Nowhere Man: The Final Days of
John Lennon by Robert Rosen
It Rings True
The official version of John’s five-year tenure as househusband was one of
domestic bliss. In reality, Lennon’s daily life at the Dakota drifted between
contradictory desires and minor obsessions—all magnified by the tedium
of isolation. Nowhere Man is an intimate journey through Lennon’s last
years, carrying us from his self-imposed seclusion to his re-entry into
public life with the making of Double Fantasy. Rosen does not let us go
until we’ve faced the abrupt and tragic fate of one of the most creative
minds of our time.
Personal Review: Nowhere Man: The Final Days of John Lennon
by Robert Rosen
Nowhere Man: The Final Days of John Lennon is a page turner. I read it in
two sittings, and was totally mesmerized by the accounts given. The
author, although badly criticized for writing this with stolen diaries provided
by a former Lennon employee, puts something on each page that will
seduce the fan or non-fan alike.

For the studious Beatle fan, it rings true as you read of the all out
wierdness of John's last year. True to his demented genius (and I say that
lovingly), John and Yoko shared what looks like a truly odd life together,
scattered with bits and pieces of religion, superstition and millionaire
eccentricities.
The working class hero wasn't. The ghosts of Beatlemania never really left,
and the impact of being one of the most famous people in the history of the
world produced a truly bizarre life for John Winston Ono Lennon.
The author is kind in his writing, and he is committed to the account he
presents. Since the "friend" who initially supplied the documents on which
the book is based was eventually fired and prosecuted for stealing the
diaries, we have some basis for believing what we read here.
I think, in light of what we continue to read about these four men who lived
such a strange and pressured existence during the decade of the 60's, that
normalcy as most people perceive normal, ceased to be for them. This
book illustrates that viewipoint with genuine affection for the one with
whom it all began.
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