Released: November 2008
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is the saddest biography I've ever read. I'm sure die-hard fans of Carrie Fisher may enjoy and appreciate this book, but if you're looking for some fun celebrity comic-relief, definitely pass this one up.
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begins with Carrie Fisher explaining how proud she is to be starting her life over at the age of fifty-two after having undergone electroshock therapy. She states how she can't remember much of her life up until the writing of
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, and also tries to spin bipolar disorder into something normal, light and humorous.
Carrie Fisher sprinkles random anecdotes about her life throughout
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, all of which aren't funny at all. I understand she is trying to maintain a positive outlook on her alcoholic, drug-ridden life, but her writing isn't humbling at all; just boastful. If Fisher had reflected more on what she's learned and how she's overcome her problems, then
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might have been more redeeming. Instead, her biography comes across as pathetic.
In Hollywood there are many existing celebrities whose parents are celebrities as well, but despite being born into a whirlwind of stardom, the stronger personalities do eventually grow up at some point.
When I originally saw
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in the bookstore, I thought to myself, "Wow!
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is finally going to come forward and share with the world how she overcame her drug and alcohol problems because she's finally grown up and learned something!" Boy was I wrong!
I recommend
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only to the faithful fans of Carrie Fisher.
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