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Mar 31, 2023
Carrie's last book, chronicling her time spent filiming the first Star Wars film and sharing her diary entries of that time.
Mar 22, 2021khristinemarcinowski rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
"I had never been Princess Leia before and now I would be her forever. I would never not be Princess Leia. I had no idea how profoundly true that was and how long forever was." The Princess Diarist looks at her journey from her first…
Dec 03, 2020Anita_Dickey rated this title 1.5 out of 5 stars
I read this book to fulfil the goal read A book by an author with flora or fauna in their name- (fish) True confession: i am not really a star wars fan. I don't hate it. i really don't understand it. i have watched all the movies at least…
Jun 29, 2020GreySea rated this title 2.5 out of 5 stars
Disappointed. I thought this would be a well-written book about their (Carrie & Ford) time together making Star Wars and their affair, but, it was mostly Carrie rambling on about random things. When she finally does talk about their…
Jun 28, 2020mazimcgoo rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
A good book to have read. Surprisingly square-shooting.
Apr 17, 2020Jaseryx rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
She writes the way I tell stories- very all over the place, but full of humor, genuine candor, and love of her audience. I loved it and nearly read it in one sitting. Many really choice quotes (even if a bit manufactured into the stories)…
Oct 16, 2018Vero_biblio rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Be prepared to read Carrie's hilarious, telling-it-as-it-is memoirs of growing up with famous parents, becoming a gold-bikini clad fantasy to hords of teenagers as well as the mistress of her co-star Harrison Ford during the filming of…
Jul 23, 2018ArapahoeLauraRose rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
I loved reading the thoughts, feelings, and poetry of young Carrie, in all of their rawness, honesty, and vulnerability. Because she grew into such an outspoken, unabashed woman, having such an intimate view of her shyness and insecurities…
Mar 15, 2018SPPL_Kristen rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
I love Carrie Fisher and all of her complexities and flaws. While this book isn't the tightest in terms of writing, it's interesting to hear her perspective on her relationship with Harrison Ford, especially in the larger context of how…
Jan 28, 2018kwsmith rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
Shortly before she died, Carrie Fisher wrote this candid memoir about her secret love affair with her co-star Harrison Ford on the set of the first Star Wars film. The book is an awkward mess of unclear phrasing and juvenile stream of…
Sep 14, 2017katarina_biblio rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
Fisher manages to achieve an impressive balance of comedy, poetry and melancholy in her writing styles which certainly makes it a compelling read. However the book lacked substance at certain points, meandering too long into long…
Jul 10, 2017daddyfleming rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
I just finished listening to the audio book, and I loved it. It never felt like she was reading from a script or book, but was instead more conversational, which really added something to the material. Having her daughter, Billie, read the…
William D. Brewer
Jun 05, 2017William D. Brewer rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
Her usual witty style, with useful information about the filming of Star Wars IV thrown in. A good read, if a bit thin in overall content. The revelations regarding her obsession with her costar are genuinely interesting.
May 24, 2017lcassity rated this title 2 out of 5 stars
I wasn't impressed with the rambling style or unfocused recall of events portrayed here. It's been several decades but why write the book if you can't remember what happened?
May 02, 2017Rubicat rated this title 2.5 out of 5 stars
I've come to realize that Ms. Fisher's novels are funny and smart and well worth reading, but her memoirs writings seem to me to be the writings of a precocious teen who tries much too hard to be clever with her wordplay. I grew very tired…
Apr 09, 2017Chinderixx rated this title 2.5 out of 5 stars
Carrie Fisher first starts off this book with her life before Star Wars. She explains how she was in the occasional film like Shampoo, and at the time, not particularly interested in going into show business. She then explains her audition…
Cynthia_N
Mar 17, 2017Cynthia_N rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
Fun read! Sometimes her sarcasm makes me cringe but it didn't stop me from enjoying the book!
Feb 27, 2017Chapel_Hill_ShannonB rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
As a Star Wars and Carrie Fisher fan, I enjoyed this. I do not think it is her strongest work, but if you are a fan, it is a sweet peek into her life as Leia, her relationship with Harrison Ford, and her thoughts on celebrity. A…
Feb 16, 2017olivia_hamer rated this title 0.5 out of 5 stars
Well, not so much a book but perhaps a transcript of a an informal telephone conversation about this and that loosely related to her famous role. Filled with self diminishing comments with an overtone of self-greatness and most of it…
Feb 11, 2017ArapahoeCatherine rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
While it definitely had its flaws, listening to this so soon after Fisher's passing made it especially poignant. I loved her stories of interacting with fans who fell in love with Leia and what it was like to try to balance her own…
britprincess1ajax
Jan 15, 2017britprincess1ajax rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
While I'm not in love with her stream-of-consciousness style and I felt like the majority of this book was focused on one issue only (it rhymes with Schmarison Schmord), I still enjoyed reading THE PRINCESS DIARIST. Some of it reads a bit…
Jan 14, 2017bibliomum rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
Incredibly witty account of becoming Princess Leia.
Dec 31, 2016brigpa1 rated this title 2 out of 5 stars
Carrie Fisher had a very clever way with words. I was expecting this to be as interesting as WISHFUL DRINKING, a special on HBO, but it wasn't. It was a rambling account of the affair she had with Harrison Ford when she was 20 and he…
Dec 04, 2016LovieBooker rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
Carrie Fisher is pure genius at turning a phrase. This book comes across as a one-sided conversation, an intimate sharing of what it is like to be the immortal Princess Leia.