maryfbush 's review for:

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

4.0

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I had purchased a copy of this around the time it was published, but hadn't gotten around to reading it until now, only I ended up checking it out 0f the library as an audiobook. I think that is probably the better way to take in this work since it literally is diary entries, most of which are really short, and might be more of a slog to get through if you're reading from the page. There's a lot of talk of going out with friends and what they ate or drank, and a fair amount of theatre and rehearsal insight; but it doesn't necessarily go into a lot of anecdotal detail the way a memoir intended to be published for an audience would, so it's mostly a lot of quick observation for himself. It's interesting if you're into and have done theatre, but I think not everyone is going to love this as it wasn't necessarily intended by him to be published. It's a nice peek into his working life.