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“The Princess Diarist...is about the making of Star Wars in 1976, but it’s definitely not for the kids — a wry, witty look back through the diaries she kept at the time, its main event is her steamy affair with co-star Harrison Ford.
— Colette Bancroft, Tampa Bay Times
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A frank, self-deprecating memoir...outspoken, honest commentary of what it's like to be Princess Leia on and off the screen.
— Kirkus Reviews
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Fisher [is] a force to be reckoned with, both on the page and in real life.
— Heather Havrilevsky, Bookforum
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An unexpectedly emotional read.
— The Verge
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An unflinching, sometimes painful, sometimes hilarious look inside the mind of a 19-year-old actress in the throes of a Hollywood locationship.
— Meredith Woerner, Los Angeles Times
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Are you a woman who’s ever fallen for a man who might fit this description? ‘With him love was easier done than said/instead of taking you to heart he would take you to bed/and you take what he has to offer lying down/you’re getting more involved while he’s still getting around.’ Yes? Read on...[The Princess Diarist] is a radical truth bomb.
— Julia Felsenthal, VOGUE.com
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There’s tremendous insight into the volatile heart of a young woman, seen through the eyes of her wiser, older self still seeking her place in the universe.
— Anthony Breznican, Entertainment Weekly
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In her funny and frequently touching new memoir The Princess Diarist, the iconic Star Wars actress and author reveals the diaries she kept as a 19-year-old starring in the blockbuster sci-fi film.... It’s an eye-opener for fans, but it also shows a gifted writer even at a young age. There was a lot going on between Princess Leia’s hair buns.
— Brian Truitt, USA Today
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Characteristically frank and unflinching, funny and true...The Princess Diarist is about a woman’s relationship with desire—her own, and of others’ for her—writ large, as large as Star Wars.
— Julianne Escobedo Shepherd, Jezebel.com
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Fisher offers a thoughtful, sardonic meditation on the price of fame, cost-of-living adjustments included.
— J.D. Biersdorfer, The New York Times Book Review
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“Her funny and frequently touching new memoir…[is] an eye-opener for fans, but it also shows a gifted writer even at a young age. There was a lot going on between Princess Leia’s hair buns.”
— USA Today
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“There’s tremendous insight into the volatile heart of a young woman, seen through the eyes of her wiser, older self still seeking her place in the universe.”
— Entertainment Weekly
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“A thoughtful, sardonic meditation on the price of fame, cost-of-living adjustments included.”
— New York Times Book Review
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“An unflinching, sometimes painful, sometimes hilarious look inside the mind of a nineteen-year-old actress in the throes of a Hollywood locationship.”
— Los Angeles Times
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“It’s especially bittersweet to find oneself listening to Carrie Fisher’s memoir after her death in December 2016. Reflecting on fame, aging, and being involved with the cultural phenomenon that is Star Wars, Fisher is wry, self-aware, and funny. She’s a canny narrator of her own writing, which bristles with wordplay, jokes, and asides. Sounding appropriately young, Fisher’s daughter, Billie Lourd, narrates Fisher’s diary entries from when she was nineteen…Some of the funniest parts come toward the end of the audiobook, when Fisher goes on extended riffs, imagining encounters with devoted Star Wars fans. Consider this a worthy jumping-off point for revisiting, or discovering for the first time, Fisher’s many pop-culture contributions.”
— AudioFile