The Princess Diarist

Posted on 15 October 2018 by Carrie Fisher

The Princess Diarist is Carrie Fisher s intimate, hilarious and revealing recollection of what happened behind the scenes on one of the most famous film sets of all time, the first Star Wars movie When Carrie Fisher recently discovered the journals she kept during the filming of the first Star Wars movie, she was astonished to see what they had preserved plaintive love poems, unbridled musings with youthful naivet , and a vulnerability that she barely recognized Today, her fame as an author, actress, and pop culture icon is indisputable, but in 1977, Carrie Fisher was just a sort of regular teenager With these excerpts from her handwritten notebooks, The Princess Diarist is Fisher s intimate and revealing recollection of what happened on one of the most famous film sets of all time and what developed behind the scenes And today, as she reprises her most iconic role for the latest Star Wars trilogy, Fisher also ponders the joys and insanity of celebrity, and the absurdity of a life spawned by Hollywood royalty, only to be surpassed by her own outer space royalty Laugh out loud hilarious and endlessly quotable, The Princess Diarist brims with the candor and introspection of a diary while offering shrewd insight into the type of stardom that few will ever experience. Download The Princess Diarist Author Carrie Fisher – kino-fada.fr I had never been Princess Leia before and now I would be her forever I would never not be Princess Leia I had no idea how profoundly true that was and how long forever was I ve got to tell you, it was really weird reading this book given the fact that both Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds died this week There werethan a few times in this book where Fisher made reference to her obituary, her eulogy, or her mother, all of which made me even sadder than I already was.That being said, I I had never been Princess Leia before and now I would be her forever I would never not be Princess Leia I had no idea how profoundly true that was and how long forever was I ve got to tell you, it was really weird reading this book given the fact that both Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds died this week There werethan a few times in this book where Fisher made reference to her obituary, her eulogy, or her mother, all of which made me even sadder than I already was.That being said, I ve always been a fan of Fisher s writing, starting wi...DNF 48% but not a DNF like you think no rating because i didn t finish it reading this book made me miss carrie fisher so much it reads like you asked her to talk about her affair with harrison ford and she obliged, unfiltered, for hours which is both wonderful and not exactly conducive to a book but i miss her, so it works out.i DNFed this when 2016 carrie fisher stopp...Shortly before she died, Carrie Fisher discovered a collection of journals she d written in 1976 while filming the first Star Wars movie In The Princess Diarist, Fisher s 1976 journal entries are revealed, giving readers a private look at a confident, successful celebrity when she was just a naive, vulnerable young woman on the brink of stardom Perhaps this was a personal oversight, but the book jacket feels unintentionally mi...Last year before her passing, a number of Goodreads friends of mine posted that they were reading a new memoir in diary format written by Carrie Fisher Upon finding out that Fisher had already authored four books and one memoir, I had my curiosity piqued Having watched the original Star Wars trilogy so many times that I have the credits and most lines memorized, I was giddy to get my hands on Fisher s insightful, first hand look at the what went on behind the scenes of the most iconic movie in Last year before her passing, a number of Goodreads friends of mine posted that they were reading a new memoir in diary format written by Carrie Fisher Upon finding out that Fisher had alrea...Excellent reading IN MEMORIAM It was a shock when the news of Carrie Fisher s demise came out, especially when her movie career was getting a deserved second air in the new Star Wars trilogy sequel to the events of the original trilogy Carrie Fisher did all her scenes for the incoming Episode VIII, so we ll be able to see her one last time, and due the advance in special effects, I have no doubt that we ll have plenty enough of Princess Leia, even in the eventual Episode IX.It was a bitte Excellent reading IN MEMORIAM It was a shock when the news of Carrie Fisher s demise came out, especially when her movie career was getting a deserved second air in the new Star Wars trilogy sequel to the events of the original trilogy Carrie Fisher did all her scenes for the incoming Episode VIII, so we ll be able to see her one last time, and due the advance in special effects, I have no doubt that we ll have plenty enough of Princess Leia, even in the eventual Episode IX.It was a bittersweet reading experience to me, with this book, since while I enjoyed it to the fullest, I began to read it after Carrie Fisher s death, so it was sad too,...Take a highly intelligent, anxiety prone girl, mix in the life changing, world wide phenomena that is Star Wars, and add a dash of handsome, introverted, and married leading man and you have The Princess Diarist.This is not really about Star Wars as much as it is about obsession and Carrie trying to figure out who she is Though there are some tidbits sprinkled throughoutAnd as much as I may have joked about Star Wars over the years, I liked that I was in those films Particularly as the onl Take a highly intelligent, anxiety prone girl, mix in the life changing, world wide phenomena that is Star Wars, and add a dash of handsome, introverted, and married leading man and you have The Princess Diarist.This is not really about Star Wars as much as it is about obsession and Carrie trying to figure out who she is Though there are some tidbits sprinkled throughoutAnd as much as I may have joked about Star Wars over the years, I liked that I was in those films Particularly as the only girl in an all boy fantasy They were fun to make It was an anecdote of unimaginable standingpg 5 Or the moment Carrie found out that she got t...Y all, I can t even talk about this right now.If anyone reads this when I have passed to the big bad beyond I shall be posthumously embarrassed I shall spend my entire afterlife blushing Didn t we all feel this way about our diaries as hyper dramatic, brooding adolescents, at the mercy of our raging hormones and our short circuiting ever expanding neural pathways and vivid imaginations Sure we did, those of us who bothered to write it all out and down which I think tends to beof a female act of expression, than male but I c If anyone reads this when I have passed to the big bad beyond I shall be posthumously embarrassed I shall spend my entire afterlife blushing Didn t we all feel this way about our diaries as hyper dramatic, brooding adolescents, at the mercy of our raging hormones and our short circuiting ever expanding neural pathways and vivid imaginations Sure we did, those of us who bothered to write it all out and down which I think tends to beof a female act of expression, than male but I could be wrong there From the time we are little girls, women are encouraged to keep a diary, a locked and private totem where we can pour all of our heartfelt dreams, desires, bitter disappointments, enraged indictments of others, etc, etc At its best, diary keeping can be a cathartic positive form of meditation and contemplation, giving its writer opportunity for reflection a...Instagram Twitter FacebookPinterestI am someone who wants very much to be popular I don t just want you to like me, I want to be one of the most joy inducing human beings that you ve ever encountered I want to explode on your night sky like fireworks at midnight on New Year s Eve in Hong Kong47.This is going to be a difficult book to review I ve never reviewed a book so close to the author s passing, and it was a sad and bittersweet e...Well, I think this is going to be an unpopular opinion but although I read this book quickly I just could not get into it Admittedly I was after a behind the scenes of Star Wars Carrie Fisher and with that in mind, I was way off the mark here.This is Carrie s last written word before her sad passing I am sure we all agree that the world lost a beautiful woman and a great talent on that day What started out in the right direction for me soon became a laborious read Carrie introduces us to Well, I think this is going to be an unpopular opinion but although I read this book quickly I just could not get into it Admittedly I was after a behind the scenes of Star Wars Carrie Fisher and with that in mind, I was way off the mark here.This is Carrie s last written word before her sad passing I am sure we all agree that the world lost a beautiful woman and a great talent on that day What started out in the right direction for me soon became a laborious read Carrie introduces us to her interview with George Lucas that ultimately lead to her playing Princess Leia in Star Wars A New Hope and then the following movies We walk with her onto the set, outside of London, on her first day when she meets the cast and crew She talks us through the hours needed to be spent having hair and make up done and as a self professed Star Wars geek I started to feel I was back in 77 when the movie first rolled out.Carr...

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15 October 2018

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