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Shockaholic (A Bestselling Celebrity Memoir) Paperback – November 13, 2012

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This memoir from the bestselling author of Postcards from the Edge and Wishful Drinking gives you an intimate, gossip-filled look at what it’s like to be the daughter of Hollywood royalty.

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Wishful Drinking on the New York Times bestseller list for months, Shockaholic is the juicy account of Carrie Fisher’s life. Covering a broad range of topics—from never-before-heard tales of Hollywood gossip to outrageous moments of celebrity desperation; from alcoholism to illegal drug use; from the familial relationships of Hollywood royalty to scandalous run-ins with noteworthy politicians; from shock therapy to talk therapy—Carrie Fisher gives an intimate portrait of herself, and she’s one of the most indelible and powerful forces in culture at large today. Just as she has said of playing Princess Leia—“It isn’t all sweetness and light sabers”—Fisher takes readers on a no-holds-barred narrative adventure, both laugh-out-loud funny and poignant.
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"Fisher is, at her core, a very good writer who's able to keep us entertained. Fisher deserves praise for being up front about the [electroshock] therapy...If she wants to keep talking, we'll keep listening."--"Los Angeles Times"

"Fisher's word choices and comedic rhythm echo such literary comic masters as S.J. Perelman and Woody Allen . . . she proves the ripe adage that comedy really is tragedy plus time. Grade: A-" --"Cleveland Plain Dealer"

"[Fisher] never lets herself veer into woe-is-me-ism. With charming shamelessness, she conducts a brisk and witty tour of her life, delivering up her tragedies as a nonstop laugh riot."--"Elle"

"Amazing . . . pretty fascinating stuff."--Rosie O'Donnell ("Windy City Times" interview)

"Carrie Fisher goes from pathos to punch line with a flick of her wit." --"Louisville Courier-Journal"

"Carrie Fisher is able to deliver a sage, self-deprecating tour of addiction, bipolar disorder, and her experiences with ECT (Electro-Convulsive Therapy) in a way that leaves readers feeling like she's your funny, cynical, down-to-earth BFF." --"BUST"

"Fisher is a girl who knows how to tell a story . . . she can make us laugh, she can make us cringe, but she can also teach a great deal about the power of forgiveness."--"People" (4-star review)

"Fisher's memoir "Shockaholic", the follow-up to her successful autobiography and one-woman show, "Wishful Drinking", is similarly witty, ramshackle, and outrageous."--"Washington Post

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"Hilarious."--"Marie Claire"

"Hollywood's new poor little rich girl . . . continues her tour down the rabbit hole of Crazy Town, sparking us through brightly lit secret corridors while twisting self-deprecation into an art form. Fisher's wordplay is wicked, relentless, and playful as a bouncy house full of polar bear cubs."--"San Francisco Chronicle"

"There's no such thing as TMI in Carrie Fisher's world, and that's why we're hooked on her new memoir, "Shockaholic"."--"Ladies' Home Journal"

["Shockaholic"] stands out beautifully from what has become the madding memoir crowd."--"Buffalo News

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About the Author

Carrie Fisher (1956–2016) became a cultural icon as Princess Leia in the first Star Wars trilogy. She starred in countless films, including Shampoo and When Harry Met Sally. She is the author of Shockaholic; Wishful Drinking (which became a hit Broadway production); and four bestselling novels, Surrender the Pink, Delusions of Grandma, The Best Awful, and Postcards from the Edge.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Simon & Schuster; Reprint edition (November 13, 2012)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 176 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0743264835
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0743264839
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 7.1 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.19 x 0.5 x 8.19 inches
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Carrie Fisher, the daughter of Debbie Reynolds and Eddie Fisher, became an icon when she starred as Princess Leia in the original Star Wars trilogy. Her star-studded career included roles in numerous films such as The Blues Brothers and When Harry Met Sally. She was the author of six bestselling books, most recently The Princess Diarist.

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Customers find the book enjoyable and worth reading. They appreciate the author's wit and comedic timing, making even the darkest subjects funny. Readers find the insights compelling and thought-provoking, with refreshing opinions. The story is relatable and easy to understand due to the author's clever writing style. Overall, customers praise the heartfelt and honest story that portrays the author's love for family.

