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Wishful Drinking
Wishful Drinking
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Published:
1 December, 2008
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| Type | Book |
|---|---|
| ISBN13 | 9781439102251 |
| ISBN10 | 1439102252 |
| Number Of Pages | 176 |
| Item Weight | 354 g |
| Publisher / Reseller | Simon & Schuster |
| Format | other |
Media Reviews
Fisher makes each crushing tragedy hilarious. -- People (4 out of 4 stars)
Fisher is a language obsessive, a nimble verbal acrobat who puns and somersaults around a page with glee...If you are a fan of Fisher's fiction, a follower of her mental illness or simply a looky-loo stargazer curious about her Hollywood heritage, Wishful Drinking will likely make you laugh. -- Slate.com
[Fisher] has a talent for lacerating insight that masquerades as carefree self-deprecation...The effect, ultimately, is extraordinarily painful while being extremely entertaining...[S]he's done her best to make sense of it all, and throughout, her humor has held up. In her own defiant manner, she's fought the good fight. -- The Los Angeles Times
She's still funny as hell...Her stories bubble, bounce, and careen with an energy...Get someone to read this rollicking book aloud to you. -- Entertainment Weekly
Fisher makes each crushing tragedy hilarious. -- People (4 out of 4 stars)
[T]here are also sparkling bons mots bespeaking [Carrie's] quirky intelligence and sweetness. Spoken like a true princess. -- Elle
There are more juicy confessions and outrageously funny observations packed in these honest pages than most celebrity bios twice the length...With acerbic precisions and brash humor, she writes of struggling with and enjoying aspects of her alcoholism, drug addiction and mental breakdowns. Her razor-sharp observations about celebrity, addiction and sexuality demand to be read aloud to friends. -- Publishers Weekly (starred review)
Clearly, you should buy this book....she has expert comic timing and, perhaps more importantly, better stories than most drug addicts....Fisher is unafraid to write, brutally and vividly. -- New York Post
Fisher, unlike most celebrities (especially ones spawned from other celebrities) can actually write, and... Wishful Drinking , though an extremely short book, is super salacious and entertaining. -- Jezebel.com
Author's Bio
Carrie Fisher has been a director in her teens, an actor in her twenties (The STAR WARS trilogy, HANNAH AND HER SISTERS, etc), a screenwriter and novelist in her thirties (POSTCARDS FROM THE EDGE, SURRENDER THE PINK).