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Wishful Drinking by Carrie Fisher

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bashsbooks's review against another edition

emotional funny inspiring fast-paced

3.75

Carrie Fisher is so funny and has so many punchy lines - Wishful Drinking ends with a zinger that I will be laughing about for ages. I appreciate how forthright she is about her struggles with addiction and bipolar disorder. Her choice to use her platform to combat the stigma for this two things is respectable and well-done. The thing that keeps me from rating this higher is that I know Wishful Drinking was originally a show, and it does not fully transition into a book format, even in an audiobook (although that is the format I recommend consuming it in).

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hannibanani29's review against another edition

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funny lighthearted reflective fast-paced

3.5

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bookswithbront's review against another edition

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dark funny lighthearted reflective fast-paced

4.0

I can’t remember the last time I read a book in one sitting like this, but Carrie Fisher’s writing is delightful. If she was less self aware or more self serious this memoir wouldn’t work at all. But she expertly toed the line of being honest about mental health and addiction while still laughing at some of the more ridiculous parts of her story.

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happysami's review against another edition

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emotional funny reflective fast-paced

3.5

Very funny, if a little scattered. Also comes across as very honest and frank. Covers a lot of dark topics, but in a light-hearted way.

I'd recommend the audio book as it's read by Carrie - it feels a bit like meeting her at a party and her telling you a bunch of random life stories.

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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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rtaire's review against another edition

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emotional funny reflective fast-paced

3.0

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kshertz's review against another edition

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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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