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102 customers mention "Readability"89 positive13 negative

Customers enjoy the book's readability. They find it enjoyable, with a wonderful writer and wit. The writing is straightforward and honest, making it worth reading.

"...look into the world of fame, including her parents, is very enlightening. And did I mention that she is funny?? She's hilarious!..." Read more

"...I enjoy her style, and think she had a particularly lovely way with words." Read more

"Carrie Fisher was a true gem, an extraordinary wordsmith, and one of the most original minds of our time...." Read more

"...read of course in her own voice which is perfectly matched to the timber of her wit and insight...." Read more

86 customers mention "Humor"86 positive0 negative

Customers find the book humorous. They appreciate the author's witty and entertaining writing style. The book is described as funny, honest, and sweet.

"...And did I mention that she is funny?? She's hilarious! Fisher writes about really horrible issues and still manages to make them funny...." Read more

"Where it was funny, it was hilarious! Where it was heartfelt, it was heartbreaking!..." Read more

"...When she passed away I simply had to order this book. It was startling, sad, informative, and also completely hilarious...." Read more

"I chose this book because I found her quirky and yet a pretty thought provoking individual. However after reading the first chapter I was bored...." Read more

42 customers mention "Insight"40 positive2 negative

Customers find the author's insights compelling, thought-provoking, and interesting. They appreciate her honest and refreshing opinions about mental illness. The book is described as an open account of the author's life and her way of thinking.

"...Fisher manages to do so though, while at the same time being informative and shining a new light on the whole ECT process...." Read more

"...a true gem, an extraordinary wordsmith, and one of the most original minds of our time. When she passed away I simply had to order this book...." Read more

"I chose this book because I found her quirky and yet a pretty thought provoking individual. However after reading the first chapter I was bored...." Read more

"...The result? Revelations and opinions that are totally refreshing compared to so much tepid writing and so-called "confessions" out there...." Read more

42 customers mention "Storyteller"42 positive0 negative

Customers enjoy the relatable storyteller. They find her candid about life's challenges and personal anecdotes endearing. The book provides a great description of growing up through generations under the spotlight.

"...Overall, wonderful new memoir by a woman who has battled demons her whole life but has overcome them. A great, entertaining, informative read...." Read more

"...like she was right here with me, telling me fascinating and crazy stories about her life...." Read more

"...To have such comedic timing and truth telling is a gift. A survivor's tool as well. Bless her heart...." Read more

"...and it's collision with her highly self-absorbed and sharply observed personality will keep you entranced and in stitches. enjoy." Read more

39 customers mention "Writing style"36 positive3 negative

Customers praise the writing style as clever, easy to read, and straightforward. They find the book insightful and humorous, with Carrie Fisher's honest and witty writing style.

"...Highly recommend this quick read, to anyone who loves Carrie, and to anyone who has a special place in their heart for our beloved Princess Leia...." Read more

"This book is pretty straightforward, and gave me a good insight into the world of Carrie Fisher as she lived it...." Read more

"...I gave this book 5 stars because it's an easy/quick read, and overall, a great book for a fan of Carrie Fisher. Wait, I take that back...." Read more

"...She was a true dry wit of the highest degree; a wonderful writer, as well as a fantastic and loving daughter, mother and sister...." Read more

30 customers mention "Heartfelt story"27 positive3 negative

Customers find the story touching and humorous. They appreciate the author's genuine moments of vulnerability and loss, as well as redemption. The book has an honest and sweet feel, particularly the chapter about the author's father.

"...Where it was heartfelt, it was heartbreaking! Had a very honest feel to it, particularly the chapter about her father...." Read more

"...It was startling, sad, informative, and also completely hilarious...." Read more

"...Did enjoy the last chapter about her and Eddie..she was a kind and loving daughter ..albeit a pretty loving individual who didn't get it in return." Read more

"...land evokes more than a few laugh out louds as well as a real feel for her love of family (or am i thinking of 'wishful drinking'...i love them both)..." Read more

15 customers mention "Honesty"15 positive0 negative

Customers appreciate Carrie Fisher's honesty and sense of humor. They find her book honest, direct, and genuine. The writing style is described as conversational and self-deprecating.

