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3.55 AVERAGE
3.55 AVERAGE
inspiring
reflective
slow-paced
Just a window into the inner thoughts and experiences of one really great actor. Moments that are shared with heart and honesty bring a warmth to the reader getting to share in these brief revelations.
informative
relaxing
Look, Alan Rickman was awesome. I’d want him at my imaginary famous people dinner party. But diary entries, by definition, are a list of random life happenings with absolutely no story or narrative thread. It was pretty dull and impossible to follow.
I think this tracks with my general dislike of epistolary novels. Realistically, letters and diaries are an absolutely terrible mechanism to convey plot.
I think this tracks with my general dislike of epistolary novels. Realistically, letters and diaries are an absolutely terrible mechanism to convey plot.
this really did not work as an audiobook for me and I was mostly bored.
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The diaries of an incredible man. Alan Rickman has been one of my favourite actors for decades and his diaries have been sitting in my TBR since they were released over two years ago. He didn’t write every day and when he did it was often full of dates, appointments, or general comments about people, places, or things that somehow showed his wit and wisdom in 25-150 words.
Reasons I Recommend:
1) A brilliant actor who made some truly incredible films like Bottle Shock, A Little Chaos, Sense and Sensibility and of course Die Hard and Harry Potter
2) His love for his soulmate Rima, the woman he was with almost his entire life despite not marrying her only 3 years before his death despite being together for over 40years and
3) His strong group of friends and obvious guidance and kindness towards other actors he worked with.
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
PS — Was a bit disappointed there wasn’t more feelings or thoughts behind his words but if wouldn’t have fit his style of sharing his thoughts
PPS — his diaries were gorgeous and obviously more of a creative outlet for him than the writing of his innermost thoughts
Quote 1: 12 March. Hangover. 3pm Motorbike lesson. 20 minutes to discover clutch control on something that reminds me of a big dangerous horse.
Quote 2: 10 May. Tony Blair’s standing-down speech-he could have saved himself a great deal of time by just reprinting the lyrics to My Way.
Quote 3: 29 August. 6pm Rima home. And apart from anything else the bedroom is not half-empty any more.
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Reasons I Recommend:
1) A brilliant actor who made some truly incredible films like Bottle Shock, A Little Chaos, Sense and Sensibility and of course Die Hard and Harry Potter
2) His love for his soulmate Rima, the woman he was with almost his entire life despite not marrying her only 3 years before his death despite being together for over 40years and
3) His strong group of friends and obvious guidance and kindness towards other actors he worked with.
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
PS — Was a bit disappointed there wasn’t more feelings or thoughts behind his words but if wouldn’t have fit his style of sharing his thoughts
PPS — his diaries were gorgeous and obviously more of a creative outlet for him than the writing of his innermost thoughts
Quote 1: 12 March. Hangover. 3pm Motorbike lesson. 20 minutes to discover clutch control on something that reminds me of a big dangerous horse.
Quote 2: 10 May. Tony Blair’s standing-down speech-he could have saved himself a great deal of time by just reprinting the lyrics to My Way.
Quote 3: 29 August. 6pm Rima home. And apart from anything else the bedroom is not half-empty any more.
#briereads #brierecommends #2024goodreadsreadingchallenge #reviewedongoodreads #reviewedoninstagram #bookworm #lovetoread #idratherbereading #biography #nonfiction #personaldiaries #madlydeeplythediariesofalanrickman #alanrickman #ripalanrickman
To be honest. I wanted to love this. However, with it being diaries it did feel a little flat and kept me wanting to stop and read something else. Most of the time I would DNF if something was boring, however I wanted to finish it to say I did. It was long and some parts were interesting. However unless you really like just reading someone’s random thoughts it may be something you want to pass up.
I 100% sped read this book and probably read less than 50% of it. I didn’t not like this book, but I couldn’t read it all. I just wanted more out of it and it is literally just short or long diary entries consisting of what he did each day. There was a sprinkle of emotion, but I just was expecting something different. Once I read the first 30 pages, I just skipped to the Harry Potter parts. I did feel like when he did talk about emotion it was very raw and exactly like how you think Alan rickman inner monologue would sound like. I wish he could’ve had a “real” biography in a sense. He’s still a legend!!!