Reviews tagging 'Alcohol'

Madly, Deeply: The Diaries of Alan Rickman by Alan Rickman

5 reviews

studiomikarts's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny informative inspiring reflective sad slow-paced

2.5

For some time I had this book on my wishlist, as something I wanted to own, but then I spotted it at my local public library and decided to read it that way. Thank goodness I did. Although I loved Alan Rickman's work (particularly in Dogma and Harry Potter) reading his diaries ended up being a major chore. The foreword and introduction by the editor were excellent, but the meat of this massive tome was very hard to read, both logistically and cognitively. Until about 35% in, when the entries began to mention movies I was familiar with, it barely kept my attention. It wasn't all bad, I want to make clear. There were many moments when I laughed out loud, others that encouraged me as a storyteller, and still others that made me think (especially, seeing the way he lived his life, it's actually no surprise Alan Rickman succumbed to illness in the end. Rather than thinking he was taken from us too soon, I now think it's a miracle he lasted so long). All said, the final line in the afterword did make me tear up 🥲 Thank you for all the joy you continue to bring into the world, Alan Rickman.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Addiction, Cancer, Death, Drug use, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Medical content, Death of parent, and Alcohol

callidoralblack's review

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Content Warnings

Minor: Cancer, Death, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

lauraloveslemons's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted reflective slow-paced

3.0

I wish there had been more of his illustrations throughout, and I found it difficult to keep up with his name dropping!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Chronic illness, Death, Terminal illness, and Alcohol

Moderate: Body shaming, Cursing, Fatphobia, Medical content, Dementia, and Death of parent

Minor: Sexual content

madamenovelist's review

challenging emotional funny informative reflective sad slow-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer and Terminal illness

Moderate: Body horror, Fatphobia, Sexual content, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Death of parent, Alcohol, War, and Classism

Because Alan Rickman was in the film industry, there are mentions of interacting with certain names that might be a bit of a jumpscare if you’re not bracing, such as a positive interaction with Kevin Spacey. Weinstein crops up multiple times but Rickman believes a female colleague’s account of mistreatment.

rosalind's review against another edition

challenging funny informative reflective sad slow-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer

Moderate: Death, Terminal illness, Grief, and Alcohol

Minor: Body shaming, Chronic illness, Cursing, Fatphobia, Sexual content, Torture, Medical content, Dementia, Toxic friendship, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism