A lot of them self-deprecating.įisher even views her success with mild disdain and a sense of imposter syndrome.
Such serious subject matter is usually treated with mild disdain, biting wit, and putdowns. She had initial reservations about this due to the notorious scene with Jack Nicholson in One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest. Later in life, she tried ECT (electroconvulsive therapy) to clear the “cement” out of her brain. In her 20s, she took more control over the issue with drug abuse. She was aware of this issue early in life and began seeking help for it at age 15. Unfortunately, Fisher also had bipolar disorder (manic depression). Looking on in dismay as the adults decades ahead of her behaved atrociously, although this at least helped to sharpen her intellect and make her wise beyond her years. She was something of the Saffy character from Absolutely Fabulous. Her mother and father were all over the place with their romantic lives, to which their daughter adopted a world weary acceptance of proceedings. ‘Cause now he meets and marries this really love woman named Betty Lin.”įisher obviously held resentment about these ridiculous shenanigans playing out before she was even 20.īut as she admits in Wishful Drinking, she bottled up her emotions and took an acerbic, sardonic approach to life. Now I thought this relationship would go on and on and on because Louisiana is in her early twenties and Eddie is in his late fifties, so she had so many years to devote to him. But don’t worry, Eddie’s not alone for long because now he meets and marries Miss Louisiana! She’s three years older than me and she calls me ‘Dear,’ which I love.
But as many people know, legal sex is just shite compared to that premarital stuff that so many couples have in cars, so they divorce. Oh, wait a minute-did Eddie forget to marry Connie? It’s Connie Stevens! They meet and have Joely Fisher, from sitcoms, and Tricia Fisher, from New York. Sound familiar? No, it’s not Debbie again. “ meets a blond, cute, perky, fun, little actress. Their marriage didn’t last long as the pair got whisked away in Hollywood excess, seemingly marrying anything in sight through a protracted love triangle times by 30. There’s a sense of gallows humour about Fisher’s book right from the off.Ĭarrie Fisher’s childhood was highly unusual, growing up as the daughter to superstars Eddie Fisher (1928-2010) and Debbie Reynolds (1932-2016). But the book is also crammed full of serious issues, ranging from chronic mental health struggles to marital infidelity. If you like sarcastic humour then this SOB is definitely for you, as Fisher was a sardonic master. Since her sudden passing aged 60 in December 2017, the actress and writer has remained amongst us.Īnd this autobiographical, self-deprecating, and rather amusing work was adapted from the eponymous one-woman stage show. Right, we’d wanted to read Carrie Fisher’s Wishful Drinking (2008) for some time.
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