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I appreciate that she has things she wanted and/or needed to say. And in fact, I can appreciate the things she wanted to express. What I could not appreciate was the way she did it... I just felt that it was forced; the upbeat voice, the funny stories, when it all has an underlying deep sadness. Or maybe I'm just overlaying my own current mood over this audiobook? I can't really tell. In any case, yes, some of those stories are very funny. Half the time though I'm not sure if she's pulling my le
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I might review it later when I'm less sleep deprived. For now, I'll just say: if you loved Carrie and you haven't read this, give it a shot.
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Dec 10, 2009
Deedee
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Dewey Biography
Overall impression: very sad, I felt sorry for Ms. Fisher by the end.
Read that this is transcribed live show -- maybe material worked better in a live show than it does on the printed page?
Sorry, wouldn't recommend this for anyone ...... unless you want to view/read all of Ms. Fisher's artistic output. ...more
Overall impression: very sad, I felt sorry for Ms. Fisher by the end.
Read that this is transcribed live show -- maybe material worked better in a live show than it does on the printed page?
Sorry, wouldn't recommend this for anyone ...... unless you want to view/read all of Ms. Fisher's artistic output. ...more
I hope was hoping for juicy tell-all tidbits. Instead, I ended up just feeling sad for Fisher. She either has serious problems and is unequipped to deal with them...or she's full of it. Maybe the show version is better. I hope she finds a good doctor and gets serious about helping herself. I almost feel that I enabled her by buying this book. She is ill, and she is making jokes out of it.
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This collection of essays delves deep into Carrie Fisher and what made her tick. An exposé of her brilliant sense of humor and modest ability to make fun of herself. The audiobook is narrated by Fisher herself!
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