{"id":4198,"date":"2022-05-24T01:00:03","date_gmt":"2022-05-24T06:00:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/?p=4198"},"modified":"2024-06-13T23:49:42","modified_gmt":"2024-06-14T03:49:42","slug":"book-wishful-drinking","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/book-wishful-drinking\/","title":{"rendered":"Wishful Drinking"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"book-545\" class=\"bdb-book-info\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/book_wishfuldrinking.png?fit=250%2C379&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Wishful Drinking\" class=\"alignright\"\/><strong>Title:<\/strong> Wishful Drinking<br \/><strong>Author:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/book-database\/author\/carrie-fisher\/\">Carrie Fisher<\/a><br \/><strong>Narrator:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/book-database\/narrator\/carrie-fisher-2\/\">Carrie Fisher<\/a><br \/><strong>First Published:<\/strong> <span content=\"2008-12-02\">December 2, 2008<\/span><br \/><strong>Publisher:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/book-database\/publisher\/simon-schuster-audio\/\">Simon & Schuster Audio<\/a><br \/><strong>Pages:<\/strong> 178<br \/><strong>Genre:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/book-database\/genre\/humor\/\">Humor<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/book-database\/genre\/memoir\/\">Memoir<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/book-database\/genre\/non-fiction\/\">Non-Fiction<\/a><br \/><strong>Format:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/book-database\/format\/audiobook\/\">Audiobook<\/a><br \/><strong>Source:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/book-database\/source\/library\/\">Library<\/a><br \/><strong>Rating:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/book-database\/rating\/3.5\/\"><span class=\"bdb-font-awesome-star-wrap\"><i class=\"fas fa-star\"><\/i><i class=\"fas fa-star\"><\/i><i class=\"fas fa-star\"><\/i><i class=\"fas fa-star-half-alt\"><\/i><i class=\"far fa-star\"><\/i><\/span><\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/4961048-wishful-drinking\" target=\"_blank\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/addtogoodreads.png?ssl=1\" align=\"left\" border=\"0\"\/><\/a><br \/><br \/><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong> <p>The bestselling author of Postcards from the Edge comes clean (well, sort of) in her first-ever memoir, adapted from her one-woman Broadway hit show. Fisher reveals what it was really like to grow up a product of \u201cHollywood in-breeding,\u201d come of age on the set of a little movie called Star Wars, and become a cultural icon and bestselling action figure at the age of nineteen.<\/p>\n<p>Intimate, hilarious, and sobering, Wishful Drinking is Fisher, looking at her life as she best remembers it (what do you expect after electroshock therapy?). It\u2019s an incredible tale: the child of Hollywood royalty\u2014Debbie Reynolds and Eddie Fisher\u2014homewrecked by Elizabeth Taylor, marrying (then divorcing, then dating) Paul Simon, having her likeness merchandized on everything from Princess Leia shampoo to PEZ dispensers, learning the father of her daughter forgot to tell her he was gay, and ultimately waking up one morning and finding a friend dead beside her in bed.<\/p>\n<p>Wishful Drinking, the show, has been a runaway success. Entertainment Weekly declared it \u201cdrolly hysterical\u201d and the Los Angeles Times called it a \u201cBeverly Hills yard sale of juicy anecdotes.\u201d This is Carrie Fisher at her best\u2014revealing her worst. She tells her true and outrageous story of her bizarre reality with her inimitable wit, unabashed self-deprecation, and buoyant, infectious humor.<\/p>\n<strong>Get the Book:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3ZShq7q\" target=\"_blank\">Amazon<\/a>\r\n<hr \/><\/div>\t\t<script type=\"application\/ld+json\">\n\t\t\t{\n\t\t\t\t\"@context\": \"https:\/\/schema.org\/\",\n\t\t\t\t\"@type\": \"Review\",\n\t\t\t\t\"datePublished\": \"2022-05-24T06:00:03+00:00\",\n\t\t\t\t\"description\": \"Wishful Drinking\",\n\t\t\t\t\"publisher\": {\n\t\t\t\t\t\"@type\": \"Organization\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\"name\": \"Radical Dreamer\"\t\t\t\t},\n\t\t\t\t\"url\": \"https:\\\/\\\/pastelgoth.net\\\/blog\\\/book-wishful-drinking\\\/\",\n\t\t\t\t\"itemReviewed\": {\n\t\t\t\t\t\"@type\": \"Book\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\"name\": \"Wishful Drinking\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\"author\": [\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t{\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"@type\": \"Person\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"name\": \"Carrie Fisher\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"sameAs\": \"https:\\\/\\\/pastelgoth.net\\\/blog\\\/book-database\\\/author\\\/carrie-fisher\\\/\"\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t],\n\t\t\t\t\t\"isbn\": \"\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\"numberOfPages\": 