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Finally, after four hit novels, Carrie Fisher comes clean (well, sort of ) with the crazy truth that is her life in her first-ever memoir. In Wishful Drinking, adapted from her one-woman stage show, Fisher reveals what it was really like to grow up a product of "Hollywood in-breeding," come of age on the set of a little movie called Star Wars, and become a cultural icon an...more

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Published September 8th 2009 by Simon & Schuster (first published December 2nd 2008)

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Dec 02, 2009 Buck rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: life-writing, chicks-dig-it

When the original Star Wars trilogy came out, I was too young to have nurtured any grotty, pubescent fantasies about Princess Leia (though I guess by the time of Return of the Jedi, I was old enough to be confusedly excited by those harem scenes with Jabba the Hutt). But now that I’ve read Wishful Drinking, I kind of want Carrie Fisher for my girlfriend. Except that she’s my mother’s age. And she’s a recovering alcoholic/drug addict with bipolar disorder and a lavishly messed-up family. Other th...more

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Jan 01, 2009 Collin Kelley rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

A memoir about drug abuse, sexual compulsion and manic depression shouldn't be this funny, but in Carrie Fisher's hands it's a laugh riot. Wishful Drinking ($21, Simon & Schuster) is slim, packed with photos and basically the script for her hit one-woman show of the same name. Fisher calls this book a "a really, really detailed personals ad," and covers everything from the dead, gay Republican in her bed (which was tabloid fodder for weeks in 2005), her missing-in-action, over-the-top parent...more

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Jan 13, 2009 Christia rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I knew when I spotted this book on the shelf at the bookstore that I wanted to read it. I have always loved both Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds. I have read at least two of Fisher's novels, and I figured if her nonfiction was half as funny as her fiction, then I would enjoy this too. Plus, who can resist the picture on the cover of Princess Leia slumped over a martini glass and pills?

I was not disappointed. I laughed out loud several times, and I really liked her quote near the beginning that...more I knew when I spotted this book on the shelf at the bookstore that I wanted to read it. I have always loved both Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds. I have read at least two of Fisher's novels, and I figured if her nonfiction was half as funny as her fiction, then I would enjoy this too. Plus, who can resist the picture on the cover of Princess Leia slumped over a martini glass and pills?

I was not disappointed. I laughed out loud several times, and I really liked her quote near the beginning that pretty much sums up her personal philosophy: "If my life wasn't funny it would just be true, and that is unacceptable."

This is a quick, very funny (and at times very sad) read that apparently is based on Fisher's one woman show of the same name (who knew she had a one woman show?!) I knew the premise - that her father Eddie Fisher left her mother Debbie Reynolds for Liz Taylor - but I did not know how close Taylor and Reynolds were before this happened, and I had no earthly idea how frequently both parents remarried (not each other) after their divorce. No wonder Fisher includes a pictorial chart to help explain it all!

I love that she refers to her father as Puff Daddy (drug reference, not cigarettes) and changed the name of his memoir from Been There, Done That to Been There, Done Them. And I feel strangely vindicated after reading her very brief memories of filming the Star Wars movies, because for some strange reason I remember noticing when watching Star Wars long ago that it seemed to me that Princess Leia could have used a better bra. Turns out, according to George Lucas, the existence of a bra would not have been appropriate in outer space! (You'll have to read the book to find out how they worked around this little glitch.)

There are far too many good quotes in this book to capture here. There are some serious passages mixed in with the funny ones about dealing with mental illness (Fisher is bipolar and her treatment has inclued electroshock therapy). At one point Fisher writes about finding out that her picture appears in a psychology textbook, and she reflects on the surreal phenomenon of forever being identified as Princess Leia. When discussing her mood swings, she explains that she named her manic side Roy and her depressed side Pam (which stands for "piss and moan"). This reminded me of a passge in one of her novels. One of her characters has AIDS and only has 2 T-cells left, which he promptly names Mutt and Jeff.

She also discusses her passionate but seemingly doomed from the beginning relationship with first husband Paul Simon, along with the demise of her second marriage after her second husband realized he was gay. (She claims this is her super power - turning men gay.)

