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I Love the Bones of You: My Father and the Making of Me by Christopher Eccleston
2 reviews
12dejamoo's review against another edition
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.
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, and Classism
Moderate: Child abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Grief
Minor: Addiction, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, and Alcohol
lauracollins096's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body shaming, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Dementia, Grief, Death of parent, and Classism
Moderate: Cancer, Panic attacks/disorders, Terminal illness, and Toxic relationship
Minor: Bullying and Alcohol