Marialyce's Reviews > Wishful Drinking

Who doesn’t know the name Carrie Fisher? Not only was she the daughter of Debbie Reynolds and Eddie Fisher, but also the delightful Princess Leia of Star Wars fame. Carrie has indeed let quite a colorful life.

She lets it all hang out as she both entertains and makes us laugh in her book Wishful Drinking. Carrie has had some issues but is able to look at the fun side of her life with snide comments and a wit that is infectious. Her relationship with her famed mother is one that she treasured, and seeing her father once a year, after Debbie and Eddie’s divorce seemed to suit her just fine.

She talks about her various stints in rehab, and is quite clear in pointing out it was her failure not the programs which caused her relapses.

Her approach is that of a straight shooter, telling it like she saw and lived it. Describing the many marriages of both parents and her own was sad but also hysterically funny.

Jan recommended this book to me narrated by Carrie herself and it was wonderful. Carrie had quite a soul and spirit. She and her mother lived next door to each other, although there was a period of ten years when they didn't speak to one another. They died within a day of one another. Truly a sad tale. Debbie was eighty four while Carrie was sixty.

For those who enjoy a laugh out loud experience and one that looks at a person who supposedly had it all, this audio book is one you will savor.