Shockaholic

By: Carrie Fisher

Narrated by: Carrie Fisher

Length: 4 hrs and 25 mins

Publisher's summary

Infused with Carrie Fisher’s trademark incisive wit and perfectly poised on the heels of Wishful Drinking's instant New York Times best-selling success, Shockaholic takes listeners on another rollicking ride into her crazy life.

Told with the same intimate style, brutal honesty, and uproarious wisdom that placed Wishful Drinking on the New York Times best-seller list for months, Shockaholic is the juicy account of Carrie Fisher’s life, focusing more on the Star Wars years and dishing about the various Hollywood relationships she’s formed since she was chosen to play Princess Leia at only 19 years old. Fisher delves into the gritty details that made the movie - and herself - such a phenomenal success, admitting, "It isn’t all sweetness and light sabers."

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The Bi-Polar Hollywood Brat Is Such A Great Writer

What did you love best about Shockaholic?

Carrie Fisher's honesty about her bi-polar manic depressive spoiled life! She was such a Hollywood brat and knew it! She's an amazing writer and her autobiography writings makes for a GREAT read! Especially when they are read by her!

Who was your favorite character and why?

Any/All of the Hollywood stars she speaks about so nonchalant because she IS Hollywood.

What about Carrie Fisher’s performance did you like?

She's so honest and she's the living proof of, "people aren't always what they seem" and "don't judge a book by it's cover. She had everything. Rich, famous and crazy as a hoot owl and wrote brilliantly about it more than once.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

Yes

Any additional comments?

If you feel bad about yourself just read this book and her other autobiography's and you will feel so much better about yourself. You'll say, "Wow! I'm not THAT crazy!" OR "Wow! We have so much in common! I'm not the only one!"

Forever Our Princess Of Laughter & Life

I noticed recently that as the years fly by there are fewer people who like myself were actually around when the original Star Wars debuted at the movie theater - I was at the first showing in our town along with maybe 10 others as no one yet knew the fantastic ride we were in for.

Carrie Fisher was of course a huge part of that experience and she has been a great part of our lives since - like her mother before. That she has opened up about her struggles with her problems has been invaluable to so many of my friends who have dealt with the same condition. I do not suffer from this issue but just being able to listen to Carrie talk so openly about her struggles with it has helped me understand my friends with the same condition so much better.

Carrie and her mother, Debbie Reynolds, have always welcomed us all into their lives, shared their ups and downs with us, and celebrated life no matter what was happening. Losing them both so soon has truly left a void in my little universe of life and made me all the more thankful that we got to share those thoughts and moments with them that we all did.

Thank You so very much Carrie, wherever you are now, for always making us laugh and smile - even during those times when you felt it hard to do so yourself, you still kept going, refusing to let anything ever stop you. You taught us all that laughter truly is the very best medicine in life and that we all have a quirky side and should let it out more often! It's what keeps life interesting! Lolol

Carrie Fisher is a very creative story teller

I recommend the book and especially in its audible version. Fisher was also an actor and her gifts are experienced in their almost totality. She’s her father’s daughter.
Cooper Sy

One of the Best Carrie Fisher Books Ever

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

I've always liked Fisher's caustic wit and candid honesty about her life, Shockaholic has to be one of her most candid and funny books ever. I'd reccomend it for someone who needed their spirits lifted.

What did you like best about this story?

Insights into Ted Kennedy, Elizabeth Taylor, and Michael Jackson.

Have you listened to any of Carrie Fisher’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

One of the best.

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

When Fisher and Elizabeth Taylor reconsiled.

Any additional comments?

This is a good book for people suffering depression, it shows that one can over come their mental illnesses if one is willing to take risks and take control of their lives.

Really great storytelling.

I never saw her shows. I wasn't a big fan of her movies — more the content of the films than her, truthfully. And, then, I happened to hear her reading from her book here (sample clip from Audible.com), and boom: I was instantly hooked in about 2 minutes.

I'm almost finished the first-through, and I will re-listen to it as soon as I'm done. Delightful.

She brings magic to any topic.

She was after all, a genius.

Carrie was a spectacular original and her words strike such a cords within anyone with a heart. She had the most delicious way of cutting thru the b.s. and making the ridiculous seem plausible, even likely. I miss her wit, sarcasm and face.

2 book a day habit.

I burn right threw 'em. I would likely drive a nicer car if it weren't for my Audible habit! This was the first book in almost 2 weeks that rang a bell for me. She writes beautifully and speaks with a "just trying to keep it real" vibe while her candor and tone is very endearing especially in regard to her father

So Glad I Listened

I loved it. I laughed and cried. And laughed again, even at the things tear-worthy. Again, thank you, Carrie Fisher. Miss you. RIP.

Michael Primeau

Excellent, isn't it too often the way, that you truly don t begin to realize how amazing a person is until they are gone.

Shockingly honest!

Carrie Fisher provides a candid look at her life -- warts and all. It's an amazing insight into a public life that makes you realize that fame and fortune don't necessarily mean happiness or freedom from pain. I love her wry humor and stellar performance in reading her work.