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Wishful Drinking by Carrie Fisher

5 reviews

sadiebugreads's review

emotional funny medium-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing and Mental illness

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

Minor: Schizophrenia/Psychosis and Pregnancy

ninahuynh's review

dark funny relaxing fast-paced

5.0

Carrie Fisher is hilarious! Her wit and comedic writing makes her story easily digestible and engaging. The content itself is a different story. It is nice to hear about her life through her voice, literally, as we can only know so much from the media and internet. I didn't know much about her other than that she played Princess Leia and was the daughter of celebrities. The way she discuss the "hollywood inbreeding" was both funny and informative. One of the be celebrity memoirs I have read/listened to. Highly suggest listening to it, as it is read by Fisher herself.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Infidelity, Mental illness, Death of parent, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Minor: Pregnancy

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

mondovertigo's review against another edition

funny informative inspiring lighthearted fast-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

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

Minor: Body shaming, Death, Gun violence, Sexual assault, Kidnapping, and Pregnancy