All things considered, having experienced everything that she has in her life, she not only is in pretty good shape, but in my opinion, also has a great outlook. I would recommend this to anyone whose life has somehow been touched by mental illness or anyone who is a Fisher fan (or just appreciates a good laugh, for that matter).(less)

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May 10, 2012 Byrdie rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition Recommends it for: alcoholics, codependents, fans

Shelves: alcoholism, autobiography

I can believe that this book was writing in conjunction with a one-woman show. It's choppy and jumps a bit, and sometimes loops around to continue the same story two or three vignettes later. In doing so, however, it's more like curling up with a friend who has recently started having breakthroughs with therapy and feels the need to talk her realizations out so that she can gain better insight on them. It's indulgent as all hell, but it's obvious that's the point.

I am appalled and sorry that sev...more

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Feb 18, 2009 Karendale2 rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Carrie Fisher gives a keen, albeit absurd, look at her madcap life. This writing is based on her stand up routine. There is not overall theme that binds this together. When she has her breakdown she is more strongly observant. Provides an observation for all who may suffer or no someone who suffers from a mental illness. This is what I call looking out from within the disease. "Quick to excite, to agitate, to enrage, to anger--I was heading straight up into the rafters of my overly good or bad t...more

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Feb 22, 2009 Nick rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: biography-autobiography

I don't normally read celebrity biographies, but this one seemed different, and it was. Carrie Fisher has honed her writing skills through four novels, which helps a great deal. This book is a very strange and very personal journey through a convoluted life, one in which she admits to a lot of self-destructive behavior. Somehow, though, it's kind of a strangely uplifting and funny book about depressing subjects. She clearly has a lot of anger and frustration about her father, Eddie Fisher, and d...more

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Dec 23, 2008 Librarian rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: adultnonfiction, biographymemoir, pop

I read this one in under an hour, and it was probably the perfect length for this book. My likes and dislikes came out pretty even.

I liked: her descriptions of her childhood experiences with old Hollywood. I am a pushover for a good (or even a mediocre) Cary Grant story. Also, I loved how not-precious she was about her Star Wars experience and her own acting ability. You kind of get the feeling that she is grateful to be a part of something so iconic, but that she also knows that the product, on...more

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Mar 23, 2009 Kirsti rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Recommended to Kirsti by: Michelle H.

Shelves: anger, essays, nonfiction, memoir, los-angeles, humor

This book describes Fisher's broken family, her two destroyed marriages, and her history of mental illness, addiction, and substance abuse. Strangely, it is a lighthearted and entertaining read.

I enjoyed Fisher's comments, such as --

"Instant gratification takes too long."

"I have too much personality for one person but not quite enough for two."

"Saying you're an alcoholic and an addict is like saying you're from Los Angeles and California."

"Cry all you want, you'll pee less!" [attributed to Fish...more

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Dec 07, 2008 LAwritersgroup rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I wasn't a huge fan of this book. In part, I didn't connect to her self-deprecating style of humor. There were a few very funny lines and moments that got me to laugh out loud, but overall I felt that she did a little too much of "this happened to me" rather than taking us on those journeys which made the book feel dry (no pun intended). It was, however, a quick and easy read which says a lot about her clear talent as a writer.

The most fascinating choice of hers when writing the book was to ref...more I wasn't a huge fan of this book. In part, I didn't connect to her self-deprecating style of humor. There were a few very funny lines and moments that got me to laugh out loud, but overall I felt that she did a little too much of "this happened to me" rather than taking us on those journeys which made the book feel dry (no pun intended). It was, however, a quick and easy read which says a lot about her clear talent as a writer.

The most fascinating choice of hers when writing the book was to refer to the reader in the familiar, i.e., "you," throughout the book. I found this uncomfortable yet a subtly ingenious dig on the general public. Here is a woman who spent her entire life with people looking at her and watching her, in the shadow of a mega-movie star mother, all the while the public, complete strangers, feel they know her, so why not refer to them in the familiar and let them see how it feels? It may be that she made that choice because she seems to be and comes across in the book as a generally unpretentious and personal gal (I bet she is a marvelous friend), but for me that choice had the effect of adding a layer of resentment that sat with me through the entire book.

It was interesting to get a bit of an insiders view as to what it's like to grow up with famous parents and surrounded by famous people, but it just never felt like she went deep enough into the titled subject of the book, the source or journey or aftermath of addiction. I wanted more of that.

