It is so good it was nominated for a Grammy for Spoken Word in 2009, losing to former Vice President Al Gore's 'An Inconvenient Truth' - and to be fair, global warming affects the 100%. 'Wishful Drinking' as a listen is brilliant, laugh out loud funny, and - especially for those in the 18% - a bookmark-that-clip 'at last someone isn't afraid to say it' picture of an intriguing life with mental illness. I thought it was mildly amusing but not terribly insightful or even memorable, a 3 or 3.5 out of 5. Before Audible, I'd read 'Wishful Drinking' on paper. This is a fascinating insight into a unique life and its only about 4 hours long, so an excellent choice if you want an humourous and entertaining listen or want to be reminded that actually, your life isn't nearly as bad or complicated as you think!.Ī couple of weeks ago, I thought it would be fun to listen to 'Wishful Drinking' (2008) to get ready for Carrie Fisher's newest, 'The Princess Diarist' (November 22, 2016).

Because of what she is like, and who she is, this book inludes descriptions of a life as a child of a very famous filmstar and a whole range of bizzare incidents that frankly you wouldn't believe if I wrote them down. She is clearly one of life's survivors and has reached a stage where she can look back objectively and appraise the people around her and make sense of their impact without blaming them. She narrates this slice of her life with wry humour (sounding a bit slurred in places but frankly I'm not suprised) and is all the more engaging for it. Well, Carrie Fisher has definitely lived life to the full, there is honestly not much that she hasn't done from the list of 100 weird things to do before you die.

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