Reviews tagging 'Mental illness'

Wishful Drinking by Carrie Fisher

58 reviews

geno's review against another edition

emotional funny medium-paced

3.0

“Resentment is like drinking a poison and waiting for the other person to die.”

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"Wishful Drinking" es un buen libro. Repasa algunas anécdotas de la vida de Carrie Fisher con humor y honestidad.


Se lee más como una sucesión de historias que como una biografía tradicional, pero funciona. Siento que haber leído "Shockaholic" primero, me jugó en contra. Algunas historias se superponen y en el otro libro son tratadas con más profundidad, haciendo que acá parezca que se contuvo.

Como resumen, es una lectura rápida y entretenida. Carrie no quiere quedar bien con nadie y cuenta detalles de su salud mental y sus adicciones con mucha honestidad. Es muy recomendable.

El audiolibro en inglés está narrado por ella y es increíble.

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This is a good book. It's funny and clever. It reads more like a performance piece than a traditional memoir but the format works with Carrie Fisher.

I think I would have enjoyed it more if I hadn't read "Shockaholic" first. There are several overlapping anecdotes, and they had more depth in the other book.

Overall, it was a quick read. It's amazing how honest she is throughout the entire autobiography. Only for that, the book is worth it.

Also, she narrated the audiobook and it is exquisite.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse and Mental illness

morrisimo's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective fast-paced

4.0

An entertaining and extremely likeable memoir. Carrie is very funny and I enjoy her writing style. A lot of hard stuff in here but she handles it with humor and grace. A good time.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Drug use, Sexual content, and Grief

Minor: Body shaming, Death, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

rtaire's review against another edition

emotional funny reflective fast-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, and Mental illness

Moderate: Death, Drug use, and Sexism

kshertz's review against another edition

funny reflective fast-paced

4.0

I love her sense of humor and I’m very drawn to people that are real and own their shit. That makes her a hero to me.  I loved the book. Some doesn’t age well, but like Carrie would care about that. I just wish it was longer. Also did the audiobook and highly recommend because her reading her life and her accents as well as her impression of her mom is well worth it. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Forced institutionalization, Abandonment, and Alcohol

bookreadingelf's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted fast-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, and Drug abuse

Moderate: Mental illness

amandas_bookshelf's review against another edition

funny hopeful informative lighthearted reflective fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Confinement, Cursing, Drug abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, and Forced institutionalization

Moderate: Death

danibailey's review against another edition

emotional funny reflective fast-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Drug use, and Mental illness

Minor: Sexual harassment

boundbymischief's review against another edition

emotional funny inspiring tense fast-paced

5.0

Super funny, and eye opening!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Drug abuse, Mental illness, Sexual content, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Toxic relationship

Minor: Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

mik113's review against another edition

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, and Mental illness

nubrevnasnow's review against another edition

dark emotional funny medium-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Mental illness