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'If you can imagine Julie Walters sitting down to tell you the story of her life...this earthy, moving, none too sentimental memoir...is just as you would imagine it.' (INDEPENDENT )
'characteristically amusing and astute' (GOOD BOOK GUIDE )
'characteristically amusing and astute' (GOOD BOOK GUIDE )
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149 of 152 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
I was enthralled from the very first page.
Julie Walters is not only a brilliant actress, she is also an incredibly vibrant, interesting and honest writer. This autobiography is not just about Julie Walters, the actress, but is also a fantastic observation of growing up in the fifties and sixties.
The characters in Julie's life - her mother, her grandmother, her neighbours, friends - are vividly drawn, and even the most difficult people are portrayed through the eyes of genuine love and understanding. She portrays the richness, joy and sadness of her family life with an honesty that left me breathless. She is also open and honest about herself and her experiences, which makes this wonderful book even more of an honour to read.
She has such a great way of describing things and engaging the reader that I frequently laughed out loud and burst into tears - sometimes simultaneously!
If I sound a bit over the top about this book - I'm not. I've read a lot of autobiographies and this is the best I have ever read, bar none.
Having read this book I now understand what makes Julie Walters such an outstanding actress. She observes without judgement and seeks to understand always the 'whys' of what people do and say. Reading this book taught me something about myself - no mean feat in an autobiography!
I loved her joy and enthusiasm for all the experiences that being an actress brings, and she paints it all so vividly within the pages of this book. She seems utterly unpretentious and I would love to meet her!
In fact, having read this book, I feel I already have......
Julie Walters is not only a brilliant actress, she is also an incredibly vibrant, interesting and honest writer. This autobiography is not just about Julie Walters, the actress, but is also a fantastic observation of growing up in the fifties and sixties.
The characters in Julie's life - her mother, her grandmother, her neighbours, friends - are vividly drawn, and even the most difficult people are portrayed through the eyes of genuine love and understanding. She portrays the richness, joy and sadness of her family life with an honesty that left me breathless. She is also open and honest about herself and her experiences, which makes this wonderful book even more of an honour to read.
She has such a great way of describing things and engaging the reader that I frequently laughed out loud and burst into tears - sometimes simultaneously!
If I sound a bit over the top about this book - I'm not. I've read a lot of autobiographies and this is the best I have ever read, bar none.
Having read this book I now understand what makes Julie Walters such an outstanding actress. She observes without judgement and seeks to understand always the 'whys' of what people do and say. Reading this book taught me something about myself - no mean feat in an autobiography!
I loved her joy and enthusiasm for all the experiences that being an actress brings, and she paints it all so vividly within the pages of this book. She seems utterly unpretentious and I would love to meet her!
In fact, having read this book, I feel I already have......
36 of 37 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
I do enjoy a good autobiography, and I much prefer autobiography to biography. Julie is undoubtedly a legendary British actress who deserves all the praise and accolades that have been heaped upon her during her career. I'd been hoping for an autobiography and was delighted to learn it was published.
Initially I found it rather a heavy read, perhaps rather slow to get started. I felt that Julie was finding her feet in a new (for her) medium of expression. Any such shackles were soon discarded and the book became very readable, indeed there were times when I found it very hard to put down, but I wanted to make the book last rather than finish it in a couple of days!
Having now finished it I feel as though I'm a close personal friend, but surely that's the sign of a well-executed autobiography in that it fully engages the reader by its conclusion?
Initially I found it rather a heavy read, perhaps rather slow to get started. I felt that Julie was finding her feet in a new (for her) medium of expression. Any such shackles were soon discarded and the book became very readable, indeed there were times when I found it very hard to put down, but I wanted to make the book last rather than finish it in a couple of days!
Having now finished it I feel as though I'm a close personal friend, but surely that's the sign of a well-executed autobiography in that it fully engages the reader by its conclusion?
24 of 25 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
At the back of this book is a list of all the television and film work that Walters has done in her long and highly successful career. It makes for fascinating reading and takes several pages. This does not include her equally enthralling theatre work.
When you realise quite how much she has done in her career you also realise that a book like this is never going to cram it all in. This is the sadness for me. I felt that the first half of the book was a rich and leisurely journey through Walter's early years. Her childhood and her training ground as a young actress.
Then as the work rolls in and the credits mount up it all gallops on apace in a rushed manner and this I was a little disappointed in. She never loses the great quality of being personal and inclusive in her writing. You almost feel that she is having you round for tea and a gossip, but you do feel towards the end that she might be looking at her watch, wanting you to hurry up so she can get on with things.
I am hoping this means there is another volume in the pipe line. I wanted to know more about her married life, although I understand her reluctance to thrust her daughter and husband into the limelight. I wanted to know more about her work on Calendar Girls, given its stellar cast, it's true story and the fact that it was a very woman centric film.
So basically, good as far as it goes, but more please.
When you realise quite how much she has done in her career you also realise that a book like this is never going to cram it all in. This is the sadness for me. I felt that the first half of the book was a rich and leisurely journey through Walter's early years. Her childhood and her training ground as a young actress.
Then as the work rolls in and the credits mount up it all gallops on apace in a rushed manner and this I was a little disappointed in. She never loses the great quality of being personal and inclusive in her writing. You almost feel that she is having you round for tea and a gossip, but you do feel towards the end that she might be looking at her watch, wanting you to hurry up so she can get on with things.
I am hoping this means there is another volume in the pipe line. I wanted to know more about her married life, although I understand her reluctance to thrust her daughter and husband into the limelight. I wanted to know more about her work on Calendar Girls, given its stellar cast, it's true story and the fact that it was a very woman centric film.
So basically, good as far as it goes, but more please.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
Sadly, a great disappointment.
I am a total admirer of everything I have seen Julie Walters act in, (which is probably a tiny fraction of her total work) but the main aim of this book seems to be an effort to... Read more
Published 1 month ago by sprite
Enjoyable
A pleasant and funny book. You can almost hear her voice. I was surprised that she had managed to fit so many things into her life. Also a very honest book.
Published 1 month ago by Linda
Book Club
This was selected as a book for a newly formed book club. We all started the book really looking forward to it and met up a few weeks later all very disappointed. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Andi
thats another story
i was most disappointed with this book i felt it was an old autobigraphy and there wasnt much about the making of the harry potter flims and ma ma mia, juile was done so many great... Read more
Published 2 months ago by stjamespark
Sorry but Boring
I was really looking forward to reading this book but to me it was a massive let down. I did not find it easy reading and i did try to persevere but i just could not get into it... Read more
Published 5 months ago by Patti D
Good read!
Got this book for my wife to read, and she thoroughly enjoyed it! Can't comment further, as I didn't readit myself!
Published 5 months ago by George Gray
Nice read
A good read, with lots of Julie Walters' characteristic wit, humour and warmth throughout. The first half of the book is more 'meaty', with tales of other people's errors and... Read more
Published 9 months ago by D. Smith
As You Would Expect
Focusing mostly on her early years, this is funny, grounded, honest and at times moving. There is still a lot more to tell, and I would have liked to have seen her pay more... Read more
Published 10 months ago by Grahame
Although last years diary, very good. Condition on arrival as...
River Cottage Diary 2010 is an excellent resource, full of ideas, wisdom, funny statements and essential information. Read more
Published 12 months ago by Mrs. Z. K. Wright
Good Read
I have always admired Jule Walters acting skills so was looking forward to reading this book - it was not a disapointment. Read more
Published 14 months ago by Boo60
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