A long time ago in a galaxy far far away!

Wishful Drinking is a beautiful memoir that blends celebrity life with the life of someone who has one of if not the most troubling mental disorders known to man. Carrie Fisher is not only telling you the story of her life, but she is also having a very revealing conversation with you. She gives you her personal description of everything that happened to her from Star Wars to her disturbing marriage to the man who died in her bed during the night and every dirty detail in between. She is hilarious and very good at connecting with the reader (maybe it was all the republican jokes) as well as very blunt. "But back to the first film. Shortly after I arrived, George gave me this unbelievable idiotic hairstyle, and I'm brought before him like some sacrificial asshole and he says in his little voice, 'Well, what do you think of it?' And I say--because I'm terrified I'm going to be fired for being too fat--I say, 'I love it.' Yeah, and the check's in the mail and one size fits all and I'll only put it in a little bit!" (Fisher 82)

It's really her storytelling technique though that gets me every time. She would start off a chapter with a beautiful quote: "I have to start by telling you that my entire existence could be summed up in one phrase. And that is: If my life wasn't funny it would just be true, and that is unacceptable." (Fisher 17) Genius right? I feel as though almost every memoir could say the same statement if only funny was replaced with sad or disturbing or some other sadistic tone. Not only are you dragged into her story with statements like that which makes the reader feel like he can relate, but then she would continue with the stunner: "An example of the tragic and shocking might be: A few years ago a friend of mine died in my house, but not content to simply die in my house, he also died in my bed. So he didn't just die in his sleep, he died in mine." (Fisher 18) As you can see, its almost as though shes sitting with you telling you the whole story truth with no editing, which makes it all the more real for the reader. All in all, a very good read which I enjoyed very much so and love pulling random hilarious quotes from.