My reviews are personal views; this won’t be academic or judgmental, I’m not going to rubbish another person’s work or vision, I’m just going to talk about how I felt about it, and anything I found interesting or enlightening.
The bottom line
I laughed, I cried, this was a great book and an insight into Yorkshire miners’ lives in war and post-war Britain and some intimate conversations about icons of film and stage from Brian’s generation. The man is fearless to a fault, at the risk of his life and the sanity of those around him. You have to do this in the audio form, Brians voice is essential to experience the highs and lows of this book and his life. I will listen again I’m sure.
Other thoughts
Brian Blessed is a force of nature, a one-of-a-kind human being who fully embraces life, death, and it’s challenges. This book is not a timeline of events of a neat recollection of things past; it’s a spontaneous dance of life according to Brian, who jumps back and forth though his timeline dropping little stories and thoughts as he goes. It’s rich and organic.
A little story. While I was listening to the final chapter I nearly had to pull the car over from crying so much, incredibly powerful.
Read after reading the book
I don’t do spoilers, however, some of this might take the edge off so why not read it after you have read the book and see if you agree!
