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I still miss you, Space Mom

The Princess Diarist by Carrie Fisher

January 9, 2021 by Malin 4 Comments

3.5 stars On the 27th of December 2016, Carrie Frances Fisher, probably best known worldwide as the actress who portrayed Princess Leia Organa in six Star Wars movies died of heart failure. I bought this audiobook on the same day in honour of her memory, but haven’t really felt up to listening to it before now. Carrie Fisher is probably the celebrity whose death has hit me the hardest. Heath Ledger, Alan Rickman, and David Bowie all upset me, but with Carrie Fisher, I felt genuine and […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Non-Fiction, Science Fiction Tagged With: audiobook, autobiography, carrie fisher, CBR13, fandom, Malin, non fiction, star wars, the princess diarist

Malin's CBR13 Review No:1 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Non-Fiction, Science Fiction · Tags: audiobook, autobiography, carrie fisher, CBR13, fandom, Malin, non fiction, star wars, the princess diarist ·
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CBR Bingo: (Grammy) Award Winner

October 25, 2018 by Caitlin_D Leave a Comment

If I could only read one category of book for the rest of my life it would probably be memoir. I’ve always been a fan of the genre whether they’re written by regular folks with a sense of humor, survivors of strange upbringings and of course celebrity memoirs. During Cannonball Ten I have been revisiting a few of these old favorites by listening to the audio-book to glean any additional insights narration may offer. I read and reviewed Carrie Fisher’s 2016 memoir The Princess Diarist last year for […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Comedy/Humor, Non-Fiction Tagged With: carrie fisher, cbr10bingo, the princess diarist

Post by Caitlin_D · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Comedy/Humor, Non-Fiction · Tags: carrie fisher, cbr10bingo, the princess diarist ·
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Vocabular Degeneration

August 10, 2017 by vel veeter Leave a Comment

Wishful Drinking This is a tough book to read. It’s really funny and really interesting, but you can feel as you’re reading, with it’s repetition, it’s constant reminder that she’s had electroconvulsive therapy, memory loss, years of drug abuse, and all that that she’s just not all there anymore. But, if she weren’t so honest about everything, then it would be unbearable. Instead, there’s just a lower-lying scrim over everything knowing that so much has been lost. Regardless, the book is really funny. I read […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir Tagged With: carrie fisher, the princess diarist, wishful drinking

Post by vel veeter · Genres: Biography/Memoir · Tags: carrie fisher, the princess diarist, wishful drinking ·
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I waited a few months, and it still made me sad

April 15, 2017 by llp 6 Comments

I am still sad about Carrie Fisher dying. I thought I would wait a few months until I felt ready to read the Princess Diarist, but it wasn’t long enough to keep me from feeling wistful while reading it. Fisher’s newest book was inspired by her rediscovery of journals she kept while shooting the first Star Wars movie – she began to reflect on her life as it was as her acting career began, when she was about seventeen years old. She briefly discussed what […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Comedy/Humor, Non-Fiction Tagged With: #memoir, carrie fisher, cbr9, llp, the princess diarist

Post by llp · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Comedy/Humor, Non-Fiction · Tags: #memoir, carrie fisher, cbr9, llp, the princess diarist ·
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“I’m afraid that if I stop writing I’ll stop thinking and start feeling.”

February 8, 2017 by faintingviolet 2 Comments

It is hard to know how to review this book. I had planned to read this before Ms. Fisher passed away, but following her death it seemed somehow imperative to read it as soon as I could muster my strength to do so. It was time to say goodbye to Carrie, and to the character that defined her career. However, the very structure of this book limits its possible impact; it exists at all because Fisher discovered the journals she kept during the filming of […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Non-Fiction Tagged With: #memoir, carrie fisher, faintingviolet, journals, star wars, the princess diarist

Post by faintingviolet · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Non-Fiction · Tags: #memoir, carrie fisher, faintingviolet, journals, star wars, the princess diarist ·
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