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4.34 AVERAGE
4.34 AVERAGE
dark
emotional
informative
reflective
medium-paced
emotional
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
emotional
slow-paced
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
challenging
dark
reflective
medium-paced
emotional
informative
inspiring
medium-paced
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
sad
medium-paced
reflective
slow-paced
There is a lot to really love in this book. Christopher Eccleston seems like a very principled person. And it's very interesting to see his thoughts and the guiding moral compass that follows his life. He very much is aware the fact that most of the audience for this book is going to come from Doctor Who fans, but also stubbornly (and I mean that in a good way) talks about what he wants to talk about. I thought it was very classy that he doesn't just give a gossipy account of his time on the show. It's very brief and mostly about what he learned from it.
The topic of fatherhood is present throughout, via his own relationship with his father, and inhabiting the role with his children. I think he has a very interesting perspective on it.
I can't exactly explain why this book is only a 3.5* for me. It was certainly not a 'fun' read, but that's not necessarily a categorically bad thing. I got through it pretty quickly even though I rarely felt excited to pick it up. I almost wonder if I need to read a bunch of other people's reviews to get to a point where I can vocalise why this wasn't a perfect book for me personally.
The topic of fatherhood is present throughout, via his own relationship with his father, and inhabiting the role with his children. I think he has a very interesting perspective on it.
I can't exactly explain why this book is only a 3.5* for me. It was certainly not a 'fun' read, but that's not necessarily a categorically bad thing. I got through it pretty quickly even though I rarely felt excited to pick it up. I almost wonder if I need to read a bunch of other people's reviews to get to a point where I can vocalise why this wasn't a perfect book for me personally.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body shaming, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Dementia, Death of parent, Classism
Moderate: Child abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Grief
Minor: Addiction, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Alcohol
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
This book is such a wonderfully raw and honest account of his own life, from childhood memories, to his various acting roles, his struggles with depression and anorexia and how all this and more have been shaped by his relationship with his father and being from a working class background. I listened to this as an audiobook and it was such a lovely and interesting insight into his life. I really enjoyed reading this!!