"...Always humorous, bawdy, outspoken, and introspective. Brutally honest, this book explores her early years, electroshock therapy, Michael Jackson,..." Read more

"...It also feels like she is telling the truth because she doesn't always come off well and it would be very easy to just lie and make herself look..." Read more

"...I am going to miss her sharp wit and wonderful interviews...." Read more

"Hysterically funny, honest, sweet and sad look at her life...." Read more

12 customers mention "Pacing"12 positive0 negative

Customers enjoy the book's pacing. They find the stories funny and endearing in their own way. Readers appreciate Carrie Fisher's real, direct, and honest voice. They love some of her analogies, but some were difficult to understand.

"...The second chapter good but not great. Loved some of her analogies (humorous) but some you had to unwind ...." Read more

"...bad times, but manages to make the stories funny as well as endearing in her own way. I feel like I know her better through this book...." Read more

"Very good. Love Carrie Fisher. Laughed my was through the book" Read more

"I love Carrie's "voice"' she is real, she is direct, she is honest. However, the flow of this book was not as smooth as I was hoping...." Read more

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  • Reviewed in the United States on November 4, 2011
    I absolutely love Carrie Fisher's books, so I was thrilled to find she had a new one out. She is one of the funniest, bravest women ever. Not just anyone would open up on the subject of "shock" therapy (ECT) and I don't think anyone else could make it funny. Fisher manages to do so though, while at the same time being informative and shining a new light on the whole ECT process.

    There's a lot more to this book, though. She dishes on Michael Jackson and Elizabeth Taylor, just to mention a few things. I felt I understood a lot of things much better. I also came to a much better understanding of just what a monster celebrity can be, especially when it robs people of their childhoods. Fisher's unflinching look into the world of fame, including her parents, is very enlightening.

    And did I mention that she is funny?? She's hilarious! Fisher writes about really horrible issues and still manages to make them funny. She sure calls things as she sees them. Her humor may be off-putting to some readers, but I love her.

    Overall, wonderful new memoir by a woman who has battled demons her whole life but has overcome them. A great, entertaining, informative read. I highly recommend it!!
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  • Reviewed in the United States on January 7, 2017
    Where it was funny, it was hilarious! Where it was heartfelt, it was heartbreaking! Had a very honest feel to it, particularly the chapter about her father. It was quite short, and didn't delve as much into her mental illness as I would have liked. Despite the title, not too much of the book was about her illness or treatment. I mean, I don't think there is really all that much to say about ECT (she described it quite well, though), but I would have liked a bit more on bi-polar disorder. There was some reused material from Wishful Drinking (the show, haven't read the book). I enjoy her style, and think she had a particularly lovely way with words.
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  • Reviewed in the United States on February 26, 2017
    Carrie Fisher was a true gem, an extraordinary wordsmith, and one of the most original minds of our time. When she passed away I simply had to order this book. It was startling, sad, informative, and also completely hilarious. Made me feel like she was right here with me, telling me fascinating and crazy stories about her life. Highly recommend this quick read, to anyone who loves Carrie, and to anyone who has a special place in their heart for our beloved Princess Leia. This unique actress is going to be so missed.
  • Reviewed in the United States on February 7, 2017
    I chose this book because I found her quirky and yet a pretty thought provoking individual.
    However after reading the first chapter I was bored. The second chapter good but not great. Loved some of her analogies (humorous) but some you had to unwind .
    Then shaking your head saying what the hell! I guess this book was written in her head n her words which could take a person forever to figure out what the he'll she's trying to say. Did enjoy the last chapter about her and Eddie..she was a kind and loving daughter ..albeit a pretty loving individual who didn't get it in return.
  • Reviewed in the United States on January 5, 2012
    In my review of Wishful Drinking I wrote:

    "To have such comedic timing and truth telling is a gift. A survivor's tool as well. Bless her heart. Reading between the lines I'd say Carrie Fisher has even a more profound truth telling book in her that is just calling out to be written, to share and to provide world wide healing."

    Carrie takes a further step forward in telling more of the secrets. In continuing to do that, Carrie will find her complete healing. President Garfield said, "The truth will set you free, but first it will make you miserable."

