Wishful Drinking by Carrie Fisher
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Book Reviews of Wishful Drinking
Book Review: Not Your Typical Autobiography......but Full of Laughs !!
Summary: 5 Stars
Carrie Fisher's "Wishful Drinking" should not be read as an autobiography.Rather, it should be read and enjoyed as a book of Comedy.Carrie describes her famous parents,Debbie Reynolds and Eddie
Fisher as the (Jennifer Anniston & Brad Pitt) of their era.When you
add Elizabeth Taylor (the Angelina Jolie) of her time......it makes
some sense as she took Eddie Fisher from the homebody Debbie.
Move along several years.Carrie has a daughter named Billie.Billie is
interested in Rhys,the grandson of Elizabeth Taylor,by her only
daughter Liza Todd (also the child of Mike Todd).Carrie nixes the
interest by stating they are related by scandal,and draws a most
interesting diagram on pages 36-37 to further prove this.
Carrie doesn't write aboutanything,including her own serious illness without a bit of humor thrown in.Although we know anyone,who has a
series of shock treatment,is suffering from a severe depresion.Carrie
continues to keep her book upbeat.
I think humor is is her way of coping.She has reached the age of 53,
adopting this method of coping.Not a bad idea if you find yourself
raised in Hollywood.I give her credit for not whining about her childhood,
and learning to laugh at the pretentiousness of the system she found
herself dwelling in.
She discovered early,humor,when you have no control over your life,
can surely save you.
For sheer entertainment,I gave her 5 stars.
p.s. There are a number of good photoes in this book.Too bad they are
not in color.
Book Review: The Princess that Launched a Thousand (Space)Ships
Summary: 5 Stars
Bwahahaha! Hilarious. That's what this book was. I've read Carrie's first three novels (Postcards from the Edge, Surrender the Pink, and Delusions of Grandma) and found them just average. However, WISHFUL DRINKING, her memoir, really captures Carrie's wit and sarcasm. I was immediately drawn to the book in a bookstore by the cover featuring Princess Leia's highly recognizable bun hairdo (hairdon't?), facedown, with a martini glass in her hand. It was the perfect cover! I had to have the book.
I realize it's a memoir and that Carrie went through a long bout with drugs, alcohol, etc, but my favorite stories of hers were of growing up with her parents, Eddie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds, and their escapades. I would have LOVED to have read much more of these stories (and see more photos!) from this period of her life. Everyone (and by everyone, I mean celebrities) has stories and memoirs about their life with drugs, but not everyone was born to the can't-keep-his-p*nis-in-his-pants Eddie Fisher and the over-the-top-but-loving Debbie Reynolds.
The memoir is short (too short!) and a quick read (too quick!), but now it makes me want to get off my bookshelf Carrie's fourth novel, The Best Awful, and finally read it.
Book Review: The Colorful Life Of Carrie Fisher
Summary: 5 Stars
Who knew that Carrie Fisher has led such a colorful life? Well, maybe people who follow celebrity news, but I certainly didn't, which is what made this book so fun and informative to read. /Wishful Drinking/ is a collection of anecdotes about Carrie Fisher's life, written by her, told in mostly chronological order. It includes stories about her family and what it was like being the child of two famous parents, her marriage to Paul Simon, her struggles with drug and alcohol use, undergoing electroshock therapy, her mental illness, and, of course, her role as Princess Leia.
This book was so much fun. Not because of the subject matter, which was generally rather depressing, but because of how it is written. Fisher writes how many people talks, and since I know her voice (somewhat, although I'd imagine it's changed since Star Wars), it felt to me like I could hear her talking as I read. The chapters are fairly short which, combined with the writing style, made it quick to read. The book is based on her show of the same name, which I'd now really like to go see. Fisher has struggled with a lot over the years, but she has an upbeat outlook on life; you can tell she really takes it to heart when she says "If my life wasn't funny it would just be true, and that is unacceptable."
Reviewed by Holly Scudero
Book Review: Fisher is hilarious again!
Summary: 5 Stars
I think Carrie Fisher is one of the funniest people on earth and this book doesn't change that opinion. I laughed out loud several times while reading this book and that takes a bit of doing for me. Just the cover alone gives you an idea of what to expect inside. It has always been apparent to me that Fisher's other books have been fairly autobiographical, despite her claims to the contrary, but this one she admits is actually her life. Given everything she talks about in the book, it is a blessing that she has such a resilient sense of humor. As I read every page, I could hear her voice speaking every word, her sarcasm so present. So much so, that after I read the book, I treated myself to the audio version as well just to hear her tell it with her own voice. If the book wasn't written with such a humorous, self-deprecating view, it would be blindingly sad. I am roughly her age, so maybe I relate to people and situations like hers because I know of so many others who have experienced similar ones, minus the Hollywood setting. However, not all of the situations familiar to me have been experienced by only one person! Read this and share it with all your friends. They'll thank you.Book Review: The Humorous Princess
Summary: 5 Stars
Carrie Fisher is first and foremost Princess Leia to me, but aas both she and I got older things changed and she showed she was human and went througgh things we all do (Yes, I watch ET and the rest) In Postcard From The Edge there was part of what she was about (though I only saw the mmvie) and this is the first book that I picked up that she has written.
In this book she reveals details of her life without the benfit of a vehicle such as Postcards. Here the stories are first hand and direct with a wonderful sense of humor. There is some stream of consciouness and bouncing, but it still flows as you bounce along what she says.
She has gone through alot and her bouts with depression are well-known. In this book she shows how well she has beeeen able to deal with it and help make our days a bit brigther with her humor. It is a very quick read and I do wish it was longer, but that it is because it was enjoyable and she never overstayed on a topic which would make it long and drawn out. Like a good actress, a good writer knows when to stop just short as oppossed to going too far.
Very highly recommended.