Although I was unfamiliar with many actors in his British stage circle, I found this a very interesting book. The frequency of Mr Rickman's international travel as well as the breadth of his works were impressive. I was a fan before, but this book made me a bigger one. ( )

Potterheads will be disappointed that these diaries written in Rickman’s latter years only lightly addressed the boy wizard franchise. Instead he focuses on the business and technique of acting. In fact, he wanted out of the Potter franchise but ultimately saw it through. Most of his career was spent in the theatre before he became a movie star. There is lots of name dropping but not of the pretentious sort, rather he hobnobbed with the truly stellar lights of the industry, for how can one not talk about ones’s friends and workmates? Ordinary life enters in as well as he navigated health concerns, the loss of friends and family, home remodeling, and shopping. This is an intimate look at a complicated man that fellow thespians will find worth studying. 🎭 ( )

Somehow moving and dry at the same time... Certain passages are quite interesting - a bit of a behind-the-scenes glimpse of certain movies or moments in time. Many others are just name-dropping lists of who attended a particular event. It isn't that I didn't enjoy the book (I did, for the most part!) Rather it's frustrating to want to know more about a given topic and there isn't more; more can't be added because Alan Rickman didn't write more at the time and he's no longer here with us to embellish upon anything.

Choppy entries aside, I ended this book with tears in my eyes: AR was truly a talent and he was gone too soon. ( )

More of an appointment book than a diary in my opinion. ( )

A completely different book. I've been a fan of Alan Rickman for a very, very, VERY long time and this book gave me a little bit of insight into the person he was. His commentary on people, events, and projects cracked me up more than once.
Now, if you're not really a fan of the actor, this might not be the book I'd recommend for you. ( )