Alan Rickman
by Maureen Paton

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Book Reviews of Alan Rickman

Book Review: 5 stars for the actor, not so many for the book . . .
Summary: 3 Stars

After the prologue which is very nearly the best part of the book, Mr. Rickman's life is neatly divided up into sections, according to years and/or projects. Okay, that's a valid way of doing a biography, except that here, it's such a mish-mosh. Intertwined with a sentence or two from each of many reviews for each of his productions, are slightly longer quotes from friends or co-workers, who were frequently not even connected with the production being discussed. These quotes tend to wander from year to year, as if lost, looking for their rightful place, just as the reader struggles to recall 'who/where was this?' or 'what play/movie/radio program was that?'

The few pictures used are good, but why are there such skimpy explanations for them? Several photos are of groups, and other than Mr. Rickman, almost no one is identified. Strange. And, of all things, no picture at all from his arguably greatest hit 'Les Liaisons Dangereuse'.

The author did her homework, that's for certain. One can only wish she'd had ...better access to a larger photo collection.