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Case Computer John Lennon
glancing at some documents online he's interrupted by the police investigation team trying to recover the lost computer. Trevor Rutledge shows them his computer, but before they tell him not to he's clicked on a picture where a warm haze surrounds them all. The computer recognises the crime and throws them all back to December 1980 before the murder takes place. Can they somehow stop the inevitable from happening or will they simply stand by and watch history run its course?
384 pages, Kindle Edition
First published March 26, 2010
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Justin Tully
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Born in London, UK in August 1976 I've written all different kinds of books. My favourite kind of books to write about are mystery books, which are sometimes based on real life situations and sometimes not.
Born in London, UK in August 1976 I've written all different kinds of books. My favourite kind of books to write about are mystery books, which are sometimes based on real life situations and sometimes not.
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January 19, 2012
Where do I begin? Well, first of all, that star is a pity star. This guy is supposed to be English, but I write better English than this "author"... how is that possible? Then, he has a weird aversion to the word "say/s"... every character "believes", "exclaims", "responds", "tells", "wonders"... anything but SAYS which in some cases would be the best choice. AND has nobody told him in conversations between two people you don't even have to add those descriptive verbs, it is exhausting and yes, the reader DOES understand who is talking without them. That not only underestimates the reader, in some cases, like mine, it pisses them off!
The plot - if you were suddenly thrust into 1980 two days before John Lennon was shot because of a so called "case computer" that helps the police solve crimes; some of which have fallen into the hands of regular citizens - in this case a character named Terry, what would you do? THAT'S RIGHT! You would go to a bloody Broadway show, do some sightseeing, chase women and go ice skating. The characters are thin, not to mention thick. Terry is laughed at by the others but he is the ONLY ONE that even plays with the idea to stop the murder. The professor says it is only a simulation, so it cannot change what has been written. Yet, THEY can die in the past... Heck, I would at least TRY. Especially if I was a fan like some of them claim to be, or a police officer! But what to they do? They go see the Empire State Building and Statue of Liberty - oh, and clubbing - instead of going to SEE Lennon since you know where he is and when? I am NOT talking about the murder, but to see him when he leaves for the Sound Factory. (And NOT to do final edits for Double Fantasy that already had been released - even the characters know it has... that day Lennon and Ono worked on Ono's "Walking on thin ice" which was released after Lennon's death!)
I would definitely go and see the guy and ask for his autograph, whether I can take it with me to the future or not. I would not MOVE from the Dakota building, cause that would be my last chance to see a Legend alive - these people don't go near the place and it frustrated the heck out of me. As if they can't go clubbing or to check out the sights in 2009! Sorry for the exclamation marks, but you should have heard my grunts when I read it! By the end of the book none of them has seen Lennon nor had the author talked about Lennon much. As for the humor, it is non-existent, though the author gives it a hard try. The "jokes" I remember are someone bumping onto a tree, someone vomiting cause of motion sickness, oh and the running "joke" that the skirt chaser Terry can't develop anything lasting with these women cause they are almost three decades younger than him. (They come from 2009). I guess these are supposedly jokes. The professor lets it "slip" that he invented a time machine, cause the woman he talks to is so "pushy" and asks what kind of a computer he has invented - he can't just describe a MODERN computer, he has to tell about the time machine.... the cops say there is NO conspiracy theory about Lennon's murder, Chapman did it and that is that. But wouldn't a real cop be interested in talking to Chapman prior to the murder etc? And FJI (For Justin's info) there IS a conspiracy theory, I believe even Sean Lennon (at least at some point) believed MDC was hired by the CIA. I am not taking any stand on that, but hello! these are police officers and it is kind of a lifetime chance, isn't it? I didn't even laugh at the errors, it was FRUSTRATING to read a book that was so badly written and poorly researched. Oh, and of course everyone was singing "Nobody told me"; people from 1980 knew it and played it... again, FJI NTM was released POSTHUMOUSLY on "Milk and Honey",(completed by Yoko in 1983 and released as a single and then on Milk and Honey in 1984.) so it couldn't have been played in any clubs... Oh and they get the lyrics wrong as well.. *sigh* Then they find it very creepy that Lennon wrote about "his own death"... (They DO get "shoot me" in "Come together", though some people say it is not what he says, and say (or EXCLAIM!) that Eleanor Rigby is all about death - well, Rigby is mainly a Paul McCartney song, though Lennon helped him with the lyrics, but IMO it is more about loneliness. Eleanor dies ALONE while Father McKenzie continues living - ALONE. Curiously, nobody mentions "Happiness is a warm gun". Figures.) A taxi driver says Lennon saw a UFO (It's true Lennon claimed that... but not as Tully says on his balcony, and not while living at the Dakota, he was living with May Pang at the time...) and he - again - uses Nobody told me as "proof".... creepy. You just can't use Lennon's often nonsensical lyrics as proof of anything, especially since the song also states [there's UFO's over New York, and I ain't too surprised] that there "are Nazis in the bathroom, just below the stairs" not to mention all the other lyrics of his nor once again the fact, that NOBODY TOLD ME WAS RELEASED IN 1984!!!!!!!!!!!!! Oh dang, I am soooo glad I am done with this book. I read it to see if it was as bad as Case Computer Marilyn Monroe... well, it was... worse. One star for the effort, even though it wasn't even a good effort.
