Denne Beatles-boka vever musikkanalyse, bandbiografi og sosial- og kulturhistorie på en glimrende måte sammen i én fortelling.

"Gould has written a scrupulous, witty and, at times, appropriately skeptical study, which drew me back into a subject I thought I was sick of [...] He even made me want to listen to “Eleanor Rigby” again. I can’t think of higher praise." - Bruce Handy, New York Times