She disclaims the book in the very beginning by telling us that her memory is shot due to electroshock therapy, and as a writer myself, there is nothing I dislike more than a writer disclaiming their work before I read it, so my personal reaction to that was to instantly feel irritated.

The moment I saw that her memoir existed, I bought it and was very exited to read it as I know many people who are great fans of her fiction. I really wanted to like this book more. That said, I admire anyone who is willing to open up their life and publish a memoir, especially one on such a tough topic.(less)

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Apr 17, 2009 Christina rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: biography

I met Carrie Fisher once at a party in Montecito. I had no idea what to say to her since I couldn't stand to be one more person who said, "I saw you in Star Wars." I felt I should be able to come up with some thing more normal, you know? And after reading this book, I'm sure that's what should have happened. Because no one needs to have the not-normal-ness of their life pointed out by random strangers when they are clearly already very aware of it.

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Dec 03, 2008 Tattered Cover Book Store added it · review of another edition

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Shelves: staff-recommends

Mark P says:

Great cover illustration of a sloshed Princess Leia. At last ditching the red-haired bastard stepchild that is the 'semi-autobiographical novel' the actress sets down what actually happened. Well, what she thinks happened. At least what she can remember.

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Sep 08, 2011 Joy H. rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: non-fiction, hollywood, celebrity, biography, audio-version

Added 9/8/11. This book was published in 2008.

I listened to an audio CD of this book during Sept. 2011. It's comparatively short, only 3 discs.
Carrie Fisher, daughter of Debbie Reynolds and Eddie Fisher, tells her story in her own inimitable style. I found it interesting and easy to listen to.

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Mar 21, 2009 Kelly rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition Recommends it for: Those who wish to learn a bit more about Carrie Fischer and Star Wars and everything in between...

Shelves: autobiography

This has to be one of the funniest biographies I've ever read. Fischer's frankness reminded me of Esther Williams' autobiography The Million Dollar Mermaid. And what she does tell is pretty cut and dry with no euphemisms (for example Fischer describes that when Elizabeth Taylor's husband died in a tragic accident, her father "consoled her with his penis").

It's a very short read and that might be my biggest complaint. "You wouldn't believe what I'm NOT telling you," Fischer teases in her book. An...more

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Mar 03, 2009 pri rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: 2009

couldn't pass up the title and image. very surprised when i read the book and learned about her electroshock treatments and bipolar. although she didn't deal very much about that, she did talk - with much humor - about her family and her experiences growing up. her humor was very endearing. you can't help but chuckle along with her.

first line of the book:
I have to start by telling you that my entire existence could be summed up in one phrase. And that is: if my life wasn't funny it would just...more

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Jan 12, 2009 Robin rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

You know, this wasn't a bad book. Parts of it were hilarious, in fact. Fisher has a warped sense of humor, and if the book catches you in the right mood, you will find yourself laughing out loud. And, she certainly knows how to laugh at herself, and her situation, and everyone around her. What you won't find in this book is a lot of the things you want to know, especially if you're picking up the book anxious to hear every detail about the filming of a certain SF trilogy. Granted, that was but a...more

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Dec 18, 2008 Bobby rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: biography-memoirs

After spending 2 months on Octavian Nothing #2, this one came about like a much needed drink after a long day at work (metaphor so intended). I finished it in one evening.

Those expecting a chronological autobiography from the woman familiarly known as Princess Leia will be disappointed. This is more a recollection of some of her more bizarre memories. Fisher relates her experiences with space bras (or lack thereof), Paul Simon, showbiz parents (mother Debbie Reynolds steals the show, in my opini...more

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Dec 07, 2008 Lisa rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I bought this book while I was away and had forgotten the book I'm currently reading. It was a very easy read, I finished it in three days.
Wishful Drinking wasn't at all what I expected, although I'm not sure what exactly I DID expect. It was fun to peak in on Carrie Fisher's childhood and see just how eccentric Debbie Reynolds really is and how surreal growing up in Hollywood with very famous parents must be. It was also a brutally honest look at Fisher's battle with alcoholism, drug addiction...more

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May 04, 2013 Cynthia rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I don't typically write reviews about books I love. Maybe it's just me, but I get a way bigger kick out of skewering a book. I couldn't NOT write about this one.

I found Carrie Fisher's book at my local thrift store and given the fact that it was fifty cents, I figured it wouldn't hurt to pick it up. I started laughing from the moment I opened the book and it only got better as it went on.

