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Carrie Fisher, the author of four novels, several screenplays and two one-woman shows, has finally written her memoir, or adapted it from her show of the same name, "Wishful Drinking." She admits that she is a "product of Hollywood inbreeding." After her father Eddie Fisher left her mother Debbie Reynolds, Fisher grew up emotionally dependent on her mother, which presented difficulties because her mother was emotionally dependent on being famous. The pace of one-liners in "Wishful Drinking" is a little like living in an apartment where the public works people are jack-hammering up the sidewalk out front, but it's as valid a way as any of depicting the floodlit, perspectiveless world of fame where Fisher has spent her life. Her stint at 19 as Princess Leia in "Star Wars" only launched her further out into space- pun intended- and George Lucas' insistence on certain wardrobe choices- no bra, instead taping down her breasts with gaffer's tape- only made her life more surreal. "Wishful Drinking" is Fisher's attempt to gather up a lifetime of memories scattered by electroshock therapy. What ties the book together is Fisher's struggle with addiction and manic depression. At one point, she describes being admitted to a locked ward during a psycholtic episode, signing her commitment papers with a single word: "shame." Oddly, it's when she describes herself at her craziest, that she sounds the most sane. An okay read, if you can handle the jack-hammers.Read full review
Carrie took herself to hell & back. Due to her ability to accept the fact that all of that crap made her who she is today; she is adept at finding humor in most of her past experiences. The Star Wars princess tells basically what her life was like, what happened, and what it is like now. She also shares plenty of anecdotes about her famous mother and infamous father. This literary catharsis is sporadically dappled with salty language and a gruff story or few. If you are unable to identify with even the smallest part of Mrs. Fisher’s story then you probably grew up isolated on a deserted island. :-)
I love this book. I got the HBO DVD version about 1 1/2 years ago. And the audio book version read by Carrie, last year. They all make a great set. Carrie Fisher wasn't just a great actress but also a great writer.
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The book is hilarious because the woman is hilarious. However, the large print and pictures that took up half the book seemed an easy way to pump out a mediocre story instead of a potentially much better juicier thought provoking read.If you can get it used or borrow it, yes read it. But don't pay full price.
You just never know what lifestyle does to our kids. This book shows some ways that affected carrie deeply. What do we do with our kids. We who have "normal" lives. What is normal? Life sure is different now then when I was growing up. What will happen to our kids. So much stress and so much tv, computers ect. Where is the people interaction? Well, I'm sorry about Carrie's rough life. She seemed to have little parental support. But the times were crazy with all the drugs then. The book sure brings out a lot of issues to think about... I loved it. Easy read.
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