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bigskyreader's review against another edition
3.0
Quite interesting, but a little tricky to read. They are diary entries, after all, and the editor did not change his words extensively. Therefore, they include lots of references to people and places and events that were self evident to the author, but for me required a lot of flipping back to previous entries, if I wanted to understand what was going on. I did really enjoy meeting so many of his fellow actors from the Harry Potter series before the Harry Potter books had even been written.
maisongolden's review against another edition
5.0
i didn't originally plan to rate this book, but i experienced so many different emotions while reading it that just couldn’t imagine not giving it 5 stars then.
yes, in parts probably edited, but overall such sincere and raw diaries. as a big fan of Alan Rickman, it's hard to describe how much i enjoyed reading this, how versatile, smart and talented he was. and as someone interested in the film and theater industry - incredibly interesting insights and names dropping as well.
Rickman was truly a great person, sincere, one of a kind. and the last part and the afterwords brought me to tears, obviously.
yes, in parts probably edited, but overall such sincere and raw diaries. as a big fan of Alan Rickman, it's hard to describe how much i enjoyed reading this, how versatile, smart and talented he was. and as someone interested in the film and theater industry - incredibly interesting insights and names dropping as well.
Rickman was truly a great person, sincere, one of a kind. and the last part and the afterwords brought me to tears, obviously.
alicebme's review against another edition
4.0
I kinda wish everybody kept a diary like this. I really got a feel for the bones of AR and what pulled him down and kept him afloat.
aeiouy25's review against another edition
1.0
DNF: 10% in and I can’t get into it. Tried audiobook and reading it. Choppy, no context, read like someone’s notes to self that made no sense to me as an outsider.
readingsoup's review against another edition
3.0
An interesting read, marred only by the admission that the journals were not necessarily meant for public consumption. It was a lot like visiting a museum — there are many things you don’t understand or lack context for, but every once in a while there is a touchstone that gets you back on track.
natalie_f's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
slow-paced
3.5
kevbrowncanada's review against another edition
informative
reflective
slow-paced
5.0
One of my Christmas presents (from Emma).
An absolutely fascinating portrait of a very complex man. At turns endlessly loyal and generous in his friendship but also unshakably critical of people (especially himself) artistically and scathing in his disdain for and frustration with the business side of acting.
The most surprising thing I wouldn’t have ever guessed going in were that he was very close friends with Ruby Wax for most of his life. They seem, superficially, so completely different!
The last year’s worth of entries were difficult to read knowing that he died at the beginning of 2016. I remember hearing the news that he’d died and being really shocked. He was one of those actors who was excellent in every role he took, whether the movie was any good or not.
A great read which I thoroughly enjoyed.
An absolutely fascinating portrait of a very complex man. At turns endlessly loyal and generous in his friendship but also unshakably critical of people (especially himself) artistically and scathing in his disdain for and frustration with the business side of acting.
The most surprising thing I wouldn’t have ever guessed going in were that he was very close friends with Ruby Wax for most of his life. They seem, superficially, so completely different!
The last year’s worth of entries were difficult to read knowing that he died at the beginning of 2016. I remember hearing the news that he’d died and being really shocked. He was one of those actors who was excellent in every role he took, whether the movie was any good or not.
A great read which I thoroughly enjoyed.
heatherjenkins's review against another edition
I don't know that this was worth publishing or reading. I assume people want to read this as they have enjoyed Rickman as an actor, I being one of them. However, this is not worth reading.