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The John Lennon Letters

By: John Lennon, Hunter Davies - editor
Narrated by: Hunter Davies, Christopher Eccleston, Allan Corduner, Yoko Ono
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A lifetime of letters, collected for the first time, from the legendary musician and songwriter.

John Lennon was one of the greatest songwriters the world has ever known, creator of "Help!", "Come Together", "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds", "Strawberry Fields Forever", "Imagine", and dozens more. But it was in his correspondences that he let his personality and poetry flow unguarded. Now, gathered for the first time in book form, are his letters to family, friends, strangers, and lovers from every point in his life. Funny, informative, wise, poetic, and sometimes heartbreaking, his letters illuminate a never-before-seen intimate side of the private genius.

This groundbreaking collection of almost 300 letters and postcards has been edited and annotated by Hunter Davies, whose authorized biography The Beatles (1968) was published to great acclaim. With unparalleled knowledge of Lennon and his contemporaries, Davies reads between the lines of the artist's words, contextualizing them in Lennon's life and using them to reveal the man himself.

©2012 Introduction and editorial notes by Hunter Davies. John Lennon letters and foreword © 2012 by Yoko Ono Lennon (P)2012 Hachette Audio

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Insightful

The John Lennon Letters gives great insight into John balancing his personal life and relationships with his career.

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Fun Book – Helped Understand John

I recommend this book, “The John Lennon Letters”

John Lennon wrote the letters & Hunter Davies wrote introductions and explanations of the letters. Hunter Davies was very interesting and a key part. Sometimes his interesting explanations were 10 minutes for a “Merry Christmas, Love John” postcard.
One thing that I really liked about the book is that some of John’s letters humanized him. He seemed like a normal, carrying man, especially with family members like his cousins and fans.

Overall comments?
A fun book. Probably for John Lennon and Beatles’ fans.
Very good quick listen. The narrators do a great job.

Would you consider the audio edition to be better than the print version?
Yes. I could “hear” John Lennon talking versus just reading the letters.

Any problems with the audiobook?
The publisher should have included a PDF with the pictures of the postcards and letters.

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