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Shockaholic

by Carrie Fisher
4 CDs. retail ed. unabridged. 4 hrs. S. & S. Audio. 2011. ISBN 9780743550260. $34.99; digital download. MEMOIR
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OrangeReviewStarIn this follow-up to Wishful Drinking, Fisher writes about what it means to be thought of as self-absorbed, to have famous parents who parted notoriously, how it feels to have electroshock therapy, and making peace with the past that includes living with Eddie Fisher, Debbie Reynolds, and Elizabeth Taylor; being Princess Leia in the original Star Wars trilogy; waking up next to her dead, gay best friend; and enduring various other adventures that it's hard to believe could have happened to anyone else. Her reading is pitch-perfect: acerbic, revealing, vulnerable, and hilarious.
VERDICT Fisher is seriously funny, and this memoir is recommended for all listeners interested in pop culture and celebrity autobiographies.
Reviewed by Pam Kingsbury, Univ. of North Alabama, Florence , Feb 15, 2012
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