Carrie Fisher wrote memoir, fiction and screen-related books marked by dry humour, self-observation and frank discussion of fame, family, addiction and mental health. Postcards from the Edge is a novel about actress Suzanne Vale returning to work after rehabilitation, drawing on Hollywood culture and recovery without functioning as a literal autobiography. Wishful Drinking and Shockaholic are memoirs that address Fisher's career, her parents, substance use, bipolar disorder and electroconvulsive therapy through short comic anecdotes rather than a conventional chronological life story. The Princess Diarist revisits notebooks kept during the making of Star Wars and reflects on the strange afterlife of playing Princess Leia. Fisher's prose is fast, self-deprecating and conversational, often using jokes to discuss subjects that remain painful or complicated. Wishful Drinking is the easiest general introduction; Postcards from the Edge suits readers who prefer fictionalised Hollywood satire. Read more Less
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