Postcards from the Edge
by Carrie Fisher
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Author: Carrie FisherEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2008-11-03
ISBN: 1439108994
Number of pages: 240
Publisher: Gallery Books
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Book Review: Going nowhere fast
Summary: 4 Stars
Carrie Fisher's debut novel is a hoot. The language is very fluid, seeping straight into my imagination with ease; the scenes are sometimes hilarious and other times scary but masterfully written, very impressive for a first book! For those who know anything about Carrie Fisher, they will see that the book is semi-autobiographical; sometimes truth is stranger than fiction. I loved the myriad of original analogies and wonderful sentences, the book might be small and a fast read but fun and meaningful at the same time. At one time Carrie compares Suzanne's life to bread in a bakery with her nose stuck on the wrong side of the window, watching life pass by. Few passages really jolted me with wisdom and hilarious comparison to inanimate objects added certain amount of depth to the all ready semi serious book.
After an overdose, Suzanne Vale, the well known actress, finds herself in a strange place - rehab. She fells like a cliché, an unhappy actress in rehab, what a shocker. A place where TV shows such as Outer Limits are treated as perfectly normal reality, she manages to make some new friendships even though many people seem crazy to her, she of course full of internal conflict knows deep down that she belongs there as well, but wouldn't want to be back, so she needs to find her balance and stop any self abuse that she somehow managed to pull on herself, basically she needs to learn to live her life without using drugs to solve any of her problems. On her quest to normalcy she meets just about anything but that, stuck in a place with people who are stranger than the craziest cookoos, whose addictions are perfectly portrayed (just read about the typical day of self denial that Alex leads - wow) and she manages to stay out of trouble enough to be let out into the real world. Once free she starts a new project but is quickly taken down from her euphoric state by complaints from the director, being told she needs to have more fun with her character, something she has a hard time after dealing with her hard times in rehab. Slowly Suzanne realizes that her life is a marathon, not a quick sprint to the finish line, she needs to take it one step at a time and enjoy each day, especially since life glides through time so fast.
- Kasia S.
Summary of Postcards from the Edge
Written in a montage form using diary extracts, memory flashbacks and narrative, this is a novel about stardom and drugs, while looking at some of the dangers and delights of our age - career, money, sex and insecurity. The author is also an actress who played Princess Leia in "Star Wars".Comic Books
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