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Wishful Drinking
First published 2008 · 208 pages
A razor-sharp, laugh-out-loud survival guide to Hollywood royalty, addiction, and the absurdity of being a human action figure.
What it feels like
Reading this memoir feels like sitting next to the smartest, funniest, and most delightfully cynical person at a chaotic Hollywood party. The pace is brisk and conversational, propelled by a relentless barrage of razor-sharp one-liners and self-deprecating anecdotes. It balances a deeply irreverent tone with a surprisingly tender undercurrent, inviting you into an atmosphere that is both wildly theatrical and intimately vulnerable. The prose crackles with wit, transforming heavy subjects like severe bipolar disorder, addiction, and the bizarre realities of mega-stardom into a masterclass in finding humor in the darkest corners of life. It is an absolute delight for anyone who loves their celebrity memoirs served with a heavy pour of brutal honesty, dark comedy, and hard-won wisdom.
- Mood
- intimate
- theatrical
- chaotic
- bittersweet
- Tone
- wry
- self-deprecating
- irreverent
- candid
- darkly comedic
- Pace
- brisk
- Themes
- celebrity absurdity · addiction and recovery · mental illness · complicated family dynamics · humor as survival
- The writing
- Conversational, razor-sharp, and relentlessly witty, reading exactly like a brilliant raconteur holding court at a dinner party.
- The arc
- Moves from the chaotic absurdity of a Hollywood upbringing through the dark trenches of addiction, ultimately landing in a place of hard-won, humorous acceptance.
- Who it's for
- Readers who appreciate dark humor, Hollywood lore, and brutally honest accounts of mental health struggles delivered with a wink.
Content notes
- substance abuse
- addiction
- mental illness
- electroconvulsive therapy
About the book
Fisher comes clean (well, sort of) with the crazy truth that is her life, in her first-ever memoir.
Description from Open Library.
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