Vivid, Vivid Detail!
I'm on page 210 of Mark Lewisohn's Beatles book, "Tune In." They are all still teenagers, Lennon is the oldest at 18. I believe I now know more about the Beatles formative years, than my own. My own childhood seems like a dimly glimpsed and recalled dream. Yes, it's an extraordinary book, but you definitely need to buy into the idea that these 4 lads are of supreme importance. I do, yes, I do.