The plot - if you were suddenly thrust into 1980 two days before John Lennon was shot because of a so called "case computer" that helps the police solve crimes; some of which have fallen into the hands of regular citizens - in this case a character named Terry, what would you do? THAT'S RIGHT! You would go to a bloody Broadway show, do some sightseeing, chase women and go ice skating. The characters are thin, not to mention thick. Terry is laughed at by the others but he is the ONLY ONE that even plays with the idea to stop the murder. The professor says it is only a simulation, so it cannot change what has been written. Yet, THEY can die in the past... Heck, I would at least TRY. Especially if I was a fan like some of them claim to be, or a police officer! But what to they do? They go see the Empire State Building and Statue of Liberty - oh, and clubbing - instead of going to SEE Lennon since you know where he is and when? I am NOT talking about the murder, but to see him when he leaves for the Sound Factory. (And NOT to do final edits for Double Fantasy that already had been released - even the characters know it has... that day Lennon and Ono worked on Ono's "Walking on thin ice" which was released after Lennon's death!)
I would definitely go and see the guy and ask for his autograph, whether I can take it with me to the future or not. I would not MOVE from the Dakota building, cause that would be my last chance to see a Legend alive - these people don't go near the place and it frustrated the heck out of me. As if they can't go clubbing or to check out the sights in 2009! Sorry for the exclamation marks, but you should have heard my grunts when I read it! By the end of the book none of them has seen Lennon nor had the author talked about Lennon much. As for the humor, it is non-existent, though the author gives it a hard try. The "jokes" I remember are someone bumping onto a tree, someone vomiting cause of motion sickness, oh and the running "joke" that the skirt chaser Terry can't develop anything lasting with these women cause they are almost three decades younger than him. (They come from 2009). I guess these are supposedly jokes. The professor lets it "slip" that he invented a time machine, cause the woman he talks to is so "pushy" and asks what kind of a computer he has invented - he can't just describe a MODERN computer, he has to tell about the time machine.... the cops say there is NO conspiracy theory about Lennon's murder, Chapman did it and that is that. But wouldn't a real cop be interested in talking to Chapman prior to the murder etc? And FJI (For Justin's info) there IS a conspiracy theory, I believe even Sean Lennon (at least at some point) believed MDC was hired by the CIA. I am not taking any stand on that, but hello! these are police officers and it is kind of a lifetime chance, isn't it? I didn't even laugh at the errors, it was FRUSTRATING to read a book that was so badly written and poorly researched. Oh, and of course everyone was singing "Nobody told me"; people from 1980 knew it and played it... again, FJI NTM was released POSTHUMOUSLY on "Milk and Honey",(completed by Yoko in 1983 and released as a single and then on Milk and Honey in 1984.) so it couldn't have been played in any clubs... Oh and they get the lyrics wrong as well.. *sigh* Then they find it very creepy that Lennon wrote about "his own death"... (They DO get "shoot me" in "Come together", though some people say it is not what he says, and say (or EXCLAIM!) that Eleanor Rigby is all about death - well, Rigby is mainly a Paul McCartney song, though Lennon helped him with the lyrics, but IMO it is more about loneliness. Eleanor dies ALONE while Father McKenzie continues living - ALONE. Curiously, nobody mentions "Happiness is a warm gun". Figures.) A taxi driver says Lennon saw a UFO (It's true Lennon claimed that... but not as Tully says on his balcony, and not while living at the Dakota, he was living with May Pang at the time...) and he - again - uses Nobody told me as "proof".... creepy. You just can't use Lennon's often nonsensical lyrics as proof of anything, especially since the song also states [there's UFO's over New York, and I ain't too surprised] that there "are Nazis in the bathroom, just below the stairs" not to mention all the other lyrics of his nor once again the fact, that NOBODY TOLD ME WAS RELEASED IN 1984!!!!!!!!!!!!! Oh dang, I am soooo glad I am done with this book. I read it to see if it was as bad as Case Computer Marilyn Monroe... well, it was... worse. One star for the effort, even though it wasn't even a good effort.
November 22, 2013
This was written by an adult? I envisioned a child spending his entire summer banging away on his mother's computer, a child who may someday be a great writer having his first crack at the craft tackling plot, history, pop culture and introspection. I applauded the little tyke's first try, even the matching artwork on the cover.
What a fool I was, but it was the optimist in me I suppose hoping an actual adult wouldn't let such rubbish be published using their own name.
Simply terrible, from plot to character development to the writing style (and I use the word "style" with a groan). The buck 49 spent purchasing this publication could have been better spent on a single dose packet of Tylenol to ward off the headache from slapping my forehead repeatedly during the reading. The author (another groan) reviewed the book and even with his understandable bias gave it 4 stars. I mean, really? Even he recognizes its not up to his own standards?
I mourn the battery life lost on my Kindle while reading this.
What a fool I was, but it was the optimist in me I suppose hoping an actual adult wouldn't let such rubbish be published using their own name.
Simply terrible, from plot to character development to the writing style (and I use the word "style" with a groan). The buck 49 spent purchasing this publication could have been better spent on a single dose packet of Tylenol to ward off the headache from slapping my forehead repeatedly during the reading. The author (another groan) reviewed the book and even with his understandable bias gave it 4 stars. I mean, really? Even he recognizes its not up to his own standards?
I mourn the battery life lost on my Kindle while reading this.
March 9, 2012
I've spent the last four weeks making this into a 260pg book. The new version was uploaded onto kindle today & I've also changed the source files on Lulu.com for both the e-book and the paperback although it could take a few weeks for it to become live on there. The earlier review of this work was based on the 2009 version, which is out of date and has little resemblance to the new version of the book. I loved rewriting this and added a new chapter called 'talking conspiracy' and John Lennon now appears in the story as a character at least twice. There's still room for improvement, but you've got to know when to stop or you'll never finish writing anything. So for now I'm done with this story again :)
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