I, Me, Mine -- Take 2

I didn't like I, Me, Mine as much as I wanted to.  On a surface level, George has long been my favorite Beatle, so I expected to really love this.  (I say "on a surface level" because I've never been obsessed with the Beatles, just a casual fan.)

Unfortunately, this read a bit like a mish-mash of partial journal entries.  Though it was easier to follow than Jack Kerouac's Book of Dreams, it had a similar episodic but somewhat random (albeit mostly chronological) format for the first 75 pages.  It jumped from moment to moment often with little by way of connection between them.  Much of it was George's own thoughts, with introductory and interspersed material written by Derek Taylor, the Beatles' longtime spokesperson.  There were some interesting bits buried in there, but finding them felt rather difficult. 

After that, you get about 30 pages of photographs, followed by a couple of hundred pages of song lyrics.  Each set of lyrics contains an introduction from George, his hand-written draft or drafts, and the typed lyrics.  This is the real meat-and-potatoes of the book for a true fan; it was quick going for me because I didn't stop for every one, but poked through them and lingered one the songs that I knew or whose introductions made me curious, while blowing right past others that weren't my jam, so to speak. 

Overall, I'd say it was a middling experience, but it was also a quick one so I can't be too upset about it. 

And, it's another book ticked off the list for my 2026 Reading Challenge, which continues to go swimmingly!