Madly, Deeply: The Diaries of Alan Rickman by Alan RickmanMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
Alan Rickman…may he rest in peace. I was surprised to learn that one of the most iconic actors of this generation was a prolific diarist, and even more so that they were going to be published. Chronicling his life and career from 1993 through 2015, ending mere weeks before his death, we get to know a man of sharp wit, strong opinions, and terrific devotion to his craft and his friends. Frequent themes recur through his entries: the surreal nature of having to work after a dreadful disaster (as he observes in the wake of such events as 9/11 and the Northridge earthquake), the utter ridicule to which he subjects British and American politics and politicians (rare exceptions being his longtime partner Rima Horton, a Labour organizer and twice failed candidate for Parliament, and of course President Obama), and his innermost thoughts about what the hell is Snape’s motivation? Or any other character he played, for that matter, but rest assured that Snape is the role that confounded him the most, and David Yates in particular caused him much vexation. Not to mention his frequent digs at the talent level of the Golden Trio’s younger selves (he grew to respect them much more as he grew up, though.) Bottom line, Rickman was a serious fellow, loath to be typecast, but complex as it gets.
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