Victorian Rickmaniac

[firecat]

Alan Rickman's reading of The Return of the Native by Thomas Hardy is truly wonderful. I never would have discovered Hardy's gentle, funny, deadly honest, fabulously observant mind otherwise, and I would have been the poorer for it.

One of the reviews at Amazon described Rickman's narration as "austere." Hahahaha. Like taking a bath in warm chocolate is austere.

And he sings!

Comments

[mac-arthur-park.livejournal.com]

I think Alan Rickman could read the list of ingredients of a box of laundry detergent and make it sound decadent.

[lavendargrrl.livejournal.com]

Hear, hear!~ I'm agreeing with you...~sigh~ his voice is positively Delicious...

[firecat]

For sure.

Note, I wouldn't say his reading was decadent per se. It was rich and nuanced and melodious (OK, we've lost the chocolate metaphor)

[klwalton.livejournal.com]

Have you seen this?
http://www.whenlovespeaks.com/

Alan Rickman does a wonderful rendition of #130, there's a clip on the site :).