Wishful Drinking

By: Carrie Fisher

Narrated by: Carrie Fisher

Length: 3 hrs and 6 mins

Publisher's summary

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 sabers."

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.

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Carrie is wonderful!

I really enjoyed Carrie's direct and sincere account of her three and a half problems. Her candid descriptions of mental illness should be shared. She is a hero.

who doesn't love Carrie Fisher?

I'm a huge fan of Carrie Fisher so I'd recommend the audio book to hear her tell her story. I'd also recommend the actual book or dvd version for more of the same

FABULOUS!

Could not stop listening to this!!! I love love love her! I only wish she was still around so that I could write her and tell her how much I loved this book.

delightful.

finished in one day. this woman is and was amazing, and it's a true delight to delve into her inner workings.

another great

another great from Carrie. this one goes pretty in depth about her struggles with substance abuse, her parents marriage and subsequent divorce, her mental health problems, and receiving unsolicited advice from Cary Grant. This is, as always, a must.

Poignant and Funny

To hear Carrie Fisher so bluntly speak of her downfalls and trials was refreshing. Being someone who also struggles with depression it was uplifting to hear her speak on her own experiences. To hear her words of encouragement and to laugh at what crazy events happened in her life. Whether you fight depression or not, this is very much worth a listen!

Candid, Comedic, and Cathartic.

First of all, if you're going to read it, get the audio version.

The only thing better than a book about Carrie Fisher is one where Carrie Fisher reads that same book.

Told with her characteristic mix of self-deprecating humor and candid lookbacks on many less-than-glamorous moments, you'll feel like she's having an open-book therapy session with you in a 1:1 setting, chronicling her world from a young girl growing up amidst the fame of a Hollywood superstar couple from Beverly Hills, through the later chapters of her life.

Note: If you're looking for dirt on Star Wars, find another book (Princess Diarist is now on my list, since that delves heavily into that time period based on her personal journals). She makes some very funny observations about Star Wars, about George Lucas' not-so-nuanced directing ability, and how, even after a serious stint of electro-shock therapy to help address some significant bipolar depression, she still has "The Speech" (recorded in the databanks of a famous R2 unit) addressed to Obi Wan Kenobi forever burned into her brain.

Sadly funny, it will likely make you miss this candid comic (and definitely think of her very differently!). Enjoy!

Thank you, Carrie.

If anyone else had read this but the author, it would have been a travesty. Her honesty and humor were second to none. Rest in peace, Carrie Fisher.

A Beautifully Honest Portrayal of Triumph

The late Carrie Fisher opens up & inspires the reader to keep strong despite everything.

Great book!

I loved everything she had to say, and her perspective and ability to be clear about her life was incredible. She was raw and honest. I found I did not want to stop reading. She is a great storyteller. I will read her other books for sure.