. It’s kind of impressive in its sheer size. Who knew the life of John Lennon could be fascinating enough to fill the pages of “War and Peace nearly”? Firstly, this is a must-read for all rock and roll fans. The life of John Lennon is the history of rock and roll. Don’t believe me? Of course, you do. Beatles fans will love pouring over the details of Lennon’s life and his creative life within the Beatles. Mr. Norman spends the vast majority of the book on The Beatles. John Lennon’s creative life after The Beatles was essentially ignored, for all intents and purposes. “John Lennon the Life” spends so little time on his life in the 70s that the name of the book should have been different. Maybe it should have been “John Lennon The 60s Life”, that’s a genius title - if I do say so myself. That is not to say this is a bad book—j...