Madly, Deeply: The Alan Rickman Diaries Hardcover – 4 October 2022

The book itself is excellent, extremely interesting, Alan Rickman is unbelievably talented person.Though the book came wrinkled and the cover was dented in several places.

This book is to be a Christmas gift for my granddaughter who followed his acting career and was a fan. I trust that she is going to enjoy the book.

Before you read this, I highly suggest you watch all of Alan's films and TV episodes (around 70 credits, according to IMDB). I was able to find everything he did (outside of his plays) on streaming services, Youtube and Daily Motion. The only physical media I had to buy was The Search for John Gissing ($5 on Ebay). His older stuff is mostly on Youtube, harder to search for, and of mostly bad quality, but still completely worth watching. Like many others, I wasn't familiar with his body of work outside of the hits. My obsession with Alan Rickman began in 1996 when I saw him in Sense and Sensibility and still continues to this day. However, I had no idea just how versatile and gifted an actor he really was until I watched his other, lesser known films. After I watched all of his acting credits, the diary magically made sense.No doubt, this diary was poorly edited. I spent the whole time reading it with a highlighter in one hand and Google search in the other. Most of the people he spent time with were famous, in one way or another, so I found nearly all of them online. That being said, I had to work WAY too hard to decipher this diary when better footnotes could have easily done the job for me. There were also careless mistakes, like when he spoke of a woman named Rahda B. The footnotes said this was actress Radha Blank when a two minute Google search made it clear that the woman was obviously Radha Bharadwaj (who directed him in Closet Land).I find it interesting that people are accusing him of name-dropping. This was his private diary, which he never asked to be published, according to the foreword. These were not famous people to him, but his contemporaries. My husband works in construction, so all his friends are in construction. Therefore, it follows, that actors are going to be friends with other actors. And I noticed some feelings were hurt by his comments. Please keep in mind, people usually vent in their diaries. Also, Alan said during an interview once that he would never lend his name to a right wing cause, so I'm not understanding the outrage at his liberal leanings. The comments in the diary were not published opinions or social media posts, but the man's PRIVATE THOUGHTS. I don't personally understand why his wife allowed this to be published, but that was her prerogative. I would have loved instead an authorized biography with a few diary quotes thrown in.That all being said, I gave this book five stars because it felt like a genuine treat to know what was going on inside that beautiful man's head. Yes, he went to lots of fancy dinners and parties, but for the most part, he agonized over his work. He was jealous at times of other people's success, but he also hated succeeding when his friends were failing. There were a few juicy tidbits along the way (like his crush on Norman Reedus and his taste for bizarre strip clubs), but for the most part, this diary showed the life of a man that loved his friends and family and worked hard at honing the craft he so obviously revered.Rest in peace, Alan. Your forever fan.

Muy interesante,claramente esta muy muy resumido pero aun hay la esencia del señor Rickman ,hay algunas imágenes ,aun que me decepciono la tapa dura color naranja pensé que sería como la cubierta o con algún diseño atractivo pero no,el idioma es totalmente en inglés

Sou fã do Alan e ter a oportunidade de ler este livro em inglês, me deixa muito contente. O livro chegou muito rápido, bem embalado, limpo, impecável. Capa dura linda! Pelo preço que paguei, foi uma excelente compra. O livro contém os pensamentos, anotações do querido Alan Rickman.

Chegou rápido e em perfeito estado.