'Beatles' is the story of Kim Karlsen and his three buddies, Gunnar, Ola and Seb - and, yes, they occasionally like to think of themselves as the Fab Four. They were born in 1951, and the story starts with the first wave of Beatlemania in Norway, in the spring of 1965. Each chapter tales a different Beatles song (or, near the end, post-Beatles solo songs) as its title and theme - all the way through the winter of 1972, with drinking, football, some love-fumblings and the sort of minor adventures that are part of growing up. This is a well-written account of a generation, and of growing up in a specific time.