As someone else who also suffers with depression, the book was a bit of fresh air. Carrie Fisher doesn't offe...more

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Oct 03, 2012 Leah rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: memoir, true-enough

I really, really wanted to enjoy this book. I wanted to laugh until tears were coming down my face. I wanted to, but I didn't. I chuckled a few times, laughed out loud once or twice.

I saw some clips of Carrie Fisher's one woman show (from which this book is drawn), and found it laugh-out-loud funny. So I had high hopes for the book.

It could have been really, really funny. She's a very witty person, and she had some great material (just her parents' story alone is enough for a pretty funny book)...more

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Sep 26, 2012 Deb rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: audiobooks, biography-memoirs, bookcrossing-com

A very funny, yet hearbreaking, account of Carrie Fisher's life and additions. I felt Ms Fisher was pretty candid about her troubled and dysfunctional life/family without coming across whiny or trying to point fingers. It really was a treat to hear her tell the tale of her crazy life, bi-polar problems and her addiction to drugs and alcohol.... and with such humor. It just added so much to the audiobook experience.

Note: This was a book that I received from a member at:
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Jul 09, 2012 Jason Koivu rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Being the bog-standard Star Wars fan that I am, I have a borderline unhealthy interest in Princ...I mean, Carrie Fisher. Whenever I've seen one of her books on the shelves I think about possibly reading it, out of interest for what she might have to say regarding those iconic movies and what she's done since then. Call it a passing fancy, one that I've passed up time and again for year upon year, right up until recently when I found the audiobook version of Wishful Drinking at the library. It wa...more

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May 22, 2012 Mary Davis rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition Recommends it for: Adults

Shelves: books-read-2012

Finally, after four hit novels, Carrie Fisher comes clean (well, sort of ) with the crazy truth that is her life in her first-ever memoir. In Wishful Drinking, adapted from her one-woman stage show, Fisher reveals what it was really like to grow up a product of "Hollywood in-breeding," come of age on the set of a little movie called Star Wars, and become a cultural icon and bestselling action figure at the age of nineteen.

This was an interesting glimpse into Carrie's life. Anyone who has read h...more

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Apr 12, 2012 Xavier Guillaume rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition Recommends it for: Anyone, Star Wars fans, Carrie Fisher fans

Shelves: non-fiction

Holy God in all Hell is this audio CD HILARIOUS!!! I've always had a liking towards Carrie Fisher after seeing all the Star Wars movies as a kid, but after listening to her tell her story about her life, I have an all new full-blown appreciation for this one helluva lady!

Seriously, Carrie Fisher is probably one of the funniest female comedians I've ever heard. She is seriously up there with Joan Rivers, but perhaps Carrie Fisher is even funnier, I still can't decide.

Before listening to this CD I...more Holy God in all Hell is this audio CD HILARIOUS!!! I've always had a liking towards Carrie Fisher after seeing all the Star Wars movies as a kid, but after listening to her tell her story about her life, I have an all new full-blown appreciation for this one helluva lady!

Seriously, Carrie Fisher is probably one of the funniest female comedians I've ever heard. She is seriously up there with Joan Rivers, but perhaps Carrie Fisher is even funnier, I still can't decide.

Before listening to this CD I was unsure whether her life would be that captivating. Sure her mother was Debbie Reynolds (best known for Singin' in the Rain, but I think a more current allusion would be towards her portrayal of Grace's mom in Will and Grace [mostly because Grace's mom pretty much embodies Carrie Fisher's mom through description]). Anyway, after hearing Fisher talk about her mom, I was blown away. Her life was so fucked up! Sure, during the time it was probably very dramatic and confusing, but you have to admit, there is a certain humor to her entire story. It's like when you wake up and find your best friend dead in your bed. First it's scary and traumatic and life-altering, but then it gets to be kind of funny, like reflecting why there was a gay republican in your bed in the first place. Yes, this happened to Carrie Fisher.

My absolute favorite line in the audio CD is when Carrie Fisher is talking about her father and how sad it was when his 5th wife, Betty Lin, passes away. But then Carrie mentions how her father ends up paying respects to Betty's death by dating half of Chinatown. I almost lost it there, but then Carrie goes on, that it worked out so well because after the number of face lifts her father had, he looked Asian himself! Wow! I completely lost it at that point and I was rolling on the couch in laughter.

