Wishful Drinking

In Wishful Drinking, Carrie Fisher tells the true and intoxicating story of her life with inimitable wit Born to celebrity parents, she was picked to play a princess in a little movie called Star Wars when only 19 years old But it isn t all sweetness and light sabres Alas, aside from a demanding career and her role as a single mother not to mention the hyperspace hairdo , Carrie also spends her free time battling addiction, weathering the wild ride of manic depression and lounging around various mental institutions It s an incredible tale from having Elizabeth Taylor as a stepmother, to marrying and divorcing Paul Simon, from having the father of her daughter leave her for a man, to ultimately waking up one morning and finding a friend dead beside her in bed. New Read Kindle ePUB Wishful Drinking Author Carrie Fisher – kino-fada.fr 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 When the original Star Wars trilogy came out...Audiobook Library Overdrive I downloaded this on a whim it was available I think this is the shortest Audiobook I ve ever listened to yet many topics are covered There was a lot I didn t know including that Carrie Fisher was married not long to Paul Simon Actually there was a lot I didn t know I didn t follow any news about Princess Leia from Star Wars I knew nothing about her childhood her absent father her history with drugs her history with a variety of psychiatrists Audiobook Library Overdrive I downloaded this on a whim it was available I think this is the shortest Audiobook I ve ever listened to yet many topics are covered There was a lot I didn t know including that Carrie Fisher was married not long to Paul Simon Actually there was a lot I didn t know I didn t follow any news about Princess Leia from Star Wars I knew nothing about her childhood her absent father her history with drugs her history with a variety of psychiatrists and different therapies including shock therapy Her memoir which was adapted from one of her stage shows gives us a panoramic view of what Carrie Fisher s life was like EXTREME HIGHS and EXTREME LOWS.NOT LIKE MOST CHILDR...I hate to be one of those people who rush to read a book written by a celebrity who has just decided to throw their spoon in the corner, and move onto the next level, out of this world I have always found it to be a case of appreciating someone after they are gone rather than appreciating them when they are still with us.And here I am, doing exactly that.To my defense, I have had Fisher s books on me for a very long time, but never got to them for reasons of many My intrigue sparked after her I hate to be one of those people who rush to read a book written by a celebrity who has just decided to throw their spoon in the corner, and move onto the next level, out of this world I have always found it to be a case of appreciating someone after they are gone rather than appreciating them when they are still with...Turning to the first of her short memoirs, I was faced with some of Carrie Fisher s most interesting sentiments and humorous anecdotes detailing a life about which I knew very little Fisher adds as an opening disclaimer that she underwent electro convulsive therapy ECT , which erased some of her past memories, so things within these pages might not be as clear or succinct as their actual occurrences Born in the worst possible situation, the offspring of two Hollywood stars, Carrie Fisher foun Turning to the f...Like most boys popping wood for the first time in the late 70s and early 80s, I had a healthy interest in Princess Leia Carrie Fisher Later in life, whenever I ve seen one of her books on the shelves, I d think about possibly reading it, out of interest for what she might have to say regarding those iconic Star Wars movies I even gave a little shit about what she s been up to since then Call it a passing fancy, one that I ve passed up time and again for year upon year, right up until rece Like most boys popping wood for the first time in the late 70s and early 80s, I had a healthy interest in Princess Leia Carrie Fisher Later in life, whenever I ve seen one of her books on the shelves, I d think about possibly reading it, out of interest for what she might have to say regarding those iconic Star Wars movies I even gave a little shit about what she s been up to 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 was free, I had it in hand and yet still I hesitated and would not have bothered with it except that it is...WISHFUL DRINKING is a short, but interesting memoir surrounding Carrie Fisher s life growing up in a celebrity household,parents Debbie Reynolds and Eddie Fisherher addictions, electroshock therapy, bipolar disorder and after effects of playing Princess Lei...I loved Carrie Fisher she was an icon of my youth She was also smart, funny, and courageous.Her death saddened me so much She should have had years ahead of her She and we were deprived of her wit and intelligence Her witness to surviving mental illness and addiction.I read this book in honor of her...The sad thing about this book is that my favorite part was the cover I mean, that s a brilliant cover But overall Not the book I was hoping for Fisher seems to have mostly transcribed her one woman show, and the problem is, what works for a performance doesn t hold up very well as a book Everything s sort of glossed over with self deprecating jokes, and there s not a real sense of narrative or much in the way of self reflection I didn t really want a celebrity tell all, but I would really b The sad thing about this book is that my favorite part was the cover I mean, that s a brilliant cover But overall Not the book I was hoping for Fisher seems to have mostly transcribed her one woman show, and the problem is, what works for a performance doesn t hold up very...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 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 everyth...Carrie Fishers unending wit and charm shine through this quick, fun read I highly suggest reading this before watching her Wishful Drinking special as it s nearly word for word in most parts, with the book adding a few extra stories here and there It s heartbreaking that she left us so soon ...

• English
• 23 September 2018
Carrie Fisher
• Hardcover
• 163 pages
• 1439102252
• Carrie Fisher
• Wishful Drinking