A review by jme985
John by Julian Lennon, Cynthia Lennon

3.0

For all the seeming naïveté and contradicting information, Cynthia’s account of her relationship with John is incredibly interesting. I would say it’s the most interesting account of that period of John’s life just by virtue of uniqueness. Being as big of a figure as he was, his younger days have been picked to shreds and read ad nausuem, but Cynthia’s account takes it into the perspective of someone pushed to the sidelines. It’s laden with her own interpretations and beliefs, (her refusal to believe John would experiment sexually with men, despite significant evidence and accounts otherwise, among many others) but ultimately I feel like that adds to truly understanding her perspective. It gives her real account of what happened as opposed to a curated rehash of information we already know. I found her perspective on John’s relationship with Julien to be particularly interesting, as no biography is going to dedicate as much time to understanding that dynamic. I’m glad to have read it.