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I Love the Bones of You: My Father and the Making of Me, by Christopher Eccleston

7 reviews

lauracollins096's review against another edition

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challenging emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

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adorkablesmile's review against another edition

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emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.0

An essential read for anyone who struggles with their mental health. At times he hammers on about a point past necessity, but Eccleston's energy and presence shine through every chapter. You can feel the passion with which he wrote it, and how much he cares about showing his father, his family, and himself in an honest and real light.

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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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