Reviews tagging 'Infidelity'

Wishful Drinking by Carrie Fisher

10 reviews

usuallyaudio's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

2.75

This is a short collective of stories of Carrie Fisher's life, as written (and read) by the author. It's based on her travelling show, so it makes sense that it is somewhat all over the place, rather than a biography. The main themes are her mental illnesses and struggles she faced throughout her life and career. She has a comical and lighthearted way of reflecting on her life, but it could be because she went through electroconvulsive therapy to treat her depression. I was hoping for more thorough biography, but that is not what this book is. It is funny reading this today as it was published in 2009 and it almost felt like she predicted or spoke into existence some things that happened since. 

While I love listening to autobiographies read by the author, she did read this as though it was one of her travelling performances. ie lots of yelling at the end of a sentence for emphasis.

RIP Carrie <3

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Mental illness, Alcohol, Panic attacks/disorders, Drug use, Addiction, and Drug abuse

Moderate: Infidelity

Minor: Cursing, Suicidal thoughts, Death, Grief, and Body shaming

iszys's review against another edition

funny fast-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Drug use, and Infidelity

amris's review against another edition

funny lighthearted reflective fast-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Drug abuse, Infidelity, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Death, Drug use, Addiction, and Mental illness

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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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Sexism, Forced institutionalization, Misogyny, and Stalking

Minor: Fatphobia and Pregnancy

hannibanani29's review against another edition

funny lighthearted reflective fast-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

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

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

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

amandas_bookshelf's review against another edition

funny hopeful informative lighthearted reflective fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Death

thoseoldcrows23's review against another edition

dark funny fast-paced

3.5

This was fun, though a bit abrasive in places. I think you can really tell that this is an adaptation of a stage show, and that holds it back in some ways, but it was super short and funny and the audio was a nice companion while I made dinner.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Alcoholism, and Drug abuse

Minor: Sexism and Infidelity

There are several jokes in here, specifically regarding sexual orientation and race that may rub you the wrong way. There not hateful, but they do hit a little weird at times.

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, Kidnapping, Pregnancy, and Sexual assault

gwooby's review against another edition

funny inspiring lighthearted medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Drug abuse, Mental illness, Drug use, Infidelity, Medical content, and Medical trauma

Minor: Vomit, Toxic relationship, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual content, Sexism, and Misogyny

Carrie also discusses electroshock therapy and her experience with the treatments.

tonibaloni97's review against another edition

funny reflective fast-paced

4.0

Man do I miss Carrie. I highly recommend the audiobook version because she narrated it herself. Her delivery was flawless. I laughed out loud so many times.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Drug use, Drug abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, and Suicide