Wishful Drinking

Author: Carrie Fisher

One-sentence summary: Carrie talks about her life, habits, and career.

B.A.D. Girls Book Rating: 7

Our favorite thing about it: The humor.

Our least favorite thing about it: Sometimes fell flat.

Main Topics of Discussion: Rehab, Addiction, Acting, Famous Families

Our favorite quote: “Sometimes you can only find Heaven by slowly backing away from Hell.”

Notes: Overall we enjoyed this book. It’s interesting to note that those of us who listened to the book (which is read by Carrie Fisher) had a better impression of the book than those of us who just read it. Half of us read it and half of us listened to it. We think that the delivery made a huge difference on the written word.

The book is written in a conversational tone, which makes it easy and fun to read. This is also probably why it’s better to listen to it…the writing lends itself to that kind of delivery.

We all laughed out loud at several parts. The humor could be forthright or dry and we loved both.

It was eerie at times listening to and reading about Carrie talk about her (future, of course) death…since she has recently passed away.

Carrie gave us entertainment, a glimpse into her industry and life, and seemed very down to earth. We enjoyed the book, but definitely recommend the audible version!

Memorable Meeting Moments: This was Amberly’s birthday month.

What We Ate: Stephanie made fondue for us! We had cheese, meat, and then chocolate fondue with lots of different items to dip!