Wishful Drinking

Carrie Fisher was an American actress, writer, and producer. She was best known for her role as Princess Leia in the Star Wars movies. Fisher died in 2016 at the age of 60.

Carrie Fisher’s Wishful Drinking is a memoir about the author’s life, focusing on her struggles with mental illness and addiction. Fisher is candid and often funny as she discusses her life, her relationships, and her battle with mental illness.

Some examples of other books with characters similar to Carrie Fisher’s would be “The Catcher in the Rye” by J.D. Salinger and “The Bell Jar” by Sylvia Plath.

Carrie Fisher’s “Wishful Drinking” is an intimate, funny, and sobering look at the life and times of one of America’s most beloved actresses and writers. Fisher bares all, sharing her struggles with addiction, mental illness, and her complicated relationships with her family, friends, and Hollywood. She is honest, funny, and refreshingly unafraid to speak her mind.

Fisher is a gifted storyteller, and her book is full of hilarious anecdotes and observations about her life and the world around her. She is candid about her struggles with addiction and mental illness, and her openness is both refreshing and inspiring. “Wishful Drinking” is a must-read for anyone who is a fan of Carrie Fisher or simply wants an inside look at the life of a Hollywood icon.