178,\n\t\t\t\t\t\"publisher\": {\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\"@type\": \"Organization\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\"name\": \"Simon & Schuster Audio\"\t\t\t\t\t},\n\t\t\t\t\t\"image\": \"https:\\\/\\\/i0.wp.com\\\/pastelgoth.net\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/book_wishfuldrinking.png?fit=250%2C379&ssl=1\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\"datePublished\": \"2008-12-02T00:00:00+00:00\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\"sameAs\": \"https:\\\/\\\/www.goodreads.com\\\/book\\\/show\\\/4961048-wishful-drinking\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\"genre\": \"Humor\"\t\t\t\t},\n\t\t\t\t\"author\": {\n\t\t\t\t\t\"@type\": \"Person\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\"name\": \"Jamie\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\"sameAs\": \"https:\\\/\\\/pastelgoth.net\\\/blog\\\/\"\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t, \"reviewRating\": {\n\t\t\t\t\t\"@type\": \"Rating\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\"ratingValue\": 3.5,\n\t\t\t\t\t\"bestRating\": 5\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t<\/script>\n\t\t\n<h2>Review<\/h2>\n<p>I grew up watching the original <strong>Star Wars<\/strong> trilogy and adored Princess Leia, she was and still is an enduring icon to this day. I picked up the audiobook for <strong>Wishful Drinking<\/strong> on a whim, despite not having much interest in the lives of celebrities, simply because it was available. I didn&#8217;t know much about Carrie Fisher before picking up this book, so it was interesting getting to know the woman behind the famous double buns and metal bikini.<\/p>\n<p>Carrie recounts various amusing points in her life, even some of the darker times, with surprising self-awareness and wit. Her narration oozed sarcasm talking about the ridiculous drama of celebrity life, her absurd relationship with her celebrity parents, the surreal experience of becoming the character Princess Leia in the eyes of the public, her struggles with marriage, drug addiction, bipolar disorder, electroshock therapy, and happily, the joys of being a mother.<\/p>\n<p>Even when discussing some of the worst moments in her life Carrie maintains a cheerful tone. I found the early parts of the book a little grating with some of the jokes, it is clear this was originally part of a comedy show. All of the bad things that happened are talked about so flippantly which made it all feel more surreal. Despite that, her humor was so infectious that by the end of the book, my husband and I were chuckling at every one of her clever jokes.<\/p>\n<p>In all a decent memoir that will provide a few laughs, particularly for those that are already fans of Carrie Fisher or <strong>Star Wars<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h2>Quote<\/h2>\n<p><center><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cI feel I&#8217;m very <em>sane<\/em> about how <strong>crazy<\/strong> I am.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><\/center><\/p>\n<h2>Content Warnings<\/h2>\n<span class=\"ubb-spoiler\"><a class=\"ubb-view-spoil\">View Spoiler &raquo;<\/a><span style=\"display: none;\" class=\"ubb-thespoil\">Drug Addiction, Infidelity, Sex <a class=\"ubb-hide-spoil\" style=\"cursor: hand; cursor: pointer;\">&laquo; Hide Spoiler<\/a><\/span><\/span>\n<h2>About the Author<\/h2>\n<div class=\"ubb-about-author\">\n<h3>About Carrie Fisher<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/author_carriefisher.png?fit=200%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignleft ubb-about-author-photo\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/author_carriefisher.png?w=200&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/author_carriefisher.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/author_carriefisher.png?resize=75%2C75&amp;ssl=1 75w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Carrie Fisher was an American actress, screenwriter and author, most famous for her portrayal of Princess Leia in the original Star Wars trilogy. Fisher was the daughter of singer Eddie Fisher and actress Debbie Reynolds. She had one daughter, Billie Lourd (b. 1992).<\/p>\n<p>Her final film, Star Wars: The Last Jedi, was released on December 15, 2017 and is dedicated to her.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ubb-author-links\"><a href=\"https:\/\/carriefisher.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">Website<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CarrieFFisher\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">Twitter<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/author\/show\/90150.Carrie_Fisher\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">Goodreads<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4dDgCXb\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">Amazon<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Review I grew up watching the original Star Wars trilogy and adored Princess Leia, she was and still is an enduring icon to this day. 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