    Meanwhile along with the gut aching laughs Carrie has given me I share being touched by Star Wars in that as an expert witness testifying before a jury in a child death case the state's attorney asked me about Yoda. As Carrie wrote, "If this wasn't funny, it would just be true." Yoda must have been on the jury because they came back with an $11.7 million dollar judgment against the state.

    Now in "Shockoholic" Carrie confirms a story I heard through a friend who had a relationship with a guy who swam in those high political circles. He brought his 14 year old daughter to a strategy meeting that included Senator Ted Kennedy. He reported Kennedy talked about his daughter in the same sexual predatory manner as Carrie describes in her book. As a good father that night he simply walked out and left that ugly world of politics for good.

    Carrie knows so many secrets, in my opinion, that's what drags her down into depression or maybe there are still memories that she has suppressed. A studied show that out of a 129 women who were terribly assaulted when they were little, that as grown women 38% had totally buried the horrible assaults done to their little souls. Cory Feldman told us as a kid he and the other kids were surrounded by pedophiles in Hollywood.

    To be able to tell some ugly truths and thread humor through it so we can hang in with the story is a gift. I hope Carrie keeps writing, keeps exposing the secrets, one more book at a time. Then my guess is she won't need shock treatments anymore. Carrie and others gave me the courage to write about some of the secrets I knew from being the insider, whistle blower on state government.

    I hope Carrie knows how much joy she's brought to people lives by her storytelling. I teach a child abuse class. I apparently get good evaluations in the community, people talk. One class I forgot to mention Carrie Fisher and Wishful Drinking; and at the end of class a guy let me know about that, he'd been so looking forward to my Carrie Fisher story. I don't know what I said about Carrie, but it apparently was memorable and brought laughter in the middle of a class where I have to talk about sweet little children being abused.

    So Carrie, you go girl.
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  • tonyd
    5.0 out of 5 stars another good read ( reveiw from 58 year old geezer )
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 11, 2021
    after reading & loving wishful drinking by carrie, i thought i,d give this a go, i wasn,t disapointed, kept my interest, thats hard to do, like wishful drinking its very well written with carries brilliant wit & humour in abundance, theres a positive message to be gained from both these books despite subject matter, i also loved esp in shockacholic how carrie poses questions to reader as if in conversation with her, seems to make the thing personal. subject matter relates to many of us thus helps makes us smile when things aint going well, love & respect to the late carrie fisher thanks for the chuckles !!
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    5.0 out of 5 stars Christmas gift
    Reviewed in Canada on November 9, 2019
    This is a gift that's on a family members Christmas list
  • MARIBEL R.J.
    5.0 out of 5 stars Ella es así
    Reviewed in Spain on October 4, 2019
    Simpática la Fisher jijiji
  • Elly
    5.0 out of 5 stars ...e qui scende qualche lacrima...
    Reviewed in Italy on June 22, 2017
    Un libro che fa ridere e commuovere, scritto in un modo talmente diretto e allo stesso tempo geniale che non puoi fare a meno di leggerlo sentendo la sua voce che ti racconta la storia.
    Non ho mai avuto interesse per il mondo dorato di Hollywood e mai mi metterei a leggere le biografie delle star, ma i racconti di questo libro vanno ben oltre. Carrie non si limita a blaterare di tutti i VIP da cui è stata circondata fin da piccola: prende spunto da alcune di queste conoscenze e quel che ne ricava è umanità e crescita interiore. Il capitolo finale sul suo rapporto col padre è stato particolarmente emotivo: il suo rapporto con il perdono e con la morte dei suoi cari, scherzando anche sulla propria. E in quei momenti non possono non salirti le lacrime agli occhi.
    "You love them until they can't feel loved anymore, then you keep on loving them as if they were still there". E noi continuiamo ad amare Carrie come se fosse ancora qui.
  • Mariana Lins
    5.0 out of 5 stars Memórias
    Reviewed in Brazil on February 22, 2017
    O fato de não abandonar o tom sarcástico para contar episódios sombrios da própria vida é, certamente, a marca da escrita de Carrie Fisher. O que não torna as coisas menos dramáticas, mas sim palatáveis. De todos os livros de memórias de Fisher que já li, Shockaholic foi o que mais me tocou, principalmente pela honestidade com que trata das implicações de seu transtorno de bipolaridade.