Reviews tagging 'Addiction'

Wishful Drinking by Carrie Fisher

61 reviews

c_aitli_n's review against another edition

funny hopeful reflective fast-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, and Alcohol

bashsbooks's review

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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Infidelity, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Misogyny, Sexism, Forced institutionalization, and Stalking

Minor: Fatphobia and Pregnancy

hannibanani29's review

funny lighthearted reflective fast-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Cursing, Death, Infidelity, Grief, and Abandonment

Minor: Gun violence, Incest, Suicide, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Pregnancy

paulrichard's review against another edition

dark funny inspiring lighthearted fast-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Drug abuse, and Mental illness

bookswithbront's review against another edition

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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Content Warnings

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

Minor: Suicidal thoughts

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

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

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