Other memorable moments, I really like when Debbie Reynolds calls her daughter she goes, "Hello, dear, this is your mother, Debbie." You know, as opposed to a different mother she has. So she and her brother decided it would be hilarious if they talk to each other in the same way, "Hello, dear, this is your brother, Todd." I just about lost it there, which could have been bad because I was cruising down the freeway at that point.

I'm not sure how well the humor comes through the book, but if you have the option, you must get the audio CD and listen to Carrie Fisher tell her own story in her own voice. She does such an amazing job with her delivery. It's how she says it that makes me laugh sometimes, which I feel I wouldn't necessarily have found funny if I had only read it. Instead of seeing Carrie Fisher's words you can feel them. :)

She does include a bit of her life with Star Wars, and how much it ruined her life. I especially love that her friends made fun of her when they found out she was doing that movie because it was pretty much the title of the story of her parents. Star Wars! You know because both of her parents were celebrity icons (think Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston with Elizabeth Taylor starred by Angelina Jolie). But yeah, Carrie Fisher is hilarious by giving her behind-the-scenes take on Star Wars. Also, I just looked it up, and apparently Carrie Fisher does the audio commentary on the Star Wars Blu-Ray. Wow! That is most definitely worth the $90 on its own, so I really can't wait till I can get it and listen to it just for that.

Do I recommend this audio CD? Hell to the yes! It's probably the funniest audio CD I've ever heard. You will not be disappointed, and if you are disappointed you don't have a soul. No, seriously, don't even talk to me if you hate on these CDs. That's how much I love them!(less)

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Mar 10, 2012 Juliette rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: borrowed-from-library, memoirs

2 and a half stars. Man, I sure wish Goodreads would get a half star rating system in place! Anyway, this book has the best cover. A slumped over Princess Leia with an empty martini glass and a pile of pills. This slim memoir with an abnormally large font took me about two hours to read. It is interesting, and sort of funny, but it's just lacking in details! Carrie Fisher, daughter of Debbie Reynolds and Eddie Fisher, shares some of her life story. Hollywood upbringing, her parents, their divorc...more

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Jan 23, 2012 Brooke Bove rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: memoirs

A dramatic separation of the parents when a child is really young is enough to make any childhood dysfunctional. Add in the fact that those parents are famous, that her father was largely absent, that she grew up surrounded by celebrities, and that fame and stardom came at a young age for Carrie, it seems almost inevitable that she would become an alcoholic.

I mean, obviously there must be a lot more to it than that, but that's the simple premise Carrie puts before us. That's all the explanation...more

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Jan 07, 2012 Kathryn rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: autobiography, non-fiction

I'd highly recommend experiencing this as a book on tape, because while the material is interesting all on its own, Carrie Fisher's reading is not to be missed. My younger sister told me about tuning in to a radio program halfway through an interview with Fisher and wondering, "Who is this sassy, whiskey-voiced lady?" That really sums up Fisher right there. She's had a frantically interesting life, with highs (wonderful mother, wonderful daughter, rocket-to-the-moon celebrity career) and lows (p...more

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Oct 25, 2011 Gayle rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I don't usually read celebrity stuff (being not much of a TV/media dweller), but the book was on sale in my library for 80 cents and fit in with a bevy of substance abuse memoirs I found myself flocking to over the summer, thanks to Augusten Burrough's setting me on that path with his memoir, "Dry." With this one, I felt a little like a voyeur, with the attendant thrill of seeing inside famous people's closets but also left with a certain postcloset linty taste, or maybe it was the glut of excla...more

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Aug 06, 2011 Paul rated it 3 of 5 stars

Fisher has had a fascinating life and I was really looking forward to sitting down with this book. That said, given the source material, I thought this could've been a bit better.

