Postcards from the Edge

By: Carrie Fisher

Narrated by: Carrie Fisher

Here are the excruciatingly funny adventures of Suzanne Vale — a young film star and drug addict — who survives a rehab clinic only to rejoin the equally harrowing world of Hollywood. Out there on the edge, despair flips into hilarity, and we're left laughing as Suzanne struggles to come to terms with her various fantasylands.

This stunning literary debut — read by author and actress Carrie Fisher herself — evokes the deliciously irreverent humor that formed the lens through which Fisher looked at life in the '80s: the stardom, the success, the sex — as well as the drugs, the desperation, and the insecurity.

©1999 Carrie Fisher (P)1999 Phoenix Books, Inc.

Abridged? In 2025? Heartbroken

I absolutely loved hearing Carrie Fisher read Postcards from the Edge. This book has been one of my lifelong favorites — I know passages by heart — so getting to hear Carrie’s voice brought it all back in the most wonderful way.

But I was genuinely stunned to discover that this recording is abridged. That feels almost unthinkable today, and especially heartbreaking since Carrie is no longer with us. If anyone deserved to have her full book preserved in her own voice, it was her.

Yes, I realize I should have checked before purchasing, but it honestly never crossed my mind that an abridged version would even exist anymore. Finding out after the fact was such a letdown. And then discovering the second title I purchased, "The Best Awful There Is", on Audible is also abridged… doubly disappointing.

Still, Carrie’s narration is beautiful, funny, sharp, and everything you’d hope for — I just wish we had the whole book.

Entertaining

Narration: well done. Carrie would have done well as a comedian.

Story: amusing in a necessarily poignant sort of way. A lot of wisdom here. Many interesting telling of personal experiences as well. Although humorous, more importantly, these recollections help us understand the “lived experiences” of addicts and the mentally ill.

I LOVED EVERY MINUTE OF THIS BOOK!

This is Carrie at her most clever. She is raw and witty, sad and eccentric. I couldn't put this book down. What a talent.

Solid 30 Crisis

I just turned 30 so I guess I'm being drawn to these kinds of stories currently. Stories about being stuck and making changes. Fisher's brutal honesty makes this novel pop for me, especially her performance.

I love Carrie Fisher!

I love Carrie Fisher but this was hard to follow. I recently read one of her books that was funny every chapter. I guess this was little dry for me.