“You know how they say that religion is the opiate of the masses? Well, I took masses of opiates religiously!”
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“I feel I’m very sane about how crazy I am.”
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“Sometimes you can only find Heaven by slowly backing away from Hell.”
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Reading Wishful Drinking is like being invited to a dinner party hosted by Carrie Fisher. I felt like she’d welcomed me into her inner world—where she’s transparent, wildly honest, hysterically funny, and sneakily profound. Spoiler alert: I laughed out loud. A lot.Â
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This isn’t your typical Hollywood memoir, because Carrie somehow manages to laugh at herself while thoughtfully reflecting on where she’s been. She takes addiction, fame, mental illness, and the surreal experience of being Princess Leia, and wraps it all into a one-woman stand-up routine with just the right amount of emotional gut punch.Â
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This book is raw, witty, totally unfiltered, and refreshingly human. I now know more about her electroconvulsive therapy sessions than I ever expected to, but I also came away with a deeper understanding of resilience, and how humor can be both be an armor and a weapon.Â
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Absolutely a great, fast read for anyone who loves Star Wars, Carrie Fisher, memoirs, or women who are unapologetically brilliant and fantastically flawed.Â
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4.5 Stars
If you are participating in The 52 Book Club’s 2025 Reading Challenge, I found the book Wishful Drinking worked best with these prompts: Stream of Consciousness Narrative, Breaks the Fourth Wall, A Celebrity on the Cover, A Pun in the Title, and Has Short Chapters.
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You can find other books I’ve read for the 52 book club 2025 reading challenge here.Â
