RAAAAAAH

John is played by

Paul is played by

George would be

And last but not least, Ringo would be

I've read loads (loads and loads and loads) of Beatles related books lately and written short sort of "reviews" here for anyone who might be interested. I love reading and It always makes me happy when I hear that my posts have sparked someone's interest to choose a particular book. But May Pang's Loving John was painful to read and I've thought about what to write about it for weeks now. And i know that what I'm about to write may anger some people but it's a risk I just have to take.

I'm perfectly aware that when someone writes a book about their life it needs to be taken with a grain of salt. But holy fuck, if even one third of this book is true it's still absolutely horrible. And May's version of events is actually backed by many people who were there during John's "Lost Weekend." Here are my thoughts about the book and everything it reveals:

John and Yoko shamelessly used and abused May, their young employee who was in a very vulnerable position

The way she was pressured into sexual relationship with John made me sick

John's mental health problems were much, much more serious than I've ever even imagined. Even though his actions in this book are mostly despicable, I still feel sympathy for him. That poor poor man. He needed psychiatric help, not Yoko

Nothing, and I mean nothing in the narrative Yoko created around this period, starting with the dismissive "Lost Weekend"- title is true. And John kept seeing (= fucking) May till Late 1978 and had made contact with her again just before his death. Some "weekend"

John's idyllic "house husband years" were nothing like we have been told they were. This is confirmed by everything Julian has told about life in Dakota during John's last years

Yoko Ono is beneath contempt. That woman is evil, plain and simple and she REEKS of entitlement. I already of course knew some of that from the way she treated Julian, but holy mother of god I!!!!

And finally: everyone who thinks that Yoko is some kind of a feminist needs to read this book. Calling her that is an insult towards all the real feminists who had fought for women's rights all over the world, and still do. Yoko is an entitled asshole who didn't hesitate to use her wealth and power (well, John's wealth and power...) and other women to achieve what she wanted, no matter how much pain she caused