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I Love the Bones of You: My Life, My Family, My Father by Christopher Eccleston

9 reviews

yorgosson's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad slow-paced

3.5

I found this quite interesting and I have a lot of respect for Christ Ecc now, Solid book, could have used more... organizing.

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12dejamoo's review against another edition

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reflective slow-paced

3.5

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.

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lauracollins096's review

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challenging emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

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sshabein's review

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emotional funny informative reflective sad medium-paced

4.5

Very much enjoyed this open-eyed memoir in which Christopher Eccleston looks at why he is how he is, his relationship with his parents (a relationship both loving and formative, but at times combative), and also his career. It's very much about how mental health intertwines with our careers and relationships, but there are some actor-y tidbits as well — both craft and behind-the-scenes. He doesn't get into many of the specifics, but he is quick to point out that when he doesn't like someone while working with them, he can still praise their work. He is laying out a case for why he might have a reputation for being "prickly" as it relates to his sense of justice, but he also acknowledges the times he hadn't the emotional health to know the right thing to do, while still affording a degree of privacy for the people involved.

On a side note, it's good to find out that an actor whose work I enjoy seems like a decent guy.

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