In a stunning literary debut, Carrie Fisher chronicles the excruciatingly funny adventures of Suzanne Vale, young film star and drug addict, who survives a rehab clinic only to rejoin the equally harrowing world of Hollywood. Out there on the edge, despair flips into hilarity, and we're left laughing as Suzanne struggles to come to terms with her various fantasylands. Carrie Fisher's reading of her first novel evokes the deliciously irreverent humor that forms the lens through which she looks at life in the '80s - stardom, drugs, success, sex, and insecurity.
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"A hilarious look at neurosis and drug addiction in the Hollywood scene. I had no idea Carrie Fisher was this funny. She also has come up with some of the most witty and brilliant metaphors I've ever read. " — Sara (4 out of 5 stars)
"A hilarious look at neurosis and drug addiction in the Hollywood scene. I had no idea Carrie Fisher was this funny. She also has come up with some of the most witty and brilliant metaphors I've ever read. "
" I got this from the library after going to see Carrie Fisher's "Wishful Drinking" production, which was hilarious. This book I'm finding less so. I almost had to give up on it in the first section when Alex's creepy cocaine-addicted voice was such a presence. "
" Some funny dialogue but mostly an obnoxious semi-memoir of a completely self-absorbed celebrity. "
" A story of a up and coming actress who has problems with family, relationships and drugs. Sounds a bit like it could be her biography??? "
" An honest and, at times, hilarious chronicle of recovery. But totally predictable all the 240 pages through. Fisher has done better, certainly. I enjoyed it like I would enjoy a witty beach-read, no more. No less. "
" Carrie Fisher can always make me laugh. Get the audio book on audible.com so you can listen to her read it. "
" Carrie's new HBO special reminded me how funny she is. "
" It was a long time ago (in a Galaxy far, far away), but I remeber enjoying this book and I think I liked the movie even better, which doesn't happen often, but with Meryl Streep and Shirley MacLaine you can hardly go wrong. "
" I thinks it was semi-autobiographical, which makes it even more interesting. Life through the eyes of an addict who comes out the other side. "
" Very good book abiut drug addiction. The story line is very similiar to Carrie Fisher's life. Great. "
" I really wanted to like this book, but I just didn't. I thought it would be a quick fun summer read, but I got bored and it ended up taking longer than I wanted to spend on it. The beginning was good, though. "
" Witty and real...or as real as Hollywood probably gets. "
" There were a few moments where I laughed out loud, but these moments did not outweigh the blah moments of this book for me. "
" definitely thought the ending was the best part. "
" I liked this one but I thought her next one, Surrender the Pink, was terrible. "
" this book was sort of funny, only due to the fact that it was written in the 80's. if it were spewed out in modern times it would just be ridiculous. "
" Entertaining, but I will forget all about it in a month or two. "
" maybe it's just me, but i didn't care about this book at all. i had high hopes, which may have been the problem. i found the characters and dialogue forgettable, and the action was limited. not impressed. "
" Carrie Fisher is funny and is well aware her humor is a coping mechanism. This is a witty book about addiction. "
" Really enjoyed Carrie Fisher's wit and wisdom. "
" carrie's humor is seriously brilliant. "
" a fun read and a good look at overcoming addiction. Sometimes the insecurities of the main character hit a little too close to home. "
" 1988 PEN Center USA Award for First Novel "
" Reading about people's neuroses can be trying, but Carrie Fisher is so stinkin funny that this book was a quick bit of pleasure reading. Plus, the character is near my age, so I can identify with the looming thirties (even if I don't have a drug problem). "
" I got about 100 pages into this book and just couldn't finish it. I'm not in the mood for all that anxiety-causing stuff, I guess. "
" My absolute favorite brain candy book! I have passages highlighted and dog-eared. Definitely one I wanted on paper and not Kindle version. It almost seems like she's reading my mind sometimes. "
" This took me forever to read because it just seemed to drag on and on and I'd get bored and read something else. Having said that parts of it made me laugh out loud. Carrie Fisher certainly has the gift of wit and observation. The sort of quotes you wish you'd come up with. "
" I read this many, many years ago. Very funny and interesting about Carrie's life. When I see her in old movies (besides Star Wars) I always think how high she must have been :) "
" Very good book. Wish it would of been a bit longer but outside of that there was not anything I didnt like about this book. "
" read this years ago and remember enjoying it "
" "I narrate a life I'm reluctant to live." "
" my book club loves a drug story "
Carrie Fisher (1956–2016) was an author, actress, and humorist best known for her role as Princess Leia in the Star Wars franchise. She appeared in many other films, including Shampoo, When Harry Met Sally, The Blues Brothers, and Hannah and Her Sisters, among others. She wrote four bestselling novels: Surrender the Pink, Delusions of Grandma, The Best Awful, and Postcards from the Edge, as well as the memoirs Shockaholic and Wishful Drinking. The daughter of the singer Eddie Fisher and actress Debbie Reynolds, she appeared with her mother in Bright Lights: Starring Carried Fisher and Debbie Reynolds, a 2016 documentary about their relationship, which premiered at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival.
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