A very quick read,Wishful Drinking is certainly entertaining, but it very much comes across as a transcription of Fisher's one woman show of the same name.Those hoping for a right and proper memoir will be quite disappointed. Obvious "laugh lines" that work in a live setting don't always do that well on the printed page...more

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Aug 06, 2011 tee rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: i-own, memoirs

Carrie Fisher is cray cray. And I'm allowed to call her crazy because 1) she admits she is crazy and 2) I am also crazy. It's like how bald men can tell bald men jokes, or handicapped people reserve the right to lol about disability issues but it's no-go territory if your able-bodied. Fisher is a tad unhinged but lucid enough to be able to string together an erractic bunch of tales; stories about her mother Debbie Reynolds (whom she is besotted with), her absent father, Cary Grant and various ot...more Carrie Fisher is cray cray. And I'm allowed to call her crazy because 1) she admits she is crazy and 2) I am also crazy. It's like how bald men can tell bald men jokes, or handicapped people reserve the right to lol about disability issues but it's no-go territory if your able-bodied. Fisher is a tad unhinged but lucid enough to be able to string together an erractic bunch of tales; stories about her mother Debbie Reynolds (whom she is besotted with), her absent father, Cary Grant and various other famous folk.

With a flair for self-depreciating humour, she talks about being bipolar and an addict and with a hint of bitterness, her time as Princess Leia - whom admittedly probably aroused a little bit of gay in me when I watched the films as a kid. She was such a bitch! So broodingly, ferociously sexy. In a way that only mentally ill women can be. It's people like Carrie Fisher that make me more comfortable being a little insane (but also a little worried about how I am perceived by others). Sometimes it seemed as if Carrie was lost in a world of her own, her book sometimes took up more of a stream-of-consciousness, lost in reverie style. Most of the book it read as if she were writing a gossipy letter to a friend.

And I dig that. I can tell you, finding out that it was Harrison Ford's weed that made her quit smoking weed made my day. I was a heavy pot smoker for about the same time as Carrie; about six or so years and one day it also went all bad for me. I wish that I could blame Harrison Ford for it but unfortunately I think it was the fault of a weedy meth-addicted, jumpy lad that did something ungodly to the weed with chemicals and opium. But then Fisher got addicted to acid. How one can get hooked on acid is beyond me. I swear the few acid trips that I had are the reason why I still have to take pills to sleep otherwise I sit there, bolt upright in bed, prodding my partner awake with thoughts such as Have you ever thought that our bodies are just like a vehicle for our consciousness? Have you ever really considered a face before? It's like a platter of orifices. And so on. Acid is vile.

Opioids however, sigh, I don't allow myself to take them because I know I'd get hooked. So, I guess I understand a lot about Carrie Fisher. She also exhibits Chronic Bitchface Syndrome; which I too, am a sufferer.

So, now that I've shared with you some of my own personal drug history; which really isn't socially acceptable or even that interesting unless you're a recovered drug fiend like me; I can tell you that the book is a quick read. It's erractic and Fisher flits from memory to thought to memory to thought with the instability you'd expect of someone with bipolar whom has also a history of heavy acid use. Whom has also had ECT. Sometimes I thought she might've been trying too hard to be funny; but then sometimes bitter and twisted depressives just seem that way. I should know. I'm guilty of the same thing. I honestly don't try to be hilarious, it just pours out of me like diarrhea.

I loved it because I fucking love Star Wars. Harrison Ford could shit out an autobiography and I'd lap it up. Mark Hamilton, well, it all went wrong for him after that car crash didn't it. What the fuck was with his plastic surgeon? But anyway, if you're a Star Wars fan and even slightly curious about the surly babe in that wicked bikini that was attached to Jabba the Hutt; you can't really go wrong picking this up. Star Wars is mentioned briefly but for long enough to satiate a tiny bit of my curiosity and all the mental health and drug stuff along with some bits about famous people is just icing on the cake. (less)

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May 10, 2011 Tristen Miller rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

So this book is a little bit of an inside look into the life of princess Leia. And it really is as funny as the cover would so indicate. The thing that was a little disappointing is that this is really more about her struggles with manic depression / bipolar II disorder and less about interesting trivia about the making or the day in the life of the star wars cast. She definitely has some funny anecdotes about George Lucas being a sadist and how you can't wear a bra in outer space. Thank you for...more

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“Sometimes you can only find Heaven by slowly backing away from Hell.” — 40 people liked it

“I thought I would inaugurate a Bipolar Pride Day. You know, with floats and parades and stuff! On the floats we would get the depressives, and they wouldn’t even have to leave their beds - we’d just roll their beds out of their houses, and they could continue staring off miserably into space. And then for the manics, we’d have the manic marching band, with manics laughing and talking and shopping and fucking and making bad judgment calls.” — 34 people liked it

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